The anisotropy of ion temperature and the radial temperature of the end loss ion in the Hanbit mirror plasma heated by ICRF

Summary form only given, as follows. Experiments have been carried out the Hanbit magnetic mirror. This describes experiments in the Hanbit being operated in RF sustained modes without any other external power. The ions heated by the ion cyclotron resonance frequency (ICRF) are generally either trapped and reflected near the resonant magnetic field or are untrapped and eventually disappear into the loss cone. Experiments have been performed to determine the effect of ICRF heating on the ion pitch angle distribution, end loss ion currents, and the ion temperature. The pitch angle array detector which can directly obtain a pitch angle distribution of ions at peripheral region of the plasma is used to measure the ions heated by the RF wave. The ICRF heating affects the pitch angle distribution directly and is a main cause of the anisotropy of the ion distribution. The end loss analyzers have been used to give radial temperature distribution of ions escaping along magnetic field lines.