An Experimental Platform for the Study on Magnetic Reconnection in Laboratory Plasmas

In order to investigate electron dynamics near the electron diffusion region in mag- netic reconnection process, an upgrade in the linear magnetized plasma （LMP） device is accom- plished at the University of Science and Technology of China. Radio frequency （RF） helicon discharge is used to generate...

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Published inPlasma science & technology Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 286 - 289
Main Author 张寿彪 谢锦林 胡广海 王付胜 李弘 刘万东 高翔
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IOP Publishing 01.06.2011
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中国科学技术大学
实验室
实验平台
电子扩散
磁化等离子体
磁重联
稳态等离子体
高空间分辨率
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ISSN1009-0630
DOI10.1088/1009-0630/13/3/04

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Summary:In order to investigate electron dynamics near the electron diffusion region in mag- netic reconnection process, an upgrade in the linear magnetized plasma （LMP） device is accom- plished at the University of Science and Technology of China. Radio frequency （RF） helicon discharge is used to generate a quasi-stationary plasma, and a time-dependent magnetic field is applied to the plasma, which exhibits an X-type neutral point in vacuum. A two-dimensional sophisticated mobile platform is built up, providing a high spatial resolution, below 0.5 ram, for the diagnostics.
Bibliography:ZHANG Shoubiao, XIE Jinlin, HU Guanghai WANG Fhsheng , LI Hong, LIU Wandong, GAO Xiang 1CAS Key Laboratory of Basic Plasma Physics, Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China 2Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China 3School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
In order to investigate electron dynamics near the electron diffusion region in mag- netic reconnection process, an upgrade in the linear magnetized plasma （LMP） device is accom- plished at the University of Science and Technology of China. Radio frequency （RF） helicon discharge is used to generate a quasi-stationary plasma, and a time-dependent magnetic field is applied to the plasma, which exhibits an X-type neutral point in vacuum. A two-dimensional sophisticated mobile platform is built up, providing a high spatial resolution, below 0.5 ram, for the diagnostics.
magnetic reconnection, magnetized plasma, plasma devices
34-1187/TL
ISSN:1009-0630
DOI:10.1088/1009-0630/13/3/04