SATURATION OF A SINGLE-MODE DRIVEN BY AN ENERGETIC INJECTED BEAM .3. ALFVEN-WAVE PROBLEM

被引:132
作者
BERK, HL
BREIZMAN, BN
机构
[1] Institute for Fusion Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Austin
[2] Institute of Nuclear Physics, Soviet Academy of Science
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PHYSICS OF FLUIDS B-PLASMA PHYSICS | 1990年 / 2卷 / 09期
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D O I
10.1063/1.859406
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 saturation amplitude of Alfvén waves, excited by alpha particles produced in an ignited tokamak, is estimated. The formalism that has been developed to describe the saturation of a single mode is generalized to toroidal geometry. The saturation level is estimated for the toroidal Alfvén gap mode. The alpha particle radial flux resulting from the finite wave amplitude is found to produce relatively weak energy losses compared to the usual energy drag losses. © 1990 American Institute of Physics.
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