Upgrades to the Auburn linear experiment for instability studies

A C Eadon; E Tejero; A DuBois; E Thomas Jr

doi:10.1063/1.3594102

Upgrades to the Auburn linear experiment for instability studies

Rev Sci Instrum. 2011 Jun;82(6):063511. doi: 10.1063/1.3594102.

Authors

A C Eadon¹, E Tejero, A DuBois, E Thomas Jr

Affiliation

¹ Physics Department, Auburn University, Alabama 36849-5311, USA. eadonac@tigermail.auburn.edu

PMID: 21721695
DOI: 10.1063/1.3594102

Abstract

The Auburn linear experiment for instability studies (ALEXIS) is a laboratory plasma physics experiment that is designed to investigate the role of spatially non-uniform E × B drifts using a magnetized cylindrical plasma column. This paper discusses the recent upgrades to the ALEXIS device, including improvements to the plasma source, gas management systems, and diagnostic suite.