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Sheared poloidal flow driven by mode conversion in tokamak plasmas.

E F Jaeger1, L A Berry, J R Myra

  • 1Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-8071, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|June 6, 2003
PubMed
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Mode conversion in tokamak plasmas generates poloidal forces. These forces, driven by a poloidal magnetic field, create sheared poloidal flows via wave damping near the mode conversion surface.

Area of Science:

  • Plasma physics
  • Fusion energy research
  • Magnetohydrodynamics

Background:

  • Tokamak plasmas exhibit complex wave phenomena crucial for understanding fusion energy.
  • Mode conversion processes, particularly near the ion-ion hybrid resonance, are key to energy deposition and plasma control.
  • The role of poloidal magnetic fields in driving these wave dynamics has been an area of active investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the generation of poloidal forces resulting from mode conversion in tokamak plasmas.
  • To analyze the influence of the poloidal magnetic field on wave propagation and damping.
  • To quantify the resulting poloidal flows and compare them with experimental observations.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a two-dimensional integral full-wave model to simulate wave behavior.

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  • Analyzing the transition from fast magnetosonic waves to slow ion cyclotron waves near the ion-ion hybrid resonance.
  • Examining the impact of the poloidal field on the parallel wave spectrum and wave damping.

    • Main Results:

    • Mode conversion near the ion-ion hybrid resonance is dominated by a fast magnetosonic to slow ion cyclotron wave transition.
    • The poloidal magnetic field induces significant variations in the parallel wave spectrum, leading to localized wave damping.
    • Poloidal forces generated in a narrow layer near the mode conversion surface drive sheared poloidal flows.

    Conclusions:

    • The study successfully models poloidal forces driven by mode conversion in tokamak plasmas.
    • The findings highlight the significant role of the poloidal magnetic field in generating sheared poloidal flows.
    • The calculated flows are comparable to those observed in ion Bernstein wave experiments, validating the model.