On the orbit-averaged Monte Carlo operator describing ion cyclotron resonance frequency wave–particle interaction in a tokamak
- 21 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Plasmas
- Vol. 6 (2), 513-518
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873195
Abstract
In a toroidal plasma the distribution function of ions interacting resonantly with waves in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF) can be described with a three-dimensional orbit-averaged Fokker–Planck equation. This equation can be solved with a Monte Carlo method. Explicit expressions for the Monte Carlo operator describing wave–particle interaction, within the framework of quasilinear theory, are given. Furthermore, properties of the operator are discussed.Keywords
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