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Title: The effect of diamagnetic flows on turbulent driven ion toroidal rotation

Abstract

Turbulent momentum redistribution determines the radial profile of rotation in a tokamak. The momentum transport driven by diamagnetic flow effects is an important piece of the radial momentum transport for sub-sonic rotation, which is often observed in experiments. In a non-rotating state, the diamagnetic flow and the E × B flow must cancel. The diamagnetic flow and the E × B flow have different effects on the turbulent momentum flux, and this difference in behavior induces intrinsic rotation. The momentum flux is evaluated using gyrokinetic equations that are corrected to higher order in the ratio of the poloidal Larmor radius to the minor radius, which requires evaluation of the diamagnetic corrections to Maxwellian equilibria. To study the momentum transport due to diamagnetic flow effects, three experimental observations of ion rotation are examined. First, a strong pressure gradient at the plasma edge is shown to result in a significant inward momentum transport due to the diamagnetic effect, which may explain the observed peaking of rotation in a high confinement mode. Second, the direction of momentum transport is shown to change as collisionality increases, which is qualitatively consistent with the observed reversal of intrinsic rotation by varying plasma density and current. Last,more » the dependence of the intrinsic momentum flux on the magnetic shear is found, and it may explain the observed rotation changes in the presence of lower hybrid current drive.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]; ;  [4]
  1. Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, New York 10003 (United States)
  2. Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)
  3. Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3NP (United Kingdom)
  4. General Atomics, San Diego, California 92121 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22253037
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 21; Journal Issue: 5; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; CORRECTIONS; LARMOR RADIUS; LOWER HYBRID CURRENT DRIVE; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA DENSITY; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; TOKAMAK DEVICES

Citation Formats

Lee, J. P., Barnes, M., Parra, F. I., Belli, E. A., and Candy, J. The effect of diamagnetic flows on turbulent driven ion toroidal rotation. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4872322.
Lee, J. P., Barnes, M., Parra, F. I., Belli, E. A., & Candy, J. The effect of diamagnetic flows on turbulent driven ion toroidal rotation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4872322
Lee, J. P., Barnes, M., Parra, F. I., Belli, E. A., and Candy, J. 2014. "The effect of diamagnetic flows on turbulent driven ion toroidal rotation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4872322.
@article{osti_22253037,
title = {The effect of diamagnetic flows on turbulent driven ion toroidal rotation},
author = {Lee, J. P. and Barnes, M. and Parra, F. I. and Belli, E. A. and Candy, J.},
abstractNote = {Turbulent momentum redistribution determines the radial profile of rotation in a tokamak. The momentum transport driven by diamagnetic flow effects is an important piece of the radial momentum transport for sub-sonic rotation, which is often observed in experiments. In a non-rotating state, the diamagnetic flow and the E × B flow must cancel. The diamagnetic flow and the E × B flow have different effects on the turbulent momentum flux, and this difference in behavior induces intrinsic rotation. The momentum flux is evaluated using gyrokinetic equations that are corrected to higher order in the ratio of the poloidal Larmor radius to the minor radius, which requires evaluation of the diamagnetic corrections to Maxwellian equilibria. To study the momentum transport due to diamagnetic flow effects, three experimental observations of ion rotation are examined. First, a strong pressure gradient at the plasma edge is shown to result in a significant inward momentum transport due to the diamagnetic effect, which may explain the observed peaking of rotation in a high confinement mode. Second, the direction of momentum transport is shown to change as collisionality increases, which is qualitatively consistent with the observed reversal of intrinsic rotation by varying plasma density and current. Last, the dependence of the intrinsic momentum flux on the magnetic shear is found, and it may explain the observed rotation changes in the presence of lower hybrid current drive.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4872322},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22253037}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 5,
volume = 21,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Thu May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}