Fusion-product transport in axisymmetric tokamaks: losses and thermalization

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5508194· OSTI ID:5508194

Hively, L M

High-energy fusion-product losses from an axisymmetric tokamak plasma are studied. Prompt-escape loss fluxes (i.e. prior to slowing down) are calculated including the non-separable dependence of flux as a function of poloidal angle and local angle-of-incidence at the first wall. Fusion-product (fp) thermalization and heating are calculated assuming classical slowing down. The present analytical model describes fast ion orbits and their distribution function in realistic, high-..beta.., non-circular tokamak equilibria. First-orbit losses, trapping effects, and slowing-down drifts are also treated.

• Research Organization: Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA). Fusion Studies Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76ET52040
• OSTI ID: 5508194
• Report Number(s): COO-2218-156; TRN: 80-008276
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
PLASMA HEATING
ALPHA PARTICLES
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
TRANSPORT THEORY
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
ENERGY LOSSES
FUSION YIELD
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
ORBITS
TRAPPING
CHARGED PARTICLES
HEATING
LOSSES
NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
YIELDS
700105* - Fusion Energy- Plasma Research- Plasma Kinetics-Theoretical- (-1987)