Published September 1977
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Marginal stability transport
Description
A method is presented for calculating energy transport in tokamaks plasmas which is based on the assumption that the plasma is normally only marginally stable to various modes of oscillation. Calculations using this model yield several predictions about tokamak operation which are not obtainable from classical or neoclassical transport models. Marginal stability transport theory predicts that the energy confinement time should be proportional to density as observed in Alcator and Ormak. It also predicts that the half-width of the electron temperature-profile should depend only on the value of the safety factor outside the plasma, as observed in TFR. 14 references, 4 figures
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the finite beta theory workshop
- Journal Page Range
- p. 143-151.
- Report number
- CONF-7709167--
Conference
- Title
- Finite beta theory workshop.
- Dates
- Sep 1977.
- Place
- Varenna, Italy.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 10485768
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BOHM CRITERION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; ENERGY BALANCE; NON-EQUILIBRIUM PLASMA; STABILITY; TOKAMAK DEVICES; TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION; TRANSPORT THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- ANNULAR SPACE; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CONFIGURATION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES