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Formation of hot ion populations in fusion plasmas by close collisions with fast particles

Abstract

As fusion-generated {alpha}-particles or RF-heated minority ions in a fusion plasma collide with impurity ions, the latter can be accelerated to energies of several MeV, a fact which may be useful for diagnostic purposes. In this study, the source strength and the distribution function of the hot ion population thus created is calculated. Account is taken to the effects of nuclear elastic scattering and velocity-space anisotropy. In addition, the distribution of near-7-MeV {alpha}-particles formed in close collisions between 3.5 MeV {alpha}-particles is determined. (au) (20 refs.).
Authors:
Helander, P; Lisak, M; [1]  Ryutov, D D [2] 
  1. Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Goeteborg (Sweden). Inst. for Electromagnetic Field Theory and Plasma Physics
  2. Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1992
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
CTH-IEFT-PP-1992-11
Reference Number:
SCA: 700330; PA: AIX-24:025213; SN: 93000948433
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1992
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ALPHA PARTICLES; COLLISIONAL PLASMA; ANISOTROPY; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; COLLISIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; KINETICS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA IMPURITIES; SCATTERING; 700330; PLASMA KINETICS, TRANSPORT, AND IMPURITIES
OSTI ID:
10128023
Research Organizations:
Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Goeteborg (Sweden). Inst. for Electromagnetic Field Theory and Plasma Physics
Country of Origin:
Sweden
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93617817; TRN: SE9200368025213
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS; INIS
Submitting Site:
SWDN
Size:
[26] p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 04, 2005

Citation Formats

Helander, P, Lisak, M, and Ryutov, D D. Formation of hot ion populations in fusion plasmas by close collisions with fast particles. Sweden: N. p., 1992. Web.
Helander, P, Lisak, M, & Ryutov, D D. Formation of hot ion populations in fusion plasmas by close collisions with fast particles. Sweden.
Helander, P, Lisak, M, and Ryutov, D D. 1992. "Formation of hot ion populations in fusion plasmas by close collisions with fast particles." Sweden.
@misc{etde_10128023,
title = {Formation of hot ion populations in fusion plasmas by close collisions with fast particles}
author = {Helander, P, Lisak, M, and Ryutov, D D}
abstractNote = {As fusion-generated {alpha}-particles or RF-heated minority ions in a fusion plasma collide with impurity ions, the latter can be accelerated to energies of several MeV, a fact which may be useful for diagnostic purposes. In this study, the source strength and the distribution function of the hot ion population thus created is calculated. Account is taken to the effects of nuclear elastic scattering and velocity-space anisotropy. In addition, the distribution of near-7-MeV {alpha}-particles formed in close collisions between 3.5 MeV {alpha}-particles is determined. (au) (20 refs.).}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1992}
month = {Dec}
}