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NOTICE PORTIONS OF THSS REPORT ARE ILLEGIBLE. It has been reproduced fron the best available copy to permit the broadest possible availability. CONF MSNW COUF-821124- DE85 000450 Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on the Physics and Technology of Compact Toroids DISCLAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsi- bility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Refer- ence herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recom- mendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof, The v le ws and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES NORTHWEST, INC. November 16-18, 1982 MASTFfl A.L. Hoffman R.D. Milroy DISTRIBUTION OF THIS DSCCMffl T "IS'l Mllit W January 1983 Sage Agenda vii Review of the Fifth Syaposiua on the Physics ix and Technology of Coapact Toroids FRC FDRMKTXCN "Numerical Modeling of FRC Translation on FRX-C" 1 (W.T. Armstrong and R.D. Milroy) "Laser Heating of Field-Reversed-Configurations" 4 (R.S. Carson and G.C. Vlases) "Flux Trapping During Fiald Reversal in 8 a Field Reversed Theta Pinch" (R.D. Milroy, A.L. Hoffman, J.T. Slough and D.G. Harding) "Driven-Mirror Formation of a Two-Cell 12 Field-Reversed Configuration" (E. Sevillano, H. Heuth and F.L. Ribe) "Generation of Field-Reversed-Configurations 16 with High Bias Flux Using Controlled Reconnection" (J.T. Slough, D.G. Harding and A.L. Hoffman) SPHEROMAK FORMATIOH "Spheromak Heating with MHD Haves" 23 (S.O. Knox, J.A. Tataronis and C.E. Kieras) "Merging Spheromalcs Produced by the C©P Machine" 27 (K. Kawai, Z.A. Pietrzyk, and R.D. Brooks) "Spheromak ICRF Heating Studies at Low Power" 31 (B.L. Wright) "Computational Simulation of Spheromak 35 Plasma Heating" (R.E. Olson and G.H. Miley) "Status of Fabrication of the s-1 39 Spheromak Device" (R. Ellis, Jr., A. Janos, J. Joyce and M. Yamada) iii "Spheromak Formation with Oivertors" 46 (Y.c. Sun, S.C. Jardin and M. Yamada) FRC EQUILIBRIUM, STABILITY AMD LIFETIME "Suppression of the n-2 Rotational instability in 51 Pield-Reversed-Configurations" (A.L. Hoffn»an, J.T. Slough and D.G. Harding) "Stability Model for One-Dimensional FRCs" 57 (J.L. Schwartzmeier, T. Hewitt, H.R. Lewis, C.E. seyler and K.R. Symon) "FRC Confinement Studies in FRX-C" 61 (K.F. Mc Kenna, W.T. Armstrong, R.R. Bartsch, R.E. Chrien, J.C. Cochrane, Jr., R.W. Kewish, Jr., P. Klingner, R.K. Linford, D.J. Rej, E.G Sherwood and M. Tuszewski) "Velocity-Space Particle Loss in 65 Field-Reversed Configurations" (M-Y. Hsiao and G.H. Miley) "A Burn Dynamic Experiment Based on 69 the Field Reversed Theta Pinch" (G.H. Miley) "Adiabatic Compression of Elongated 75 Field-Reversed Configurations" (R.L. Spencer, M. Tuszewski and R.K. Linford) "A Zero-Dimensional Model for 79 Field-Reversed Configurations" (D.J. Rej and M. Tuszewski) "Adiabatic Invariants for Field Reversed 83 Configurations" (J.L. Schwarzmeier, H.R. Lewis and C.E. Seyler) "Mode Structure of the Lower Hybrid Drift 88 Instability in a Field-Reversed Configuration" (A.G. Sgro, C. Lilliequist, N.T. Gladd and D.W. Hewett) "Comments on Steady-State Equilibrium 92 Profiles in Fie Id-Revetseel Configurations" (W.K, Terry) IV SPHEROMAK EQUILIBRIUM, STABILITY AHD "Spectroscopic Studies of Impurity Control 97 in Coaxial Sources for Spheromaks at Los Alamos" (H.W. Hoida, C.W. Barnes, I. Henins, T.R. Jarboe, S.O. Knox, J. Marshall, D.A. Platts, A.R. Sherwood) "Effects of Passive Coils on Spheromak 102 Gross MHD instabilities" (C. Munson, A. Janos, S. Paul, F. Wysocki, and H. Yamada) "Current Results from the Los Alamos CTX Spheromak" 108 (C.w. Barnes, I. Henins, H.W. Hoida, T.R. Jarboe, S.O. Knox, R.K. Linford, D.A. Platts and A.!*. Sherwcod) "Ion Temperatures Inferred from Neutron 113 Measurements in TRISOPS IIX" (D.R. Wells, P. Ziajka and J. Tunstall) "Linear and Nonlinear Studies of the Resistive 118 Interchange Mode in the Cylindrical Spheromak" (J. Oe Lucia and S.C. Jardin) "Experimental Investigation of Spheromak 122 Configurations in Proto S-1C" (S. Paul, A. Janos, D. Mc Neill, M. Newhouse, M. Yamada) PAHTICLE RINGS" "Injection of an Intense Ion Beam 129 Into a Tokamak" (S. Robertson and J. Katzenstein) "Me V and Ge V Prospects for Producing a Large 135 Ion Layer Configuration for Fusion Power Generation and Breeding" (J.R. Mc Nally, Jr.) "Pulsed Diode Source of Polarized Ions" 139 (J. Katzenstein and N. Rostoker) "Cusp Injection of a 700 ns Rotating 143 R.E.B. Into a Preformed Plasma" (G.A. Saenz) "Recent Results of the RECE-Christa 147 Experiment" (D. Taggart, M. Parker, H. Hoproan, R. Jayakuntar and H.H. Fleishmann) "Compact Toroid Generated with Two 152 Counter&treaming Electron Beams" (J.O. sethian, K.A. Gerber, A.w. Ds Silva, and A.E. Robson) GENERAL "Reactor scenarios for Compact Toroids" 157 (R.L. Hagenson) "Applications of Accelerated Compact Toroids" 161 (J.H. Hammer and C.W. Hartnan) "Acceleration of Magnetized Plasma Rings" 165 (C. Hartman, J. Eddleman, J.H. Hammer) "Steady state spheroma X" 169 (T.R. Jarboe) "A Class of Steady State Compact Tori" 174 (T.H. Jensen and M.S. Chu) "A Comparison of Spheroma Xs and FRCS" 178 (G.C Vlases) VI Tuesday, Fifth Symposium on Physics and Technology of Compact Toroids in the Magnetic Fusion Energy Program November 18-18. 1982 Hosted by MSNW, Bellevue, Washington Agenda 16, CT Foxaottion and Beating (Harymoor Room) Morning Session: Co-chairmen: R. Milroy and G. Goldenbaum Introduction - W. Dove, A. Hoffman PRC Formation - T. Armstrong BREAK Spheromak Formation - S. Paul Relativistic Ring Formation - H. Fleischmann LUNCH (cost included in registration) (Beliefield Room) Poster Session FRC Formation Spheromak Formation Particle Rings Afternoon Session Workshop on PRC Formation: R. Milroy Workshop on Spheromak Formation: G. Goldenbaum Reception at MSNW 9:00-9:30 am 9:30-10:15 am 10:15-10:30 am 10:30-11:15 am 11:15-11:45 am 11:45 am-12:30 pm 12:30-2:30 pm 2:30-3:45 pm 3:45-5:00 pm 5:3O Wednesday, November 17, CT Equilibrium, Stability and Transport (Harymoor Room) Morning Session: Co-chairmen: R. Siemon and M. Yamada 9:00-9:30 am 9:30-10:15 am Introduction - Comparison of Approaches G. Vlases FRC Equilibrium Stability and Lifetime L. Steirihauer BREAK10:15-10:30 am vii Spheromak Equilibrium, Stability and Lifetime 10130-11:15 am T. Jarboe Stability Enhancement by Relativistic Rings 11:15-11:45 am R. Sudan LUNCH Poster Session FRC Equilibrium, Transport and Stability Spheromak Equilibrium, Transport and Stability 11:45 am-12:30 pm 12:30-2:30 pm Afternoon Session Workshop on FRC Equilibrium, Stability and Lifetimesi R. Sieraon Workshop on Spheromak Equilibrium, Stability, and Lifetimes: M. Yamada Banquet (cost included in registration) (Factoria Room) Thursday, November IS {Beliefie Id Room) Breakfast Reactor Scenarios for CT's - R. Hagenson