Injection of electrons with predominantly perpendicular energy into an area of toroidal field ripple in a tokamak plasma to improve plasma confinement
Abstract
An electron injection scheme for controlling transport in a tokamak plasma. Electrons with predominantly perpendicular energy are injected into a ripple field region created by a group of localized poloidal field bending magnets. The trapped electrons then grad-B drift vertically toward the plasma interior until they are detrapped, charging the plasma negative. Calculations indicate that the highly perpendicular velocity electrons can remain stable against kinetic instabilities in the regime of interest for tokamak experiments. The penetration distance can be controlled by controlling the ``ripple mirror ratio``, the energy of the injected electrons, and their v{sub {perpendicular}}/v{sub {parallel}}, ratio. In this scheme, the poloidal torque due to the injected radial current is taken by the magnets and not by the plasma. Injection is accomplished by the flat cathode containing an ECH cavity to pump electrons to high v{sub {perpendicular}}.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Plasma Physics Lab.
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 140166
- Patent Number(s):
- PATENTS-US-A7789519
- Application Number:
- ON: DE94003035; PAN: 7-789,519
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03073
- Resource Type:
- Patent Application
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION; TOKAMAK DEVICES; BEAM INJECTION; INVENTIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD RIPPLES; CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; CATHODES; PLASMA INSTABILITY; H-MODE PLASMA CONFINEMENT
Citation Formats
Ono, M, and Furth, H. Injection of electrons with predominantly perpendicular energy into an area of toroidal field ripple in a tokamak plasma to improve plasma confinement. United States: N. p., 1991.
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Ono, M, & Furth, H. Injection of electrons with predominantly perpendicular energy into an area of toroidal field ripple in a tokamak plasma to improve plasma confinement. United States.
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@article{osti_140166,
title = {Injection of electrons with predominantly perpendicular energy into an area of toroidal field ripple in a tokamak plasma to improve plasma confinement},
author = {Ono, M and Furth, H},
abstractNote = {An electron injection scheme for controlling transport in a tokamak plasma. Electrons with predominantly perpendicular energy are injected into a ripple field region created by a group of localized poloidal field bending magnets. The trapped electrons then grad-B drift vertically toward the plasma interior until they are detrapped, charging the plasma negative. Calculations indicate that the highly perpendicular velocity electrons can remain stable against kinetic instabilities in the regime of interest for tokamak experiments. The penetration distance can be controlled by controlling the ``ripple mirror ratio``, the energy of the injected electrons, and their v{sub {perpendicular}}/v{sub {parallel}}, ratio. In this scheme, the poloidal torque due to the injected radial current is taken by the magnets and not by the plasma. Injection is accomplished by the flat cathode containing an ECH cavity to pump electrons to high v{sub {perpendicular}}.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1991},
month = {12}
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