PLASMA-NEUTRAL INTERACTION IN THERMALLY COLLAPSED PLASMA

Authors
PARK J BENNETT TK GOECKNER MJ COHEN SA
Citation
J. Park et al., PLASMA-NEUTRAL INTERACTION IN THERMALLY COLLAPSED PLASMA, Journal of nuclear materials, 241, 1997, pp. 489-493
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Mining & Mineral Processing","Material Science
Journal title
Journal of nuclear materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223115
Volume
241
Year of publication
1997
Pages
489 - 493
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3115(1997)241:<489:PIITCP>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A systematic experimental study of the power, length, and gas pressure dependence of plasma density and temperature profiles in thermally co llapsed magnetized helium plasmas has been performed on the Princeton divertor simulator apparatus. The recombination edge and recombination radiation from highly excited levels (to n = 12) have been identified . The importance of radiation and neutral particles to heat transport has been demonstrated. A region of stable plasma detachment has been f ound and is suggested as being suitable for divertor operational space .