Non-Axisymmetric Shaping of Tokamaks Preserving Quasi-Axisymmetry

[摘要] If quasi-axisymmetry is preserved, non-axisymmetric shaping can be used to design tokamaks that do not require current drive, are resilient to disruptions, and have robust plasma stability without feedback. Suggestions for addressing the critical issues of tokamaks can only be validated when presented with sufficient specificity that validating experiments can be designed. The purpose of this paper is provide that specificity for non-axisymmetric shaping. To our knowledge, no other suggestions for the solution of a number of tokamak issues, such as disruptions, have reached this level of specificity. Sequences of three-field-period quasi-axisymmetric plasmas are studied. These sequences address the questions: (1) What can be achieved at various levels of non-axisymmetric shaping? (2) What simplifications to the coils can be achieved by going to a larger aspect ratio? (3) What range of shaping can be achieved in a single experimental facility? The sequences of plasmas found in this study provide a set of interesting and potentially important configurations.

[发布日期] 2009-06-05

[学科分类] 原子、分子光学和等离子物理

[关键词] ASPECT RATIO;DESIGN;FEEDBACK;PLASMA;SPECIFICITY;STABILITY MHD Instability;Tokamaks;Stellarators