Published March 3, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Impurity Pinch from a Ratchet Process

  • 1. Association EURATOM-MEdC Romania, NILPRP, MG-36, Magurele, Bucharest (Romania)
  • 2. Equipe Dynamique des Systemes Complexes, Universite de Provence, Marseille (France)

Description

A ratchet-type average velocity is shown to appear for test particles moving in a stochastic potential and a magnetic field that is space dependent. This is a possible explanation for impurity behavior in tokamak plasmas

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
96
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 085001-085001.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37081267
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA IMPURITIES; SPACE DEPENDENCE; TEST PARTICLES; TOKAMAK DEVICES; TURBULENCE
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CONFINEMENT; IMPURITIES; RADIATION TRANSPORT; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES

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