Abstract
Plasmas in axisymmetric mirror devices can be made stable to MHD interchange modes by injecting energetic ions which contribute significantly to the pressure and spend a sufficiently large fraction of a bounce time in regions of favourable curvature. Pitch-angle scattering adversely affects the method by reducing this fraction. The ions must be sufficiently energetic that pitch-angle scattering is not detrimental for that part of a slowing-down time during which they contribute significantly to the pressure. The authors have solved the bounce-averaged Fokker-Planck equation, including drag and pitch-angle scattering, and calculated the energetic ion contribution to the stability integral. With specially tailored magnetic fields, the required injection energy and power drain are found to be reasonable.
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