US 11,810,679 B2 · Mitigating plasma instability

Abstract

A system for reducing plasma instability is disclosed. The system includes: an outer electrode having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end; and an inner electrode disposed inside of a void defined within the outer electrode and arranged coaxial with the outer electrode. The inner electrode includes: a base end defined by the first end of the outer electrode; and an apical end spaced from the base end. The system includes a fiber injector configured to inject a frozen fiber into the void from the apical end of the inner electrode; an electrode power source configured to energize the outer electrode and the inner electrode, and thereby, cause a plasma contained within the outer electrode to flow axially along the frozen fiber; and a frozen fiber power source configured to drive an electrical pulse to the frozen fiber.

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Dependent claims

A method for reducing plasma instability, comprising:

energizing a set of magnetic coils to generate a magnetic field in a void within a chamber, an axis of the set of magnetic coils defining an axial direction;
injecting a frozen fiber from a first electrode into the void in the axial direction towards a second electrode positioned in the void
energizing the first electrode and the second electrode to generate a plasma liner around the frozen fiber;
and
driving an electrical pulse to at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Mitigating plasma instability

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Mitigating plasma instability

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Abstract

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