TY - JOUR
T1 - Interaction of energetic alpha particles with intense lower hybrid waves
AU - Fisch, Nathaniel J.
AU - Rax, Jean Marcel
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PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Lower hybrid waves are a demonstrated, continuous means of driving toroidal current in a tokamak. When these waves propagate in a tokamak fusion reactor, in which there are energetic particles, there are conditions under which the particles do not appreciably damp, and may even amplify, the wave, thereby enhancing the current-drive effect. Waves traveling in one poloidal direction, in addition to being directed in one toroidal direction, are shown to be the most efficient drivers of current in the presence of the energetic particles.
AB - Lower hybrid waves are a demonstrated, continuous means of driving toroidal current in a tokamak. When these waves propagate in a tokamak fusion reactor, in which there are energetic particles, there are conditions under which the particles do not appreciably damp, and may even amplify, the wave, thereby enhancing the current-drive effect. Waves traveling in one poloidal direction, in addition to being directed in one toroidal direction, are shown to be the most efficient drivers of current in the presence of the energetic particles.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.612
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.612
M3 - Article
C2 - 10046986
AN - SCOPUS:0000878604
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 69
SP - 612
EP - 615
JO - Physical review letters
JF - Physical review letters
IS - 4
ER -