Acceleration of beam ions during major-radius compression in the tokamak fusion test reactor

K. L. Wong, M. Bitter, G. W. Hammett, W. Heidbrink, H. Hendel, R. Kaita, S. Scott, J. D. Strachan, G. Tait, M. G. Bell, R. Budny, C. Bush, A. Chan, J. Coonrod, P. C. Efthimion, A. C. England, H. P. Eubank, E. Fredrickson, H. P. Furth, Robert James GoldstonB. Grek, L. Grisham, R. J. Hawryluk, K. W. Hill, D. Johnson, J. Kamperschroer, H. Kugel, C. Ma, D. Mansfield, D. Manos, D. C. McCune, K. McGuire, S. S. Medley, D. Mueller, E. Nieschmidt, D. K. Owens, V. K. Paré, H. Park, A. Ramsey, D. Rasmussen, A. L. Roquemore, J. Schivell, S. Sesnic, G. Taylor, M. D. Williams, M. C. Zarnstorff

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Abstract

Tangentially coinjected deuterium beam ions were accelerated from 82 up to 150 keV during a major-radius compression experiment in the tokamak fusion test reactor. The ion energy spectra and the variation in fusion yield were in good agreement with Fokker-Planck code simulations. In addition, the plasma rotation velocity was observed to rise during compression.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2587-2590
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume55
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 1985

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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