Injection of electrons with predominantly perpendicular energy i

Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Nuclear fusion – Magnetic confinement of plasma

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376133, 376138, G21B 100

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ABSTRACT:
An electron injection scheme for controlling transport in a tokamak plasma. Electrons with predominantly perpendicular energy are injected into a ripple field region created by a group of localized poloidal field bending magnets. The trapped electrons then grad-B drift vertically toward the plasma interior until they are detrapped, charging the plasma negative. Calculations indicate that the highly perpendicular velocity electrons can remain stable against kinetic instabilities in the regime of interest for tokamak experiments. The penetration distance can be controlled by controlling the "ripple mirror ratio", the energy of the injected electrons, and their v.sub..perp. /v.sub.51 ratio. In this scheme, the poloidal torque due to the injected radial current is taken by the magnets and not by the plasma. Injection is accomplished by the flat cathode containing an ECH cavity to pump electrons to high v.sub..perp..

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Taylor et al., "H-Mode Behavior Induced by Cross-Field Currents in a Tokamak", Nov. 20, 1989.
Ono et al., "Electron Ripple Injection for Controlling Tokamak Transport" Nov. 12, 1990.
Choe Et al., "Electron Ripple Injection Experiment in CDX-U" Nov. 4, 1991.

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