TY - GEN
T1 - Theoretical analysis of the ECH effect on the energetic particle driven modes stability in Heliotron J
AU - Varela, J.
AU - Nagasaki, K.
AU - Nagaoka, K.
AU - Yamamoto, S.
AU - Spong, D.
AU - Garcia, L.
AU - Cappa, A.
AU - Watanabe, K. Y.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 47th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2021. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The aim of the study is to analyze the stability of the Energetic Particle Modes (EPM) and Alfven Eigenmodes (AE) in Heliotron J if the electron cyclotron heating (ECH) is applied. The analysis is performed using the code FAR3d [1]. The simulations indicate that the modes with the largest growth rate in the Heliotron J high bumpiness (HB) and medium bumpiness (MB) magnetic configurations are n/m = 1/2 and 2/4 global AE (GAE). On the other hand, the simulations for the low bumpiness (LB) configurations show the destabilization of 1/2 EPM and 2/4 GAE. The simulations for LB configuration show a dominant stabilizing effect of the continuum damping with respect to the increase of the EP β as Te increases. On the other hand, the simulations for the HB and MB configurations indicate that the further destabilization of the AE/EPM caused by the increase of the EP β with Te is larger with respect to the stabilizing effect of the continuum damping.
AB - The aim of the study is to analyze the stability of the Energetic Particle Modes (EPM) and Alfven Eigenmodes (AE) in Heliotron J if the electron cyclotron heating (ECH) is applied. The analysis is performed using the code FAR3d [1]. The simulations indicate that the modes with the largest growth rate in the Heliotron J high bumpiness (HB) and medium bumpiness (MB) magnetic configurations are n/m = 1/2 and 2/4 global AE (GAE). On the other hand, the simulations for the low bumpiness (LB) configurations show the destabilization of 1/2 EPM and 2/4 GAE. The simulations for LB configuration show a dominant stabilizing effect of the continuum damping with respect to the increase of the EP β as Te increases. On the other hand, the simulations for the HB and MB configurations indicate that the further destabilization of the AE/EPM caused by the increase of the EP β with Te is larger with respect to the stabilizing effect of the continuum damping.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85119652778
T3 - 47th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2021
SP - 836
EP - 839
BT - 47th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2021
PB - European Physical Society (EPS)
T2 - 47th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2021
Y2 - 21 June 2021 through 25 June 2021
ER -