Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Coupling of α-channeling to |k∥| upshift in lower hybrid current drive

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
OSTI ID:1182200
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (United States). Department of Physics.
  2. Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Although lower hybrid waves have been shown to be effective in driving plasma current in present-day tokamaks, they are predicted to strongly interact with the energetic α particles born from fusion reactions in eventual tokamak reactors.
Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) (SC-24)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-09CH11466
OSTI ID:
1182200
Report Number(s):
PPPL--5061
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters
Publisher:
Physical Review Letters
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Pushing Particles with Waves: Current Drive and α-Channeling
Journal Article · Thu Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 2015 · Plasma and Fusion Research · OSTI ID:1414919

Alpha channeling with high-field launch of lower hybrid waves
Journal Article · Tue Nov 03 19:00:00 EST 2015 · Physics of Plasmas · OSTI ID:1225227

Current-drive by lower hybrid waves in the presence of energetic alpha-particles
Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · OSTI ID:5096020