A survey of problems in divertor and edge plasma theory
- Coll. of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (United States)
- New York Univ., NY (United States). Courant Inst. of Mathematical Sciences
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- Texas Univ., Austin, TX (United States). Inst. for Fusion Studies
- General Atomics, San Diego (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Fusion Energy
- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Plasma Physics Lab.
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Texas Univ., Austin, TX (United States). Center for Plasma Physics and Thermonuclear Research
Theoretical physics problems related to divertor design are presented, organized by the region in which they occur. Some of the open questions in edge physics are presented from a theoretician`s point of view. After a cursory sketch of the fluid models of the edge plasma and their numerical realization, the following topics are taken up: time-dependent problems, non-axisymmetric effects, anomalous transport in the scrape-off layer, edge kinetic theory, sheath effects and boundary conditions in divertors, electric field effects, atomic and molecular data issues, impurity transport in the divertor region, poloidally localized power dissipation (MARFEs and dense gas targets), helium ash removal, and neutral transport. The report ends with a summary of selected problems of particular significance and a brief bibliography of survey articles and related conference proceedings.
- Research Organization:
- New York Univ., NY (United States). Magneto-Fluid Dynamics Div.; USDOE Divertor and Edge Plasma Theory Working Group, Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-86ER53223
- OSTI ID:
- 10141235
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/53223-196; MF-125; ON: DE93007531
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 22 Dec 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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