TY - JOUR
T1 - Theory of current drive in plasmas
AU - Fisch, Nathaniel J.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - The continuous operation of a tokamak fusion reactor requires, among other things, a means of providing continuously the toroidal current. Such operation is preferred to the conventional pulsed operation, where the plasma current is induced by a time-varying magnetic field. A variety of methods have been proposed to provide continuous current, including methods that utilize particle beams or radio-frequency waves in any of several frequency regimes. Currents as large as half a mega-amp have now been produced in the laboratory by such means, and experimentation in these techniques has now involved major tokamak facilities worldwide.
AB - The continuous operation of a tokamak fusion reactor requires, among other things, a means of providing continuously the toroidal current. Such operation is preferred to the conventional pulsed operation, where the plasma current is induced by a time-varying magnetic field. A variety of methods have been proposed to provide continuous current, including methods that utilize particle beams or radio-frequency waves in any of several frequency regimes. Currents as large as half a mega-amp have now been produced in the laboratory by such means, and experimentation in these techniques has now involved major tokamak facilities worldwide.
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U2 - 10.1103/RevModPhys.59.175
DO - 10.1103/RevModPhys.59.175
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:35949014030
VL - 59
SP - 175
EP - 234
JO - Reviews of Modern Physics
JF - Reviews of Modern Physics
SN - 0034-6861
IS - 1
ER -