A RELATION BETWEEN THE NORMALIZED THERMAL-ENERGY AND THE SAFETY FACTOR FOR TOKAMAKS

Authors
SEGRE SE ZANZA V
Citation
Se. Segre et V. Zanza, A RELATION BETWEEN THE NORMALIZED THERMAL-ENERGY AND THE SAFETY FACTOR FOR TOKAMAKS, Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. D, Condensed matter,atomic, molecular and chemical physics, biophysics, 15(6), 1993, pp. 897-901
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. D, Condensed matter,atomic, molecular and chemical physics, biophysics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03926737
Volume
15
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
897 - 901
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-6737(1993)15:6<897:ARBTNT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
It is shown that, within the framework of the extended neoclassical th eory, for a tokamak there exists a relationship between the normalized thermal-energy content, beta, and the normalized plasma current, 1 / q. This relationship, which depends essentially only on plasma fuellin g, is a generalization of the usual Bennett relation and it is of impo rtance for tokamak confinement and heating.