Radial Current and Rotation Profile Tailoring in Highly Ionized Linear Plasma Devices
Publication Year
2019
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In a rotating magnetized plasma cylinder with shear, cross field current can arise from inertial mechanisms and from the cross field viscosity. Considering these mechanisms, it is possible to calculate the irreducible radial current draw in a cylindrical geometry as a function of the rotation frequency. The resulting expressions raise novel possibilities for tailoring the electric field profile by controlling the density and temperature profiles of a plasma.
Journal
Physics of Plasmas
Volume
26
Pages
082309
Date Published
aug
ISSN Number
1070-664X