Induction of a Strong Paramagnetic Field Inside Partially Ionized and Weakly Magnetized Plasma by the ExB Drift

Partially ionized and weakly magnetized plasma compounded from natural gas and potassium seed flows along the outer cylindrical chamber, and is placed around the inner chamber. Inside the outer chamber, the azimuthal E×B drift induces a paramagnetic field B_p, with an intensity of tens of Teslas. The intensity of the B_p field is controlled by the inwardly directed radial electric field E and plasma temperature. The intensity of this field E_in, can be easily controlled by changes in the electric field produced by two co-axial placed cylindrical electrodes. Inside the inner chamber, the B_p field becomes anti-parallel to the external magnetic field B_z. The theoretically obtained values of magnetic field in the outer chamber attains B_p ∼ 20.3 T, and declines to ∼13.5 T in the inner chamber

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