Plasma mass dependence of insulation layer performance and flow magnitude (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Plasma mass dependence of insulation layer performance and flow magnitude

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Fig.1: Top: Plasma measurement using a heavy ion beam probe. A high-speed beam of gold ions is injected into the plasma to measure the flow generated inside the plasma. Bottom left : Hydrogen plasma has weak flow and no insulation layer. Bottom right: Deuterium plasma has a strong flow and a high-performance insulation layer.

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National Institute for Fusion Science

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