TAE modes and MHD activity in TFTR DT plasmas [electronic resource].
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1995.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description
- 17 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- Princeton University, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary
- The high power deuterium and tritium experiments on TFTR have produced fusion a parameters similar to those expected on ITER. The achieved β{sub α}/β and the R{triangledown}β{sub α} in TFRR D-T shots are 1/2 to 1/3 those predicted in the ITER EDA. Studies of the initial TFTR D-T plasmas find no evidence that the presence of the fast fusion α population has affected the stability of MHD, with the possible exception of Toroidal Alfven Eigenmodes (TAE`s). The initial TFTR DT plasmas had MHD activity similar to that commonly seen in deuterium plasmas. Operation of TFTR at plasma currents of 2.0--2.5 MA has greatly reduced the deleterious effects of MHD commonly observed at lower currents. Even at these higher currents, the performance of TFTR is limited by β-limit disruptions. The effects of MHD on D-T fusion α`s was similar to effects observed on other fusion products in D only plasmas.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:pppl--3085
E 1.99: iaea-cn--60/a-2-ii-5
E 1.99:conf-940933--41
conf-940933--41
iaea-cn--60/a-2-ii-5
pppl--3085 - Subject(s)
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- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
03/01/1995.
"pppl--3085"
" iaea-cn--60/a-2-ii-5"
"conf-940933--41"
"DE95009396"
15. international conference on plasma physics and controlled nuclear fusion research, Madrid (Spain), 26 Sep - 1 Oct 1994.
Bell, M.; Fredrickson, E.; Batha, S. - Funding Information
- AC02-76CH03073
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