02 MIRROR PHYSICS · LIVE
Central magnetic field illustrative 0.45 T
Magnetic mirror ratio illustrative 4.00×
CYCLOTRON FREQ. — fₑ = eB / (2πmₑ)
LOSS-CONE ANGLE — θ = asin √(1/R)
FIELD ENERGY DENSITY — u = B² / (2μ₀)
ELECTRON GYRORADIUS — r = mₑv⊥ / eB
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Principal mechanism: charged particles gyrate around magnetic field lines; in an increasing axial magnetic field, conservation of the first adiabatic invariant can reflect particles with sufficient perpendicular motion. This is the ideal magnetic-mirror concept.
Textbook equations: electron cyclotron frequency fₑ = eB/(2πmₑ); magnetic field energy density u = B²/(2μ₀); nonrelativistic gyroradius r = mₑv⊥/(eB), where v⊥ = √(2eE⊥/mₑ); loss-cone half-angle sin²θ = Bcenter/Bend = 1/R.
Illustrative parameters: central B is adjustable; R = Bend/Bcenter is adjustable. Electron perpendicular energy is fixed at an illustrative 120 eV for the gyroradius readout. These are classroom-scale examples, not validated operating data, coil performance or confinement predictions.
Genuine science: Lorentz force, charged-particle gyration, field-strength gradient, magnetic mirroring and vacuum/diagnostic engineering. Engineering-inspired: mirror winding supports, vacuum ports, thermal shields and RF launch components. Simplified: magnetostatics, losses, collisions, adiabaticity and field topology. Speculative: exact number and placement of service modules and sensors.
Illustrative motion: plasma streaks and magnetic field rings are educational cues, not field-solvers, validated particle orbits, stability predictions, fusion conditions or experimental evidence.
Illustrative design, not affiliated with any real institution or manufacturer.