Initial confinement studies of ohmically heated plasmas in the tokamak fusion test reactor

Journal Article · Mon Apr 23 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.52.1492· OSTI ID:6810379

Efthimion, P C; Bell, M; Blanchard, W R; Bretz, N; Cecchi, J L; Coonrod, J; Davis, S; Dylla, H F; Fonck, R; Furth, H P

Initial operation of the tokamak fusion test reactor has concentrated upon confinement studies of ohmically heated hydrogen and deuterium plasmas. Total energy confinement times (tau/sub E/) are 0.1--0.2 s for a line-average density range (n-bar/sub e/) of (1--2.5) x 10/sup 19/ m/sup -3/ with electron temperatures of T/sub e/(o)approx.1.2--2.2 keV, ion temperatures of T/sub i/(0)approx.0.9--1.5 keV, and Z/sub eff/approx.3. A comparison of Princeton large torus, poloidal divertor experiment, and tokamak fusion test reactor plasma confinement supports a dimension-cubed scaling law.

• Research Organization: Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 6810379
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 52:17; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700101* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Confinement
Heating
& Production
CONFINEMENT
CORRELATIONS
DATA
DEUTERIUM
ELECTRIC HEATING
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HEATING
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INFORMATION
ION TEMPERATURE
ISOTOPES
JOULE HEATING
LIGHT NUCLEI
NONMETALS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
OPERATION
PLASMA
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
PLASMA HEATING
RESISTANCE HEATING
STABLE ISOTOPES
TFTR REACTORS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TIME DEPENDENCE
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS