Measurements of Edge Toroidal Magnetic Fields at the Maryland Centrifugal Experiment

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Abstract

A magnetic probe is being constructed to measure the total magnetic field, including in the toroidal direction, at the plasma edge of the Maryland Centrifugal Experiment (MCX). The probe design consists of 3 clusters of commercial chip inductors, with each cluster containing 3 inductors oriented in orthogonal directions [C.A.Romero-Talam\'as, et al., Rev. Sci. Instr. 75, 2664 (2004)]. The probe output will be digitized and integrated numerically. Measurements of the toroidal magnetic field along the z (axial) direction of MCX will allow for estimation of the current decrease on the center electrode as a function of z, as well as provide insight of where input power gets deposited in the plasma volume.

Authors

  • Graham Taylor

    University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland

  • Carlos Romero-Talam\'as

    University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland

  • Remington Reid

    University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland

  • William Young

    University of Maryland, College Park, IREAP, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, University of Maryland

  • Richard Ellis

    University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland

  • Adil Hassam

    University of Maryland