FY-2015 FES (Fusion and Energy Sciences) Joint Research Target: Final Report for the Period October 1st, 2014, through September 30th, 2015

Podesta, M.¹  Holcomb, C.²  Wallace, G.³  Gerhardt, S. P.¹  Scott, S. D.¹  Solomon, W.¹ 

[1] Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States);Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States);Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center

关键词: PLASMA CONFINEMENT;    PLASMA INSTABILITY;    PRESSURE DEPENDENCE;    TOKAMAK DEVICES;    CURRENT-DRIVE HEATING;    COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS;    CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT;    DEPOSITION;    ELECTRIC CURRENTS;    PLASMA HEATING;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1272363
RP-ID  :  None
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1272363
Others  :  TRN: US1601654

学科分类：原子、分子光学和等离子物理

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Annual JRT-15 Target: Conduct experiments and analysis to quantify the impact of broadened current and pressure profiles on tokamak plasma confinement and stability. Broadened pressure profiles generally improve global stability but can also affect transport and confinement, while broadened current profiles can have both beneficial and adverse impacts on confinement and stability. This research will examine a variety of heating and current drive techniques in order to validate theoretical models of both the actuator performance and the transport and global stability response to varied heating and current drive deposition.