Published October 1, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Particle-transport analysis in reversed field pinch helical states

  • 1. Consorzio RFX, Associazione EURATOM-ENEA sulla Fusione, Padova (Italy)
  • 2. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
  • 3. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Padova, Padova (Italy)

Description

This Letter reports the result of a numerical study of particle transport in self-organized single helicity (SH) and quasi-SH reversed field pinch plasmas. Our code, benchmarked against experimental data, predicts a large improvement in particle transport for SH compared to the standard multiple helicity states. The contribution of neoclassical effects is noted. An estimate of the ambipolar electric field in helical states and in fully stochastic magnetic fields is given

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
93
Journal Issue
14
Journal Page Range
p. 145001-145001.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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(c) 2004 The American Physical Society