Theory of drift and trapped-electron instabilities

Technical Report · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6890582

Chen, L; Cheng, C Z; Frieman, E A

This paper deals with the theoretical investigation of low-frequency drift and trapped-particle instabilities in systems with magnetic shear, by analytic and numerical procedures and by computer simulations. In particular, results are presented for calculations which demonstrate: (1) the stability of both collisionless and dissipative drift eigenmodes at long radial wavelengths (k/sub r/ rho/sub i/ < 1) in a sheared slab (one-dimensional) geometry; (2) the presence and structure of drift and trapped-electron eigenmodes in an axisymmetric toroidal (two-dimensional) geometry; and (3) the nonlinear evolution and resultant anomalous transport from trapped-electron instabilities.

• Research Organization: Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Plasma Physics Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-3073
• OSTI ID: 6890582
• Report Number(s): PPPL-1467
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700107* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Instabilities
ANNULAR SPACE
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
CONFIGURATION
DRIFT INSTABILITY
INSTABILITY
MAGNETIC FIELDS
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES
PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES
SHEAR
SIMULATION
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TOKAMAK DEVICES
TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION
TRAPPED-PARTICLE INSTABILITY