TAE Saturation of Alpha Particle Driven Instability in TFTR
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
A nonlinear theory of kinetic instabilities near threshold [H.L. Berk, et al., Plasma Phys. Rep. 23, (1997) 842] is applied to calculate the saturation level of Toroidicity-induced Alfvén Eigenmodes (TAE) and be compared with the predictions of (delta)f method calculations [Y. Chen, Ph.D. Thesis, Princeton University, 1998]. Good agreement is observed between the predictions of both methods and the predicted saturation levels are comparable with experimentally measured amplitudes of the TAE oscillations in TFTR [D.J. Grove and D.M. Meade, Nucl. Fusion 25, (1985) 1167].
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03073
- OSTI ID:
- 2557
- Report Number(s):
- PPPL-3317; ON: DE00002557
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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