Abstract
A new scaling of the poloidal plasma beta with the bootstrap fraction is derived for a steady-state tokamak. In this derivation, the seed current profile is specified, but no assumptions are made regarding the functional form of the total current profile. The scaling, which holds for a wide class of density and temperature profiles, exhibits a quadratic dependence of the poloidal beta on the bootstrap fraction. The effects of the ionic charge and unequal electron and ion temperatures are considered.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1685-1688 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physics of Fluids B |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computational Mechanics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes