ASCOT modelling of ripple effects on toroidal torque

Antti Salmi; T. Johnson; V. Parail; Jukka A. Heikkinen; V. Hynönen; T. P. Kiviniemi; T. Kurki-Suonio; JET-EFDA contributors

doi:10.1002/ctpp.200810013

ASCOT modelling of ripple effects on toroidal torque

Antti Salmi^*
, T. Johnson
, V. Parail
, Jukka A. Heikkinen
, V. Hynönen
, T. P. Kiviniemi
, T. Kurki-Suonio
, JET-EFDA contributors

^*Corresponding author for this work

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

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Abstract

Toroidal field ripple, δ =(B_max ‐B_min)/(Bm_ax +B_min), in ITER will be relatively large, about 0.5% at the outer midplane. Due to the importance of toroidal rotation on plasma stability and confinement it is important to understand the consequences of a non-negligible ripple field on rotation. Guiding centre following Monte Carlo code ASCOT is used to evaluate the torque on plasma from co-current NBI in presence of toroidal magnetic field ripple. Simulations are made for a JET discharge from 2007 Ripple Campaign aimed to clarify the effect of ripple on fusion plasmas in preparation for ITER. ASCOT results show large reduction of torque from co-NBI and negative torque from thermal ions, which together could create a counter rotating edge plasma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	77-81
Journal	Contributions to Plasma Physics
Volume	48
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.200810013
Publication status	Published - 2008
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

MC
GC orbit following
ripple
torque

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ASCOT modelling of ripple effects on toroidal torque

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