Inductive currents in an RF driven plasma
Abstract
Inductive effects are included in a self-consistent current drive model for axisymmetric tokamak plasmas used in the two-dimensional current drive/MHD equilibrium code, RIP. Previous simulations of current driven equilibria allowed for the steady-state calculation of bootstrap and RF currents. The addition of an inductive current is applied to enhance accurate design and interpretation of tokamak experiments. A convenient expression for the ohmic resistance in a tokamak plasma is derived to aid in the design of reactor grade MHD equilibria.
- Publication:
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Unknown
- Pub Date:
- August 1991
- Bibcode:
- 1991icrd.rept.....K
- Keywords:
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- Plasma Currents;
- Plasma Equilibrium;
- Plasma Heating;
- Radio Frequency Heating;
- Tokamak Devices;
- Electrical Resistivity;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Stability;
- Plasma Physics