Dynamo effect and current drive due to magnetic fluctuations in sheared magnetic field

Avinash, K

doi:10.1063/1.859628

Title: Dynamo effect and current drive due to magnetic fluctuations in sheared magnetic field

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It is shown that when the mean electromotive force in a plasma is evaluated in terms of the two-point correlation of driven magnetic field fluctuations (as would be appropriate for problems related to current drive by waves), there is no {beta} effect; i.e., the terms associated with gradients of the mean field vanish. The relevance of this result to the problem of current drive is discussed.

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Avinash, K ^[1]

Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 (USA)

Publication Date:: Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI Identifier:: 5459867

DOE Contract Number:: FG05-80ET53088

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Physics of Fluids B; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 3:8; Journal ID: ISSN 0899-8221

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; HOT PLASMA; NON-INDUCTIVE CURRENT DRIVE; ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; FLUCTUATIONS; FLUID FLOW; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SHEAR; VISCOSITY; WAVE PROPAGATION; PLASMA; VARIATIONS; 700108* - Fusion Energy- Plasma Research- Wave Phenomena

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