Abstract
An experiment of alpha-channeling simulation in the D-III-D tokamak was discussed. It was found that Alfvén instabilities can reduce the central magnetic shear via redistribution of energetic ions. It was shown that Alfvén modes alone selectively move some α particles to form a transport barrier, in addition to electron heating. It was suggested that they can susgtain a steady state internal transport barrier as demonstrated in the DIII-D tokamak experiment.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 085002 |
Pages (from-to) | 085002-1-085002-4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 20 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This work is supported by U.S. DoE under Con?>tracts No. DE-AC02-76CH03073 and No. DE-AC03-99ER54463.
Funders | Funder number |
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U.S. Department of Energy | DE-AC02-76CH03073, DE-AC03-99ER54463 |