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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.
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Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 51 | Number 2 | February 2007 | Pages 204-207
Technical Paper | Open Magnetic Systems for Plasma Confinement | doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1351
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Generalized scaling laws for the formation of plasma confining potentials are investigated to find the physics essentials common to representative tandem-mirror operational modes in GAMMA 10. These modes are characterized in terms of (i) a high-potential mode and (ii) a hot-ion mode. The potential-formation scalings in these modes are consolidated and generalized on the basis of the consistency with finding of the wider validity of Cohen's strong electron-cyclotron heating (ECH) theory covering over both modes. A plateau-shaped electron distribution function is observed when a plug electron-confining potential is formed in the hot ion mode of GAMMA 10, as predicted in terms of the strong ECH theory.
