Published August 2010
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Journal article
Anomalous electron transport due to multiple high frequency beam ion driven Alfven eigenmodes
Creators
- 1. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, PO Box 451, Princeton, NJ, 08543-0451 (United States)
- 2. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 (United States)
- 3. Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 (United States)
Description
We report on the simulations of recently observed correlations of the core electron transport with the sub-thermal ion cyclotron frequency instabilities in low aspect ratio plasmas of the National Spherical Torus Experiment. In order to model the electron transport the guiding centre code ORBIT is employed. A spectrum of test functions of multiple core localized global shear Alfven eigenmode (GAE) instabilities based on a previously developed theory and experimental observations is used to examine the electron transport properties. The simulations exhibit thermal electron transport induced by electron drift orbit stochasticity in the presence of multiple core localized GAE.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/50/8/084012Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1088/0029-5515/50/8/084012;
- PII
- S0029-5515(10)38097-5;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Fusion
- Journal Volume
- 50
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Journal Page Range
- [11 p.]
- ISSN
- 0029-5515
- CODEN
- NUFUAU
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 42024209
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALFVEN WAVES; CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; CORRELATIONS; ELECTRON DRIFT; ELECTRONS; NSTX DEVICE; ORBITS; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA SIMULATION
- Descriptors DEC
- CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HYDROMAGNETIC WAVES; INSTABILITY; LEPTONS; RADIATION TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; SPHEROMAK DEVICES; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES