SYNCHROTRON RADIATION LOSS IN A TOKAMAK REACTOR IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ENHANCED ELECTRON TAIL

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作者
FIDONE, I [1 ]
GRANATA, G [1 ]
GIRUZZI, G [1 ]
MAZZUCATO, E [1 ]
机构
[1] PRINCETON UNIV,PLASMA PHYS LAB,PRINCETON,NJ 08543
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10.1088/0029-5515/31/11/015
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The role of an enhanced electron tail on the emission and absorption of synchrotron radiation in a tokamak reactor is investigated. It is shown that the radiofrequency power loss at omega much greater than omega(c) in a Maxwellian plasma is radiated by electrons with velocities significantly higher than the thermal velocity. Therefore, the synchrotron radiation loss will be enhanced when the tail distribution develops a superthermal feature. The enhanced loss with respect to Trubnikov's result has been computed for a homogeneous plasma.
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