Laboratory Plasma Confinement Chamber: 3D Cutaway

EXTERIOR ASSEMBLYINITIALISING

VORTEXA / LINEAR PLASMA RESEARCH CHAMBER

DRAG TO ORBIT · SCROLL TO ZOOM

◎Drag / touch to orbit • Click to select a part

FULLY OFFLINE · ORIGINAL GEOMETRY

01 / GEOMETRY— PARTS

Section depth 0% Assembly separation 0%

Educational labelsParticle field traces

02 / COMPONENT EXPLORER

SubsystemComponent

Solenoid windingClick a part in the model to inspect

Section visibility 13 / 13

03 / LIVE TEXTBOOK CALCULATIONSARGON ION / TEXTBOOK

ION CYCLOTRON FREQUENCY—kHzsingly charged ion in axial field

LARMOR RADIUS—mmideal perpendicular ion orbit

LOSS-CONE ANGLE—°adiabatic mirror idealisation

MAGNETIC ENERGY DENSITY—kJ/m³vacuum magnetic field density

Guide field 180 mT Ion kinetic energy 7.0 eV Mirror-field ratio 1.8×

✓Independent algebraic check

Checking ion orbit radius using independent speed/frequency route.

Illustrative single-particle estimates, not measured laboratory conditions, fusion predictions or validated plasma simulation.

04 / ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE

0 / 1864Guided assembly not started

05 / VIEW & ILLUMINATION

Accent illumination 65%

Process animation

THE SCIENCE Equations & limitations

Operating mechanism

An axial solenoidal magnetic field guides an illustrative plasma in a linear evacuated chamber. RF excitation is a possible energy-input mechanism; a stronger field at either end creates a magnetic mirror for some particle pitch angles. Mirror confinement does not prevent all axial losses or collisional transport.

Textbook assumptions

Every slider input is illustrative; constants are textbook: single positive argon ion, charge e = 1.602176634 × 10⁻¹⁹ C, mass m = 6.6335 × 10⁻²⁶ kg, permeability μ₀ ≈ 4π × 10⁻⁷ H/m. Default B = 0.180 T, E⊥ = 7 eV, mirror ratio = 1.8 are illustrative choices, never measured or verified operating specifications.

f_c = |q|B / (2πm)

v_⊥ = √(2 E_eV e / m)

r_L = mv_⊥ / (|q|B)

θ_loss = asin√(B_centre/B_mirror)

u_B = B² / (2μ₀)

The independent Larmor-radius check evaluates r = v⊥/(2πf_c) alongside the engine's momentum expression. Agreement is an algebra check, not validation of a plasma simulation.

Representation legend

Genuine physics: Lorentz force, cyclotron motion, field-guiding, partial magnetic mirroring, RF excitation and vacuum isolation. Engineering-inspired reconstructions: machined solenoid windings, support cradles, ceramic RF ports, vacuum pumps, diagnostics and cooling manifolds. Educational simplifications: single-particle, uniform centre-field formulas, decorative helical trajectory and ideal loss cone. Speculative components: the fictional floor plan, scale, proportions, model identity, and equipment placements.

Illustrative design, not affiliated with any real institution or manufacturer.

Animated particles, field lines, coils and diagnostic events are illustrative visuals, not validated electromagnetic, collisional, thermal, fusion or kinetic plasma simulations.

Inside the plasma field.

Engineering notes