CREATING POLOIDAL FLUX IN A TOKAMAK PLASMA WITH LOW-FREQUENCY WAVES

Authors
KIRKWOOD RK CAPEWELL DL BELLAN PM
Citation
Rk. Kirkwood et al., CREATING POLOIDAL FLUX IN A TOKAMAK PLASMA WITH LOW-FREQUENCY WAVES, Physics letters. A, 180(3), 1993, pp. 269-274
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
03759601
Volume
180
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
269 - 274
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(1993)180:3<269:CPFIAT>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Using a fully toroidal, collisionless, low frequency model, we show th at low amplitude, circularly polarized waves can, depending on antenna geometry (i) drive the toroidal EMF necessary to sustain a tokamak re actor, or (ii) shift the internal current profile. Measurements on a s mall tokamak to test (ii) agree with the model predictions.