Alpha particle losses from Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor deuterium–tritium plasmas

D. S. Darrow, S. J. Zweben, S. Batha, R. V. Budny, C. E. Bush, Z. Chang, C. Z. Cheng, H. H. Duong, J. Fang, N. J. Fisch, R. Fischer, E. D. Fredrickson, G. Y. fu, R. F. Heeter, W. W. Heidbrink, H. W. Herrmann, M. C. Herrmann, K. Hill, E. F. Jaeger, R. JamesR. Majeski, S. S. Medley, M. Murakami, M. Petrov, C. K. Phillips, M. H. Redi, E. Ruskov, D. A. Spong, E. J. Strait, G. Taylor, R. B. White, J. R. Wilson, K. L. Wong, M. C. Zarnstorff

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Abstract

Because alpha particle losses can have a significant influence on tokamak reactor viability, the loss of deuterium–tritium alpha particles from the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) [K. M. McGuire et al., Phys. Plasmas 2, 2176 (1995)] has been measured under a wide range of conditions. In TFTR, first orbit loss and stochastic toroidal field ripple diffusion are always present. Other losses can arise due to magnetohydrodynamic instabilities or due to waves in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies. No alpha particle losses have yet been seen due to collective instabilities driven by alphas. Ion Bernstein waves can drive large losses of fast ions from TFTR, and details of those losses support one element of the alpha energy channeling scenario.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)1875-1880
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics of Plasmas
Volume3
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1996

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

  • ALPHA PARTICLES
  • BERNSTEIN MODE
  • DEUTERIUM
  • FUSION YIELD
  • PARTICLE LOSSES
  • PLASMA SIMULATION
  • TFTR TOKAMAK
  • TRITIUM

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