Theoretical studies of Elmo Bumpy Torus. Annual report

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5916061

The work was divided into four basic areas. Studies of the effect of waves on stability and transport considered the possibility of using radio frequency waves to stabilize interchange modes, as well as the general problem of influencing plasma transport by wave absorption. Studies related to wave heating of plasmas considered nonlinear effects such as mode conversion and parametric absorption, along with studies of the structure of ion cyclotron waves in a strongly bumpy geometry. Ring physics studies added nonadiabaticity and whistler instabilities to the model, producing a fairly realistic picture of energy balance, power requirements, and scaling for hot electron rings. Finally, studies analyzing EBT transport data were performed, with emphasis on testing various hypotheses for apparent anomalies in the EBT.

• Research Organization: JAYCOR, San Diego, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-82ER53126
• OSTI ID: 5916061
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/53126-T2; ON: DE85007202
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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BUMPY TORI
ECR HEATING
ELECTRON RINGS
ELMO BUMPY TORUS
ELMO DEVICES
HEATING
HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING
INSTABILITY
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
PARAMETRIC INSTABILITIES
PLASMA HEATING
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SCALING LAWS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES