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Title: Alpha Channeling in Rotating Plasma with Stationary Waves

Abstract

An extension of the alpha channeling effect to supersonically rotating mirrors shows that the rotation itself can be driven using alpha particle energy. Alpha channeling uses radiofrequency waves to remove alpha particles collisionlessly at low energy. We show that stationary magnetic fields with high nθ can be used for this purpose, and simulations show that a large fraction of the alpha energy can be converted to rotation energy.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
973087
Report Number(s):
PPPL-4492
TRN: US1001895
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-ACO2-09CH11466
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ALPHA PARTICLES; CHANNELING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MIRRORS; ROTATING PLASMA; ROTATION; Rotating Plasmas, Wave Interaction

Citation Formats

A. Fetterman and N.J. Fisch. Alpha Channeling in Rotating Plasma with Stationary Waves. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.2172/973087.
A. Fetterman and N.J. Fisch. Alpha Channeling in Rotating Plasma with Stationary Waves. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/973087
A. Fetterman and N.J. Fisch. 2010. "Alpha Channeling in Rotating Plasma with Stationary Waves". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/973087. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/973087.
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author = {A. Fetterman and N.J. Fisch},
abstractNote = {An extension of the alpha channeling effect to supersonically rotating mirrors shows that the rotation itself can be driven using alpha particle energy. Alpha channeling uses radiofrequency waves to remove alpha particles collisionlessly at low energy. We show that stationary magnetic fields with high nθ can be used for this purpose, and simulations show that a large fraction of the alpha energy can be converted to rotation energy.},
doi = {10.2172/973087},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2010},
month = {Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2010}
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