Confinement Dynamics in the Reversed Field Pinch

Confinement Dynamics in the Reversed Field Pinch
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The study of basic transport and confinement dynamics is central to the development of the reversed field pinch (RFP) as a confinement concept. Thus, the goal of RFP research is to understand the connection between processes that sustain the RFP configuration and related transport/confinement properties. Recently, new insights into confinement have emerged from a detailed investigation of RFP electron and ion physics. These insights derive from the recognition that both magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) and electron kinetic effects play an important and strongly coupled role in RFP sustainment and confinement dynamics. In this paper, we summarize the results of these studies on the ZT-40M experiment. 8 refs.

Reversed Field Pinch Studies

Reversed Field Pinch Studies
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In this paper we synopsize the status of the engineering operation of MST, plasma parameters, and fluctuation studies. Somewhat more detail on the machine design is reported in Appendix A, initial results through November 1989 are reported in Appendix B, and information on diagnostic status is reported in Chapter VI.