Simulation studies of non-neutral plasma equilibria in an electrostatic trap with a magnetic mirror

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Gomberoff, K ^a,b   Fajans, J ^a   Wurtele, J ^a   Friedman, A ^c   Grote, D P ^c   Cohen, R H ^c   Vay, J L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTATIC TRAP; MAGNETIC MIRROR; PENNING MALMBERG TRAP; PLASMA EQUILIBRIA;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; ELECTROSTATICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

PLASMA CONFINEMENT;

EID: 34249864478     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2727470     Document Type: Article

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