Ion transport process around magnetic axis in tokamaks

被引:40
作者
Shaing, KC [1 ]
Hazeltine, RD [1 ]
Zarnstorff, MC [1 ]
机构
[1] PRINCETON PLASMA PHYS LAB, PRINCETON, NJ 08543 USA
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10.1063/1.872171
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Ion transport in the region close to the magnetic axis in tokamaks is investigated by solving the drift kinetic equation with the proper orbit topology taken into account. It is found that ion thermal conductivity remains finite in that region. The scaling of the thermal conductivity can be understood in terms of st random walk process in units of the poloidal flux. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.
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