A radially resolved kinetic model for nonlocal electron ripple diffusion losses in tokamaks
- Department of Physics and Center for Integrated Plasma Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0390 (United States)
A relatively simple radially resolved kinetic model is applied to the ripple diffusion problem for electrons in tokamaks. The distribution function f(r,v) is defined on a two-dimensional grid, where r is the radial coordinate and v is the velocity coordinate. Particle transport in the radial direction is from ripple and banana diffusion and transport in the velocity direction is described by the Fokker-Planck equation. Particles and energy are replaced by source functions that are adjusted to maintain a constant central density and temperature. The relaxed profiles of f(r,v) show that the electron distribution function at the wall contains suprathermal electrons that have diffused from the interior that enhance ripple transport. The transport at the periphery is therefore nonlocal. The energy replacement times from the computational model are near to the experimental replacement times for tokamak discharges in the compilation by Pfeiffer and Waltz [Nucl. Fusion 19, 51 (1979)].
- OSTI ID:
- 20860238
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 13, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2356023; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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