Reversal of turbulent gyroBohm isotope scaling due to nonadiabatic electron drive
Abstract
Here, the influence of kinetic electrons on the isotope scaling of gyrokinetic turbulent energy flux is assessed. A simple framework is used to study the transition from ion-dominated turbulence regimes to regimes where electron and ion transport levels are comparable. In the ion-dominated regime, the turbulent ion energy flux increases as the ion mass increases, in agreement with simple gyroBohm scaling arguments. Conversely, in the latter regime for which the influence of electrons is significant, a strong reversal from the gyroBohm scaling is observed which cannot be captured by mixing length estimates. In this reversed regime, the turbulent ion energy flux decreases as ion mass increases. The reversal is controlled by finite electron-to-ion mass-ratio dependence of the nonadiabatic electron response. This mass-ratio dependence is dominated by the parallel motion terms in the electron gyrokinetic equation, and provides a correction to the bounce-averaged electron limit which is independent of mass ratio. The finite-mass correction is larger for light ions and explains the observed gyroBohm reversal for hydrogen plasmas. Lastly, an implication is that isotope scaling may not be properly described by simplified fluid or bounce-averaged electron equations.
- Authors:
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- General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1559134
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FC02-04ER54698; FG02-95ER54309; FC02-06ER54873; SC0017992
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physics of Plasmas
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 26; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Belli, E. A., Candy, J., and Waltz, R. E. Reversal of turbulent gyroBohm isotope scaling due to nonadiabatic electron drive. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.5110401.
Belli, E. A., Candy, J., & Waltz, R. E. Reversal of turbulent gyroBohm isotope scaling due to nonadiabatic electron drive. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5110401
Belli, E. A., Candy, J., and Waltz, R. E. Tue .
"Reversal of turbulent gyroBohm isotope scaling due to nonadiabatic electron drive". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5110401. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1559134.
@article{osti_1559134,
title = {Reversal of turbulent gyroBohm isotope scaling due to nonadiabatic electron drive},
author = {Belli, E. A. and Candy, J. and Waltz, R. E.},
abstractNote = {Here, the influence of kinetic electrons on the isotope scaling of gyrokinetic turbulent energy flux is assessed. A simple framework is used to study the transition from ion-dominated turbulence regimes to regimes where electron and ion transport levels are comparable. In the ion-dominated regime, the turbulent ion energy flux increases as the ion mass increases, in agreement with simple gyroBohm scaling arguments. Conversely, in the latter regime for which the influence of electrons is significant, a strong reversal from the gyroBohm scaling is observed which cannot be captured by mixing length estimates. In this reversed regime, the turbulent ion energy flux decreases as ion mass increases. The reversal is controlled by finite electron-to-ion mass-ratio dependence of the nonadiabatic electron response. This mass-ratio dependence is dominated by the parallel motion terms in the electron gyrokinetic equation, and provides a correction to the bounce-averaged electron limit which is independent of mass ratio. The finite-mass correction is larger for light ions and explains the observed gyroBohm reversal for hydrogen plasmas. Lastly, an implication is that isotope scaling may not be properly described by simplified fluid or bounce-averaged electron equations.},
doi = {10.1063/1.5110401},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
number = 8,
volume = 26,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 13 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Aug 13 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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