Published May 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Ion cyclotron resonance heating with consistent finite orbit widths and anisotropic equilibria

  • 1. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas, Association EURATOM-Confederation Suisse, CH-1015 Lausanne (Switzerland)
  • 2. Euratom-VR Association, EES, KTH, Stockholm (Sweden)

Description

Minority ion cyclotron resonance heating is studied using the self-consistent numerical model SCENIC. This model includes 3D geometries with full shaping and anisotropic pressure effects, warm contributions to the dielectric tensor and full orbit effects. It evolves the equilibrium, wave field and hot particle distribution function iteratively until a self-consistent solution is found. We will show applications to JET-like two-dimensional equilibria with minority heating scenarios. The effects due to different heating locations on the hot particle distribution function, the hot dielectric tensor and the equilibrium will be studied for symmetric wave injection. Finally, the RF-induced particle pinch is investigated using asymmetric wave injection.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/53/5/054010

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0741-3335/53/5/054010;
PII
S0741-3335(11)68491-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Journal Volume
53
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
[17 p.]
ISSN
0741-3335
CODEN
PPCFET

Conference

Title
Joint Varenna-Lausanne workshop on the theory of fusion plasmas
Dates
30 Aug - 3 Sep 2010
Place
Varenna (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43007660
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANISOTROPY; DIELECTRIC TENSOR; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; EQUILIBRIUM; ICR HEATING; PARTICLES
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONS; HEATING; HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING; PLASMA HEATING; TENSORS