论文信息 - Time-Scales for Non-Inductive Current Buildup in Low-Aspect-Ratio Toroidal Geometry

Time-Scales for Non-Inductive Current Buildup in Low-Aspect-Ratio Toroidal Geometry

The fundamental differences between inductive and non-inductive current buildup are clarified and the associated time-scales and other implications are discussed. A simulation is presented whereby the plasma current in a low-aspect-ratio torus is increased primarily by the self-generated bootstrap current with only 10% coming from external current drive. The maximum obtainable plasma current by this process is shown to scale with the toroidal field strength. The basic physics setting the time-scales can be obtained from a 1D analysis. Comparisons are made between the timescales found here and those reported in the experimental literature.

S. C. Jardin | S. Jardin

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