Space dependent, full orbit effects on runaway electron dynamics in tokamak plasmas

Carbajal, L.; del-Castillo-Negrete, D.; Spong, D.; Seal, S.; Baylor, L.

doi:10.1063/1.4981209

Title: Space dependent, full orbit effects on runaway electron dynamics in tokamak plasmas

Journal Article · Tue Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4981209· OSTI ID:1375656

Carbajal, L. ^[1];

^[1]; Spong, D. ^[1]; Seal, S. ^[1];

^[1]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-8071, USA

The dynamics of RE (runaway electrons) in fusion plasmas span a wide range of temporal scales, from the fast gyro-motion, ~10^–11 s, to the observational time scales, ~10^–2 → 1 s. To cope with this scale separation, RE are usually studied within the bounce-average or the guiding center approximations. Although these approximations have yielded valuable insights, a study with predictive capabilities of RE in fusion plasmas calls for the incorporation of full orbit effects in configuration space in the presence of three-dimensional magnetic fields. We present numerical results on this problem using the Kinetic Orbit Runaway electrons Code that follows relativistic electrons in general electric and magnetic fields under the full Lorentz force, collisions, and radiation losses. At relativistic energies, the main energy loss is due to radiation damping, which we incorporate using the Landau-Lifshitz formulation of the Abraham-Lorentz-Dirac force. The main focus is on full orbit effects on synchrotron radiation. It is shown that even in the absence of magnetic field stochasticty, neglecting orbit dynamics can introduce significant errors in the computation of the total radiated power and the synchrotron spectra. The statistics of collisionless (i.e., full orbit induced) pitch angle dispersion, and its key role played on synchrotron radiation, are studied in detail. Numerical results are also presented on the pitch angle dependence of the spatial confinement of RE and on full orbit effects on the competition of electric field acceleration and radiation damping. Lastly, full orbit calculations are used to explore the limitations of gyro-averaging in the relativistic regime. To explore the practical impact of the results, DIII-D and ITER-like parameters are used in the simulations.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1375656

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1420618; OSTI ID: 1465072

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Vol. 24 Journal Issue: 4; ISSN 1070-664X

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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