Ion particle confinement in field-reversed configurations

June 2025 | L. Steinhauer | Physics of Plasmas | Paper

A system for analyzing equilibria with fully kinetic ions is developed, aimed at understanding ion end-loss rates in field-reversed configurations. The method builds upon the constants of motion in energy-momentum phase space.

Coupled transport in field-reversed configurations

Coupled transport in field-reversed configurations

February 2018 | L. Steinhauer | Physics of Plasmas | Paper

Coupled transport is the close interconnection between the cross-field and parallel fluxes in differ- ent regions due to topological changes in the magnetic field. This occurs because perpendicular transport is necessary for particles or energy to leave closed field-line regions, while parallel transport strongly affects evolution of open field-line regions.