Ion cyclotron resonance heating with consistent finite orbit widths and anisotropic equilibria
Creators
- 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/10.1088/0741-3335/53/5/054010Additional 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