This paper describes recent analysis of energy confinement in the Tandem Mirror Experiment (TMX). TMX data also indicates that warm plasma limits the amplitude of the anisotropy driven Alfven ion cyclotron (AIC) mode. Theoretical calculations show strong AIC stabilization with off-normal beam injection as planned in TMX-U and MFTF-B. This paper reports results of theoretical analysis of hot electrons in thermal barriers including electron heating calculations by Monte Carlo and Fokker-Planck codes and analysis of hot electron MHD and microinstability. Initial results from the TMX-U experiment are presented which show the presence of sloshing ions.

This paper describes recent analysis of energy confinement in the Tandem Mirror Experiment (TMX). TMX data also indicates that warm plasma limits the amplitude of the anisotropy driven Alfven ion cyclotron (AIC) mode. Theoretical calculations show strong AIC stabilization with off-normal beam injection as planned in TMX-U and MFTF-B. This paper reports results of theoretical analysis of hot electrons in thermal barriers including electron heating calculations by Monte Carlo and Fokker-Planck codes and analysis of hot electron MHD and microinstability. Initial results from the TMX-U experiment are presented which show the presence of sloshing ions.

The discussion centers on the energies and luminosities required to reach a 1 TeV mass scale. Several bellwether experiments are discussed, involving either momentum transfers or new classes of particles. (GHT)

In previous lectures at the 1979 Scottish Universities' Summer School in Physics, we presented an introduction to the theory and simulation of laser plasma interactions. A representative mix of coupling processes was discussed. In this update lecture for the 1982 school, we will emphasize two specific topics which have received increased attention in the last few years: stimulated Raman scatter and the wavelength scaling of laser plasma coupling.