DYNAMIC STABILIZER FOR PLASMA INSTABILITIES TO IMPROVE PLASMA CONFINEMENT AND TO INCREASE PLASMA DENSITY

摘要

Method and apparatus for dynamic stabilization of plasma instabilities for improving plasma confinement and for increasing plasma density independent of the phase of the instabilities. The method comprises confining the plasma column between ionizing plates which supply energetic particles to the plasma in a direction parallel to the axis of the plasma column and interacting the plasma in a predetermined direction with externally supplied radio-frequency fields having a selectively variable power level amplitude and a sufficiently high frequency range.