Theory of Alfven eigenmodes in shear reversed plasmas

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作者
Breizman, BN [1 ]
Berk, HL
Pekker, MS
Pinches, SD
Sharapov, SE
机构
[1] Univ Texas, Inst Fus Studies, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[2] Max Planck Inst Plasma Phys, EURATOM Assoc, D-85748 Garching, Germany
[3] UKAEA Euratom Fus Assoc, Culham Sci Ctr, Abingdon OX14 3DB, Oxon, England
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10.1063/1.1597495
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Plasma configurations with shear reversal are prone to the excitation of unusual Alfven eigenmodes by energetic particles. These modes exhibit a quasiperiodic pattern of predominantly upward frequency sweeping (Alfven cascades) as the safety factor q changes in time. This work presents a theory that employs two complementary mechanisms for establishing Alfven cascades: (1) a nonstandard adiabatic response of energetic particles with large orbits and (2) toroidal magnetohydrodynamic effects that are second-order in inverse aspect ratio. The developed theory explains the transition from Alfven cascades to the toroidicity induced Alfven eigenmodes (TAEs), including modifications of the TAEs themselves near the shear reversal point. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:3649 / 3660
页数:12
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