The effect of toroidal field ripple on confined alphas in TFTR DT plasmas

被引:17
作者
Duong, HH [1 ]
Fisher, RK [1 ]
Medley, SS [1 ]
Petrov, MP [1 ]
Gorelenkov, NN [1 ]
Budny, RV [1 ]
Mansfield, DK [1 ]
McChesney, JM [1 ]
Parks, PB [1 ]
Roquemore, AL [1 ]
White, RB [1 ]
Zweben, SJ [1 ]
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[1] GEN ATOM CO,SAN DIEGO,CA
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10.1088/0029-5515/37/2/I11
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
The Pellet Charge Exchange (PCX) diagnostic on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) presently measures trapped alpha distribution functions with very small pitch angles (v(parallel to)/v similar to 0.05) at the midplane. The measured PCX alpha signal exhibits a depletion region near the outboard region. Results of the alpha energy spectra and radial profile suggest that stochastic rip pie diffusion is the cause of the depletion. Comparison of the ripple stochastization boundary with Goldston-White-Boozer theory also shows the correct functional dependence on alpha energy and q profile.
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