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Flow structure formation in an ion-unmagnetized plasma: The HYPER-II experiments

Part of: Experiments Fundamental Plasma Physics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2014

K. Terasaka ,
M. Y. Tanaka ,
S. Yoshimura ,
M. Aramaki ,
Y. Sakamoto ,
F. Kawazu ,
K. Furuta ,
N. Takatsuka ,
M. Masuda  and
R. Nakano
K. Terasaka*
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
M. Y. Tanaka
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
S. Yoshimura
Affiliation:
National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki, Gifu, 509-5292, Japan
M. Aramaki
Affiliation:
College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, 1-2-1 Izumi-cho, Narashino, Chiba, 275-8575, Japan
Y. Sakamoto
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
F. Kawazu
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
K. Furuta
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
N. Takatsuka
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
M. Masuda
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
R. Nakano
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
*
†Email address for correspondence: terasaka@aees.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

The HYPER-II device has been constructed in Kyushu University to investigate the flow structure formation in an ion-unmagnetized plasma, which is an intermediate state of plasma and consists of unmagnetized ions and magnetized electrons. High density plasmas are produced by electron cyclotron resonance heating, and the flow field structure in an inhomogeneous magnetic field is investigated with a directional Langmuir probe method and a laser-induced fluorescence method. The experimental setup has been completed and the diagnostic systems have been installed to start the experiments. A set of coaxial electrodes will be introduced to control the azimuthal plasma rotation, and the effect of plasma rotation to generation of rectilinear flow structure will be studied. The HYPER-II experiments will clarify the overall flow structure in the inhomogeneous magnetic field and contribute to understanding characteristic feature of the intermediate state of plasma.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 81 , Issue 1 , January 2015 , 345810101
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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