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Measurement of the phase space distribution in a complex plasma 

Fisher, Ross (2012-04-18)
The development of a diagnostic technique that allows measurement of the six dimensional phase space distribution for the dust component of a plasma system is presented. In the course of the measurement and analysis ...

Measurements and Modification of Sheared Flows and Stability on the Compact Toroidal Hybrid Stellarator 

Cianciosa, Mark (2012-04-25)
Sheared flows arising from spatially inhomogeneous, transverse electric fields are common phenomena found in space, laboratory, and fusion plasmas. These flows are a source of free energy that can drive or suppress ...

Modification of Flow and Flow Driven Instabilities in the Auburn Linear EXperiment for Instability Studies 

Eadon, Ashley (2011-01-04)
The primary focus of the experiments presented here is to study the impact of sheared flows on the stability of a magnetized plasma. Experiments will utilize sheared transverse flows to drive an instability in the ion ...

Spontaneous Electromagnetic Emission from a Strongly Localized Plasma Flow 

Tejero, Erik (2011-04-29)
The laboratory experiments described in this dissertation establish that strongly localized DC electric fields perpendicular to the ambient magnetic field can behave as a radiation source for electromagnetic ion cyclotron ...