Physics of Alfvén waves and energetic particles in burning plasmas
Dynamics of shear Alfvén waves and energetic particles are crucial to the performance of
burning fusion plasmas. This article reviews linear as well as nonlinear physics of shear …
burning fusion plasmas. This article reviews linear as well as nonlinear physics of shear …
Energetic particle physics in fusion research in preparation for burning plasma experiments
NN Gorelenkov, SD Pinches, K Toi - Nuclear Fusion, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The area of energetic particle (EP) physics in fusion research has been actively and
extensively researched in recent decades. The progress achieved in advancing and …
extensively researched in recent decades. The progress achieved in advancing and …
Basic physics of Alfvén instabilities driven by energetic particles in toroidally confined plasmas
WW Heidbrink - Physics of Plasmas, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Superthermal energetic particles (EP) often drive shear Alfvén waves unstable in
magnetically confined plasmas. These instabilities constitute a fascinating nonlinear system …
magnetically confined plasmas. These instabilities constitute a fascinating nonlinear system …
Nonlinear dynamics of phase space zonal structures and energetic particle physics in fusion plasmas
A general theoretical framework for investigating the nonlinear dynamics of phase space
zonal structures is presented in this work. It is then, more specifically, applied to the limit …
zonal structures is presented in this work. It is then, more specifically, applied to the limit …
Theory of Alfvén waves and energetic particle physics in burning plasmas
We present an overview on one issue of practical interest for burning plasmas, ie whether
fast ions and charged fusion products are sufficiently well confined such that they transfer …
fast ions and charged fusion products are sufficiently well confined such that they transfer …
Theory on excitations of drift Alfvén waves by energetic particles. II. The general fishbone-like dispersion relation
The theoretical framework of the general fishbone-like dispersion relation (GFLDR),
presented and discussed in the Companion Paper [Phys. Plasmas 21, 072120 (2014)], is …
presented and discussed in the Companion Paper [Phys. Plasmas 21, 072120 (2014)], is …
Super-thermal particles in hot plasmas—Kinetic models, numerical solution strategies, and comparison to tokamak experiments
P Lauber - Physics Reports, 2013 - Elsevier
The excitation of collective instabilities by super-thermal particles in hot plasmas and the
related transport processes attract increasing interest due to their fundamental challenges …
related transport processes attract increasing interest due to their fundamental challenges …
On velocity space interrogation regions of fast-ion collective Thomson scattering at ITER
M Salewski, SK Nielsen, H Bindslev, V Furtula… - Nuclear …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
The collective Thomson scattering (CTS) diagnostic proposed for ITER is designed to
measure projected 1D fast-ion velocity distribution functions at several spatial locations …
measure projected 1D fast-ion velocity distribution functions at several spatial locations …
Simulations tackle abrupt massive migrations of energetic beam ions in a tokamak plasma
A Bierwage, K Shinohara, Y Todo, N Aiba… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
In the late 1990s, fusion scientists at the Japanese tokamak JT-60U discovered abrupt large-
amplitude events during beam-driven deuterium plasma experiments. A large spike in the …
amplitude events during beam-driven deuterium plasma experiments. A large spike in the …
Comparison of fast ion collective Thomson scattering measurements at ASDEX Upgrade with numerical simulations
M Salewski, F Meo, M Stejner, O Asunta… - Nuclear …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Collective Thomson scattering (CTS) experiments were carried out at ASDEX Upgrade to
measure the one-dimensional velocity distribution functions of fast ion populations. These …
measure the one-dimensional velocity distribution functions of fast ion populations. These …