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The LAPD Machine at UCLA – An Ideal Test Bed for RF Studies
• Solenoidal magnetic field, cathode discharge plasma (BaO and LaB6) (Prior to 2020) 2 BaO Cathode: n ∼ 1012 cm-3, Te ∼ 5-10 eV, Ti ≲ 1 eV, 60 cm diameter
2 LaB6 Cathode: n ∼ 1013 cm-3, Te ∼ 10-15 eV, Ti ~ 5 eV, 20 cm diameter
• Magnetic field B up to 2.5 kG (with control of axial field profile)
• Large plasma size, 17 m long, D ~ 60 cm
• Quiescent and repeatable discharges
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