Transition from weak to strong energetic ion transport in burning plasmas
Open Access
- 24 May 2005
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nuclear Fusion
- Vol. 45 (6), 477-484
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/45/6/009
Abstract
The change in nonlinear energetic particle mode (EPM) dynamics that accompanies the transition from weak to strong energetic ion transport is discussed in this work. It is demonstrated that the nonlinear threshold in fast ion energy density for the onset of strong convective transport occurring in avalanches is close to the linear EPM excitation threshold. This phenomenology is strictly related to the resonant character of the modes, which tend to be radially localized where the drive is strongest. After the convective loss phase, during which nonlinear EPM mode structure is displaced outwards, fast ion transport continues owing to diffusive processes. Theoretical analyses, presented here, are the basis for consistency analyses of operation scenarios in proposed burning plasma experiments. Comparisons between theoretical predictions and both simulation and experimental results are also briefly discussed.Keywords
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