Toroidal Confinement of a Pure Electron Plasma

该RUI项目的重点是研究环形电子等离子体约束，目标如下：1）设计和构建环形电子等离子体约束装置，其具有1kG的约束磁场、比任何先前的同类装置更好的真空条件、以及与证明几分钟或几小时的约束时间的圆柱形电子等离子体实验相当的场对称性，2）成功地将环形电子等离子体限制在一个（部分）环形阱的时间长于50毫秒，长于任何现有的这种类型的实验，并且允许详细研究平衡、稳定性和传输物理，3）观察理论上预测的磁泵传输机制，一个传输机制，从环形效应的结果，和4）开发一个电荷注入（和等离子体诊断）的策略，用于在一个完全环形的陷阱，打开了研究电子等离子体配置与平行电流的可能性。这项活动为本科生提供研究经验，以及科学著作和演讲机会

This RUI project focuses on the study of toroidal electron plasma confinement with the following goals: 1) To design and build a toroidal electron plasma confinement device with a one kG confining magnetic field, better vacuum conditions than any previous device of its kind, and field symmetry comparable to cylindrical electron plasma experiments that demonstrate confinement times of minutes or hours, 2) to successfully confine toroidal electron plasmas in a (partially) toroidal trap for times longer than 50 milliseconds, longer than any prior experiment of its type, and permitting detailed investigation of equilibrium, stability and transport physics, 3) o observe the theoretically predicted magnetic pumping transport mechanism, a transport mechanism that results from toroidal effects, and 4) to develop a charge injection (and plasma diagnostic) strategy for use in a completely toroidal trap, opening up the possibility of studying electron plasma configurations with parallel current. The activity provide research experiences, as well as scientific authorship and presentation opportunities, for undergraduate students