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Self-sustained magnetic braiding in toroidal plasmas

Abstract

Theory for the magnetic braiding in toroidal plasmas, which is caused by microscopic pressure-gradient-driven turbulence, is developed. When the pressure gradient exceeds a threshold, the self-sustaining of the magnetic braiding and enhanced anomalous transport occur. The balance between the nonlinear destabilization and nonlinear stabilization, which determines the stationary turbulence, is solved analytically for the case of interchange mode. The enhanced thermal conductivity and magnetic perturbation amplitude as well as the threshold pressure gradient are obtained. Cusp-type catastrophe is predicted, allowing the abrupt burst of magnetic perturbations. (author).
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 1994
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
NIFS-288
Reference Number:
SCA: 700340; PA: JPN-95:001148; EDB-95:039792; SN: 95001344948
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jul 1994
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; TURBULENCE; MAGNETIC SURFACES; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PLASMA PRESSURE; FLUTE INSTABILITY; FLUCTUATIONS; ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; 700340; PLASMA WAVES, OSCILLATIONS, AND INSTABILITIES
OSTI ID:
10121614
Research Organizations:
National Inst. for Fusion Science, Nagoya (Japan)
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE95747843; TRN: JP9501148
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS; INIS
Submitting Site:
JPN
Size:
19 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Itoh, K, Fukuyama, A, Itoh, S, Yagi, M, and Azumi, M. Self-sustained magnetic braiding in toroidal plasmas. Japan: N. p., 1994. Web.
Itoh, K, Fukuyama, A, Itoh, S, Yagi, M, & Azumi, M. Self-sustained magnetic braiding in toroidal plasmas. Japan.
Itoh, K, Fukuyama, A, Itoh, S, Yagi, M, and Azumi, M. 1994. "Self-sustained magnetic braiding in toroidal plasmas." Japan.
@misc{etde_10121614,
title = {Self-sustained magnetic braiding in toroidal plasmas}
author = {Itoh, K, Fukuyama, A, Itoh, S, Yagi, M, and Azumi, M}
abstractNote = {Theory for the magnetic braiding in toroidal plasmas, which is caused by microscopic pressure-gradient-driven turbulence, is developed. When the pressure gradient exceeds a threshold, the self-sustaining of the magnetic braiding and enhanced anomalous transport occur. The balance between the nonlinear destabilization and nonlinear stabilization, which determines the stationary turbulence, is solved analytically for the case of interchange mode. The enhanced thermal conductivity and magnetic perturbation amplitude as well as the threshold pressure gradient are obtained. Cusp-type catastrophe is predicted, allowing the abrupt burst of magnetic perturbations. (author).}
place = {Japan}
year = {1994}
month = {Jul}
}