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An experimental investigation of current production by means of rotating magnetic fields

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

W. N. Hugrass ,
I. R. Jones  and
M. G. R. Phillips
W. N. Hugrass
Affiliation:
The School of Physical Sciences, The Flinders University of South Australia, South Australia, 5042
I. R. Jones
Affiliation:
The School of Physical Sciences, The Flinders University of South Australia, South Australia, 5042
M. G. R. Phillips
Affiliation:
The School of Physical Sciences, The Flinders University of South Australia, South Australia, 5042
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Abstract

An investigation of current production by means of a rotating magnetic field is made in an experiment in which the technique is used to generate a theta-pinch- like distribution of field and plasma. Detailed measurements are made of both the generated unidirectional azimuthal electron current and the penetration of the rotating field into the plasma. The experimental results support the theoretical prediction that a threshold value of the amplitude of the applied rotating field exists for setting the electrons into rotation.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , December 1981 , pp. 465 - 480
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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