Scaling of confinement with major and minor radius in the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor

L. R. Grisham, S. D. Scott, Robert James Goldston, M. G. Bell, R. Bell, N. L. Bretz, C. E. Bush, B. Grek, G. H. Hammett, K. Hill, F. Jobes, D. Johnson, S. Kaye, D. Mansfield, D. Mueller, H. K. Park, A. Ramsey, J. Schivell, B. Stratton, E. J. SynakowskiG. Taylor, H. H. Towner

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Abstract

Plasma-size scans have been performed in the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor to investigate the effect of major and minor radius upon energy confinement in high-recycling plasmas heated by neutral-beam injection. The major radius, minor radius, and aspect ratio were varied over a large range (a=0.40.9 m, R=2.083.2 m, R/a=2.88.0). The energy confinement measured with diamagnetic and kinetic diagnostics scales strongly with major radius, and weakly or negatively with minor radius.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)66-69
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume67
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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