Neoclassical Diffusion of Heavy Impurities in a Rotating Tokamak Plasma

K. L. Wong; Chio-Zong Cheng

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.2643

Neoclassical Diffusion of Heavy Impurities in a Rotating Tokamak Plasma

K. L. Wong, Chio-Zong Cheng

Institute of Space and Plasma Sciences

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Abstract

Particle orbits in a rotating tokamak plasma are calculated from the equation of motion in the frame that rotates with the plasma. It is found that heavy particles in a rotating plasma can drift away from magnetic surfaces significantly faster, resulting in a diffusion coefficient much larger, than for a stationary plasma. Particle simulation is carried out and the results offer a qualitative explanation for some experimental data from the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2643-2646
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	59
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.2643
Publication status	Published - 1987 Jan 1

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Wong, K. L., & Cheng, C-Z. (1987). Neoclassical Diffusion of Heavy Impurities in a Rotating Tokamak Plasma. Physical review letters, 59(23), 2643-2646. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.2643

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