Finite Larmor radius effects at the high confinement mode pedestal and the related force-free steady state

Lee, W. W.; White, R. B.

doi:10.1063/1.5089135

Title: Finite Larmor radius effects at the high confinement mode pedestal and the related force-free steady state

Journal Article · Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5089135· OSTI ID:1506115

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Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States). Princeton Plasma Physics Lab

In this letter, we will first relate our previous calculations on the radial electric field at the high confinement H-mode pedestal to the actual magnetic fusion experimental measurements. We will then discuss the new pressure balance due to the E × B current, which is induced by the resulting radial electric field, and its impact on the gyrokinetic MHD equations as well as their conservation properties in the force-free steady state. Here the recent controversy on the H-mode physics will also be addressed.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-09CH11466

OSTI ID:: 1506115

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1504301

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 26, Issue 4; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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