Formation, spin-up, and stability of field-reversed configurations

Omelchenko, Yuri A.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.92.023105

Title: Formation, spin-up, and stability of field-reversed configurations

Abstract

Formation, spontaneous spin-up and stability of theta-pinch formed field-reversed configurations are studied self-consistently in three dimensions with a multiscale hybrid model that treats all plasma ions as full-orbit collisional macro-particles and the electrons as a massless quasineutral fluid. The end-to-end hybrid simulations for the first time reveal poloidal profiles of implosion-driven fast toroidal plasma rotation and demonstrate three well-known discharge regimes as a function of experimental parameters: the decaying stable configuration, the tilt unstable configuration and the nonlinear evolution of a fast growing tearing mode.

Authors:

Omelchenko, Yuri A. ^[1]

Trinium Research, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Trinum Research, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)

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

OSTI Identifier:: 1209385

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1212494

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012345

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 92; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1539-3755

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; FRC; plasma; magnetic fusion; simulation

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  title        = {Formation, spin-up, and stability of field-reversed configurations},

  author       = {Omelchenko, Yuri A.},

  abstractNote = {Formation, spontaneous spin-up and stability of theta-pinch formed field-reversed configurations are studied self-consistently in three dimensions with a multiscale hybrid model that treats all plasma ions as full-orbit collisional macro-particles and the electrons as a massless quasineutral fluid. The end-to-end hybrid simulations for the first time reveal poloidal profiles of implosion-driven fast toroidal plasma rotation and demonstrate three well-known discharge regimes as a function of experimental parameters: the decaying stable configuration, the tilt unstable configuration and the nonlinear evolution of a fast growing tearing mode.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevE.92.023105},

  journal      = {Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics},

  number       = 2,

  volume       = 92,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

  month        = {Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015}

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