Alpha particle losses from Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor deuterium–tritium plasmas

D. S. Darrow; S. J. Zweben; S. Batha; R. V. Budny; C. E. Bush; Z. Chang; C. Z. Cheng; H. H. Duong; J. Fang; N. J. Fisch; R. Fischer; E. D. Fredrickson; G. Y. fu; R. F. Heeter; W. W. Heidbrink; H. W. Herrmann; M. C. Herrmann; K. Hill; E. F. Jaeger; R. James; R. Majeski; S. S. Medley; M. Murakami; M. Petrov; C. K. Phillips; M. H. Redi; E. Ruskov; D. A. Spong; E. J. Strait; G. Taylor; R. B. White; J. R. Wilson; K. L. Wong; M. C. Zarnstorff

doi:10.1063/1.871983

Alpha particle losses from Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor deuterium–tritium plasmas

D. S. Darrow
, S. J. Zweben
, S. Batha
, R. V. Budny
, C. E. Bush
, Z. Chang
, C. Z. Cheng
, H. H. Duong
, J. Fang
, N. J. Fisch
, R. Fischer
, E. D. Fredrickson
, G. Y. fu
, R. F. Heeter
, W. W. Heidbrink
, H. W. Herrmann
, M. C. Herrmann
, K. Hill
, E. F. Jaeger
, R. James

R. Majeski, S. S. Medley, M. Murakami, M. Petrov, C. K. Phillips, M. H. Redi, E. Ruskov, D. A. Spong, E. J. Strait, G. Taylor, R. B. White, J. R. Wilson, K. L. Wong, M. C. Zarnstorff

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Abstract

Because alpha particle losses can have a significant influence on tokamak reactor viability, the loss of deuterium–tritium alpha particles from the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) [K. M. McGuire et al., Phys. Plasmas 2, 2176 (1995)] has been measured under a wide range of conditions. In TFTR, first orbit loss and stochastic toroidal field ripple diffusion are always present. Other losses can arise due to magnetohydrodynamic instabilities or due to waves in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies. No alpha particle losses have yet been seen due to collective instabilities driven by alphas. Ion Bernstein waves can drive large losses of fast ions from TFTR, and details of those losses support one element of the alpha energy channeling scenario.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1875-1880
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physics of Plasmas
Volume	3
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.871983
State	Published - May 1996
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES
BERNSTEIN MODE
DEUTERIUM
FUSION YIELD
PARTICLE LOSSES
PLASMA SIMULATION
TFTR TOKAMAK
TRITIUM

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Darrow, D. S., Zweben, S. J., Batha, S., Budny, R. V., Bush, C. E., Chang, Z., Cheng, C. Z., Duong, H. H., Fang, J., Fisch, N. J., Fischer, R., Fredrickson, E. D., fu, G. Y., Heeter, R. F., Heidbrink, W. W., Herrmann, H. W., Herrmann, M. C., Hill, K., Jaeger, E. F., ... Zarnstorff, M. C. (1996). Alpha particle losses from Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor deuterium–tritium plasmas. Physics of Plasmas, 3(5), 1875-1880. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.871983

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Alpha particle losses from Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor deuterium–tritium plasmas

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