Nonneutral Electron Plasmas Confined in a Compact Magnetic Mirror Trap

With a new compact magnetic mirror trap, it was demonstrated that the confinement time of $2\times 10^{7}$ electrons in a simple magnetic mirror can be longer than 40 ms and that electrostatic oscillations of the plasma can be detected with a multiring electrode configuration. Also, a solitary wave...

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Published in:Applied physics express 2012-10, Vol.5 (10), p.106001-106001-3
Main Authors: Higaki, Hiroyuki, Sakurai, Shota, Ito, Kiyokazu, Okamoto, Hiromi
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Language:English
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Summary:With a new compact magnetic mirror trap, it was demonstrated that the confinement time of $2\times 10^{7}$ electrons in a simple magnetic mirror can be longer than 40 ms and that electrostatic oscillations of the plasma can be detected with a multiring electrode configuration. Also, a solitary wave was excited and detected for a mirror-confined nonneutral electron plasma. Obtained results suggest that the new compact magnetic mirror trap will make it possible to investigate electron--positron plasmas experimentally, which have never been conducted so far.
ISSN:1882-0778
1882-0786
DOI:10.1143/APEX.5.106001