Published July 2015
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Journal article
Radial transport of toroidal angular momentum in tokamaks
Creators
- 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/10.1088/0741-3335/57/7/075006Additional details
Identifiers
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
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 47113631
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CALCULATION METHODS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; EQUATIONS; LARMOR RADIUS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; ROTATING PLASMA; TOKAMAK DEVICES; TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ANNULAR SPACE; CLOSED CONFIGURATIONS; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CONFIGURATION; FUNCTIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; PLASMA; SPACE; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES