Self-consistent simulation of compressional Alfvén eigenmodes excitation and runaway electron diffusion in tokamak disruptions

Liu, Chang; Lvovskiy, Andrey; Paz-Soldan, Carlos; Jardin, Stephen; Bhattacharjee, Amitava

doi:10.34770/stwa-qh32

Title: Self-consistent simulation of compressional Alfvén eigenmodes excitation and runaway electron diffusion in tokamak disruptions

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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory; Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Publication Date:: Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 2023

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-09CH11466; AC05-00OR22725; SC0016268

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

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

Subject:: Alfvén mode; Disruption; Kinetic-MHD simulation; Runaway electron; Tokamak

OSTI Identifier:: 2001092

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.34770/stwa-qh32

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                    Liu, Chang, Lvovskiy, Andrey, Paz-Soldan, Carlos, Jardin, Stephen, and Bhattacharjee, Amitava. Self-consistent simulation of compressional Alfvén eigenmodes excitation and runaway electron diffusion in tokamak disruptions.  United States: N. p., 2023. 
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                    Liu, Chang, Lvovskiy, Andrey, Paz-Soldan, Carlos, Jardin, Stephen, & Bhattacharjee, Amitava. Self-consistent simulation of compressional Alfvén eigenmodes excitation and runaway electron diffusion in tokamak disruptions.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.34770/stwa-qh32

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                    Liu, Chang, Lvovskiy, Andrey, Paz-Soldan, Carlos, Jardin, Stephen, and Bhattacharjee, Amitava. 2023.  
"Self-consistent simulation of compressional Alfvén eigenmodes excitation and runaway electron diffusion in tokamak disruptions".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.34770/stwa-qh32.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2001092. Pub date:Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 2023

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