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Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
P. A. Bagryansky, A. D. Beklemishev, M. S. Chaschin, E. I. Soldatkina (19P45)
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 51 | Number 2 | February 2007 | Pages 337-339
Technical Paper | Open Magnetic Systems for Plasma Confinement | doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1394
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In recent experiments on the GDT device the plasma confinement is shown to improve drastically with strong application of different potentials to the end plates and the limiter. We present experimental and theoretical description of how these potentials influence the plasma rotation, show that the measured plasma potentials indicate presence of global (m ~ 1) modes, and that sufficiently high gradients of potential provide the internal transport barrier by reducing convection.