Electrostatic confinement in a bumpy torus
A. M. El Nadi
Abstract
A. M. El Nadi
Abstract
In a closed-field-line device such as a bumpy torus, the combined E×B and ∇B drifts lead to charge separation that is balanced by the ion polarization drift. In this work, we determine self-consistent potential and density profiles and the condition for electric island formation.
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In a closed-field-line device such as a bumpy torus, the combined E×B and ∇B drifts lead to charge separation that is balanced by the ion polarization drift. In this work, we determine self-consistent potential and density profiles and the condition for electric island formation.
Key concepts: Physics, Torus, Electric field, Polarization (electrochemistry), Electrostatics, Line (geometry), Atomic physics, Field line