EFFECTS OF RADIAL TRANSPORT ON CURRENT DRIVE IN TOKAMAKS

被引:33
作者
OBRIEN, MR
COX, M
MCKENZIE, JS
机构
[1] Culham Laboratory, Euratom-UKAEA Fusion Association, Abingdon
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10.1088/0029-5515/31/3/016
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 influence of radial transport of electrons on radiofrequency and Ohmic current drive in tokamaks is discussed. It is found that such processes can reduce the efficiency of current drive in tokamaks in which the energy confinement time is comparable with or less than the collision time of the heated electrons and that, even if this is not the case, they significantly broaden the driven current profile.
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页码:583 / 588
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