The Pulsator Concept as a Possible Technique for Formation of a Field-Reversed Configuration

V. A. Burtsev; V. M. Kozhevin; V. N. Litunovsky; A. A. Drozdov; N. A. Viknyanshchuk; I. B. Ovchinnikov; A. E. Soldatov

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29726

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The Pulsator Concept as a Possible Technique for Formation of a Field-Reversed Configuration

V. A. Burtsev, V. M. Kozhevin, V. N. Litunovsky, A. A. Drozdov, N. A. Viknyanshchuk, I. B. Ovchinnikov, A. E. Soldatov

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 21 / Number 4 / July 1992 / Pages 2332-2345

Technical Paper / Special Issue on D-He Fusion / D-³He/Fusion Reactor / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29726

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The PULSATOR concept for the formation of a quasi-stationary magnetoplasma field-reversed configuration (FRC) by means of cyclic injection and merging of toroids in the confinement chamber is analyzed. The possible use of quasi-stationary plasma accelerators for the formation of high-⟨β⟩ toroids is considered. The requirements for the formation of FRCs with fusion parameters are evaluated. The possibility of the existence of an FRC with a finite toroidal field value is shown. The SAPFIR experimental installation for FRC formation investigations is briefly described, and the results of preliminary experiments are given.