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Variational formalism for kinetic-MHD instabilities in tokamaks

Abstract

A variational formalism that includes in a consistent way the tokamak plasma fluid response to an electromagnetic field as well as the particle-field resonant interaction effects is presented. The integrability of the unperturbed motion of the particles is used to establish a general functional similar to the classical Lagrangian for the electromagnetic field, which is extremum with respect to the field potentials. This functional is the sum of fluid terms closely related to the classical MHD energy and of resonant terms describing the kinetic effects. The formalism is used to study a critical issue in tokamak confinement, namely the sawteeth stabilization by energetic particles.
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
EUR-CEA-FC-1393
Reference Number:
SCA: 700340; PA: FRD-92:000883; SN: 92000757184
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jul 1991
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; TOKAMAK DEVICES; PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES; SAWTOOTH OSCILLATIONS; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; COLLISIONLESS PLASMA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; 700340; PLASMA WAVES, OSCILLATIONS, AND INSTABILITIES
OSTI ID:
10152482
Research Organizations:
Association Euratom-CEA, Centre d`Etudes Nucleaires de Cadarache, 13 - Saint-Paul-lez-Durance (France). Dept. de Recherches sur la Fusion Controlee
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: TI92526889; TRN: FR9200883
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
28 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Edery, D, Garbet, X, Roubin, J P, and Samain, A. Variational formalism for kinetic-MHD instabilities in tokamaks. France: N. p., 1991. Web.
Edery, D, Garbet, X, Roubin, J P, & Samain, A. Variational formalism for kinetic-MHD instabilities in tokamaks. France.
Edery, D, Garbet, X, Roubin, J P, and Samain, A. 1991. "Variational formalism for kinetic-MHD instabilities in tokamaks." France.
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title = {Variational formalism for kinetic-MHD instabilities in tokamaks}
author = {Edery, D, Garbet, X, Roubin, J P, and Samain, A}
abstractNote = {A variational formalism that includes in a consistent way the tokamak plasma fluid response to an electromagnetic field as well as the particle-field resonant interaction effects is presented. The integrability of the unperturbed motion of the particles is used to establish a general functional similar to the classical Lagrangian for the electromagnetic field, which is extremum with respect to the field potentials. This functional is the sum of fluid terms closely related to the classical MHD energy and of resonant terms describing the kinetic effects. The formalism is used to study a critical issue in tokamak confinement, namely the sawteeth stabilization by energetic particles.}
place = {France}
year = {1991}
month = {Jul}
}