Published June 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Efficiency of current drive by pulsed injection of REB

  • 1. Kyoto Univ. (Japan). School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Description

A simple analysis based on a relativistic kinetic equation for relativistic electron beam (REB) dynamics combined with a set of circuit equations is performed for evaluating the efficiency of a current drive by a pulsed REB. A two-dimensional numerical result is given for the efficiency as wells as for the temporal evolutions of the REB momentum distribution function and the circuit quantities. A comparison of the numerical result with the analytical limit for efficiency is given. Optimization for the REB current drive in a reactor-grade tokamak is discussed. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
6
Series
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 1.
Journal Page Range
1173-1181
ISSN
0021-4922
CODEN
JAPND