SAWTEETH IN TOKAMAKS - AN EXAMPLE OF PERIODIC DYNAMICS IN A TURBULENT SYSTEM

被引:8
作者
HAAS, FA
THYAGARAJA, A
机构
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1992年 / 19卷 / 04期
关键词
PLASMA IN TORUS (STELLARATOR; TOKAMAK; ETC); PLASMA TURBULENCE; PLASMA INSTABILITIES;
D O I
10.1209/0295-5075/19/4/007
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
A dynamical model of the temporal features of sawtooth oscillations in tokamaks is derived from a full set of conservation equations assuming certain turbulent constitutive relations for anomalous particle and energy transport. Taking partial reconnection as an experimental fact, nonlinear equations for beta(poloidal) within the q < 1 surface and the magnetic turbulence energy are obtained. Expressions for the sawtooth period, the crash time-scale, and the maximum amplitude of magnetic fluctuations at the crash are deduced and compared with typical conditions in JET and TEXT tokamaks.
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页码:285 / 291
页数:7
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