Modeling of Low Frequency MHD Induced Beam Ion Transport In NSTX

Gorelenkov, N N; Medley, S S

doi:10.2172/828500

Title: Modeling of Low Frequency MHD Induced Beam Ion Transport In NSTX

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Beam ion transport in the presence of low frequency MHD activity in National Spherical Tokamak Experiment (NSTX) plasma is modeled numerically and analyzed theoretically in order to understand basic underlying physical mechanisms responsible for the observed fast ion redistribution and losses. Numerical modeling of the beam ions flux into the NPA in NSTX shows that after the onset of low frequency MHD activity high energy part of beam ion distribution, E{sub b} > 40keV, is redistributed radially due to stochastic diffusion. Such diffusion is caused by high order harmonics of the transit frequency resonance overlap in the phase space. Large drift orbit radial width induces such high order resonances. Characteristic confinement time is deduced from the measured NPA energy spectrum and is typically {approx} 4msec. Considered MHD activity may induce losses on the order of 10% at the internal magnetic field perturbation {delta}B/B = {Omicron} (10{sup -3}), which is comparable to the prompt orbit losses.

Authors:: Gorelenkov, N N; Medley, S S

Publication Date:: 2004-07-16

Research Org.:: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC) (US)

OSTI Identifier:: 828500

Report Number(s):: PPPL-3986
TRN: US0404006

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-76CH03073

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 16 Jul 2004

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; CONFINEMENT TIME; DIFFUSION; DISTRIBUTION; HARMONICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHASE SPACE; PLASMA; RESONANCE; SIMULATION; TRANSPORT; BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS (MHD); TOKAMAKS, NSTX

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                    Gorelenkov, N N, and Medley, S S. Modeling of Low Frequency MHD Induced Beam Ion Transport In NSTX.  United States: N. p., 2004. 
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                    Gorelenkov, N N, & Medley, S S. Modeling of Low Frequency MHD Induced Beam Ion Transport In NSTX.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/828500

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        "Modeling of Low Frequency MHD Induced Beam Ion Transport In NSTX".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/828500.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/828500.

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