A model for the fast evaluation of prompt losses of energetic ions in stellarators

J. L. Velasco, I. Calvo, S. Mulas, E. Sánchez, F. I. Parra, A. Cappa

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Abstract

A good understanding of the confinement of energetic ions in non-axisymmetric magnetic fields is key for the design of reactors based on the stellarator concept. In this work, we develop a model that, based on the radially-local bounce-averaged drift-kinetic equation, classifies orbits and succeeds in predicting configuration-dependent aspects of the prompt losses of energetic ions in stellarators. Such a model could in turn be employed in the optimization stage of the design of new devices.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number116059
JournalNuclear Fusion
Volume61
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2021
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

  • energetic particles
  • neoclassical theory
  • optimization
  • stellarators

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