Year: 1981
Type: report
Abstract: A detailed examination of the behavior of the fluctuations of dI/sub plasma//dt in the ZT-40 device over 2500 shots is presented. Historical variations in these fluctuations are discussed along with several possible explanations of these variations. The dependence of these fluctuations on fill pressure, B/sub phi/ at the wall, and the relation of these I/sub phi/ fluctuations to the decay of the plasma current are examined. A physical picture consistent with the observed data is presented to explain the relation between the current decay and fluctuations, and the dependence of the fluctuations on B/sub phi/ wall.
DOI: 10.2172/6448963
Author: R.G. Watt
Institution: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W1648899728