Current in wave driven plasmas

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5509273· OSTI ID:5509273

Karney, C F.F.; Fisch, N J

A theory for the generation of current in a toroidal plasma by radio-frequency waves is presented. The effect of an opposing electric field is included, allowing the case of time varying currents to be studied. The key quantities that characterize this regime are identified and numerically calculated. Circuit equations suitable for use in ray-tracing and transport codes are given.

• Research Organization: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 5509273
• Report Number(s): PPPL-2222; ON: DE85013761
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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