Abstract
Experimental studies on nonneutrai (pure electron) plasmas of finite temperature, trapped in helical closed magnetic surfaces have been conducted. The helical electron plasmas are produced with thermal electrons launched from the outside of the last closed flux surface (LCFS). About 150 μs after the electron injection, the plasmas reach equilibrium state. Around the LCFS, a steep gradient of plasma space potential ϕs is formed. The corresponding radial electric field is about 2.5 kV/m. On the other hand, around the magnetic axis of helical magnetic surfaces, ϕs is almost constant, indicating that there are little electrons there. The volume-averaged electron density is on the order of 1013 m−3, smaller than the Brillouin density limit. The confinement time seems to be limited by a disruptive instability, and is so far about 1.5 ms.
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