Self-sustained steady state tokamak plasmas

Authors
Shaing, KC Aydemir, AY Cheng, ET Peng, M
Citation
Kc. Shaing et al., Self-sustained steady state tokamak plasmas, FUSION ENG, 45(3), 1999, pp. 259-264
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Emgineering
Journal title
FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
ISSN journal
09203796 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
259 - 264
Database
ISI
SICI code
0920-3796(199908)45:3<259:SSSTP>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Self-sustained steady-state tokamak equilibria for National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) and Spherical Torus-Volume Neutron Source (ST-VNS) are p resented. It is demonstrated that the amount of the pressure gradient drive n current which includes the bootstrap current and the diamagnetic current is comparable to the designed current specification in these devices. A pos sible startup sequence by increasing plasma pressure is also illustrated. ( C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.