Neoclassical transport in a rotating impure plasma

被引:26
作者
Helander, P [1 ]
机构
[1] UKAEA Euratom Fus Assoc, Culham Lab, Culham Sci Ctr, Abingdon OX14 3DB, Oxon, England
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D O I
10.1063/1.872629
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
In a toroidally rotating tokamak plasma, heavy impurity ions accumulate on the outside of each flux surface under the action of the centrifugal force. The collision frequency therefore varies over the flux surface. This circumstance is shown to enhance the neoclassical transport processes, including the bootstrap current, by making collisions occur preferentially where the magnetic field is weak. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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