Published April 5, 1976
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Journal article
Small-scale density fluctuations in the adiabatic toroidal compressor
Creators
- 1. Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Description
A new class of density fluctuations has been observed in the adiabatic toroidal compressor (ATC) tokamak by spectral analysis of scattered microwaves. The observed frequency spectrum is consistent with that of drift waves with amplitudes that are maximum in the wavelength range 0.5--1.0 cm, where the transverse inertia of ions is important for plasma stability. The total density fluctuation is n-tilde/sub e/ > or approx. = 5 x 10-3n-bar/sub e/. We estimate that these fluctuations could account for a large fraction of the electron energy losses of the ATC discharge
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 36
- Journal Issue
- 14
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 792-794
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 7258565
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATC DEVICES; DENSITY; DRIFT INSTABILITY; ELECTRONS; ENERGY LOSSES; FLUCTUATIONS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA WAVES
- Descriptors DEC
- CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; INSTABILITY; LEPTONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES; RADIATIONS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES; VARIATIONS
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