Published July 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Radial transport of toroidal angular momentum in tokamaks

  • 1. Laboratorio Nacional de Fusión, CIEMAT, 28040 Madrid (Spain)
  • 2. Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3NP (United Kingdom)

Description

The radial flux of toroidal angular momentum is needed to determine tokamak intrinsic rotation profiles. Its computation requires knowledge of the gyrokinetic distribution functions and turbulent electrostatic potential to second-order in ϵ = ρ/L, where ρ is the ion Larmor radius and L is the variation length of the magnetic field. In this article, a complete set of equations to calculate the radial transport of toroidal angular momentum in any tokamak is presented. In particular, the O(ϵ2) equations for the turbulent components of the distribution functions and electrostatic potential are given for the first time without assuming that the poloidal magnetic field over the magnetic field strength is small. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/57/7/075006

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Journal Volume
57
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
[19 p.]
ISSN
0741-3335
CODEN
PPCFET