RECENT RESULTS FROM TFTR.

R. J. Hawryluk, M. G. Bell, M. Bitter, W. R. Blanchard, N. Bretz, C. Bush, J. L. Cecchi, S. Cohen, J. Coonrod, S. L. Davis, D. Dimock, H. F. Dylla, P. C. Efthimion, R. Fonck, R. J. Goldston

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Abstract

During the past year, the research activities on TFTR have encompassed three broad areas. The first was to extend the operating range of TFTR. Plasma currents up to 1. 5 MA were achieved in discharges with a equals 0. 83 m, R equals 2. 55 m at a toroidal field of 2. 7 T. In these large plasmas, the maximum line average density was 3. 35 multiplied by 10**1**9 m** minus **3. The second activity was a study of the scaling of the energy confinement time, tau //E, in ohmically heated discharges as a function of plasma current, density, and plasma size. The third activity was a study of adiabatic compression. During compression, the plasma current and ion temperature scaled approximately as predicted; however, the electron temperature and density scaled less strongly than predicted for ideal compression.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages1012-1032
Number of pages21
StatePublished - 1984

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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