Prospects for alpha particle studies on TFTR

Conference · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6312346

Zweben, S J

TFTR is expected to produce approximately 5 MW of alpha heating during the D/T Q approx. = 1 phase of operation in 1990. At that point the collective confinement properties and the heating effects of alpha particles become accessible for study for the first time. This paper outlines the potential performance of TFTR with respect to alpha particle production, the diagnostics which will be available for alpha particle measurements, and the physics issues which can be studied both before and during D/T operation.

• Research Organization: Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Plasma Physics Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 6312346
• Report Number(s): PPPL-2443; CONF-8606186-4; ON: DE87013202
• Resource Relation: Conference: Symposium on the role of alpha particles in magnetically confined fusion plasmas, Goteborg, Sweden, 24 Jun 1986; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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THERMONUCLEAR IGNITION
ALPHA PARTICLES
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PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PLASMA HEATING
TRITIUM
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
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ISOTOPES
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NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
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TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
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