skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Generalization of Connor and Hastie's ripple-trapping coefficient, G(. cap alpha. )

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5233069· OSTI ID:5233069

In their calculation of transport due to ripple trapping, Connor and Hastie employ a factor G(..cap alpha..) to take into account the poloidal variation of the depth and shape of the local magnetic wells. They assume, however, that the toroidal-field ripple strength, delta, is independent of the poloidal angle. This letter generalizes G to treat any arbitrary poloidal variation of delta, and also high-beta, non-circular plasma configurations of arbitrary aspect ratio.

Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03073
OSTI ID:
5233069
Report Number(s):
PPPL-1638R; TRN: 80-013230
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English