TEMPERATURE ANISOTROPY IN A CYCLOTRON-RESONANCE HEATED TOKAMAK PLASMA AND THE GENERATION OF POLOIDAL ELECTRIC-FIELD

被引:32
作者
CHOE, W
CHANG, CS
ONO, M
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[1] Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08543
[2] Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, NY 10012
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10.1063/1.871456
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
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The temperature anisotropy generated by cyclotron resonance heating of tokamak plasmas is calculated and the poloidal equilibrium electric field due to the anisotropy is studied. For the calculation of anisotropic temperatures, a bounce-averaged Fokker-Planck equation with a bi-Maxwellian distribution function of heated particles is solved, assuming a moderate wave power and a constant quasilinear cyclotron resonance diffusion coefficient. The poloidal electrostatic potential variation is found to be proportional to the particle density and the degree of temperature anisotropy of warm species. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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