Properties of the ion-ion hybrid resonator in fusion plasmas

[摘要] The project developed theoretical and numerical descriptions of the properties of ion-ion hybrid Alfv??n resonators that are expected to arise in the operation of a fusion reactor. The methodology and theoretical concepts were successfully compared to observations made in basic experiments in the LAPD device at UCLA. An assessment was made of the excitation of resonator modes by energetic alpha particles for burning plasma conditions expected in the ITER device. The broader impacts included the generation of basic insight useful to magnetic fusion and space science researchers, defining new avenues for exploration in basic laboratory experiments, establishing broader contacts between experimentalists and theoreticians, completion of a Ph.D. dissertation, and promotion of interest in science through community outreach events and classroom instruction.

[发布日期] 2015-10-06

[学科分类] 原子、分子光学和等离子物理

[关键词] ALFVEN WAVES;IONS;ITER TOKAMAK;ALPHA PARTICLES;PLASMA;EXCITATION;OPERATION;MATHEMATICAL MODELS Alfven resonators;ITER;alpha particles