Fusion Technology · 1992 · 23 citations · 27 references
Natural SciencesNuclear EngineeringPhysicsFusion EngineeringNuclear PhysicsPlasma PhysicsFusion PlasmasHigh-temperature PlasmasMagnetic Confinement FusionNuclear FusionPlasma ConfinementPlasma HeatingAlpha EffectAlpha Particle ConfinementAlpha Particle PhysicsAlpha Particle TransportAlpha-particle StabilityCollective EffectsDeuterium-tritium FusionParticle Confinement
Recent research on TFTR has emphasized optimization of performance in deuterium plasmas, transport studies and studies of energetic ion and fusion product physics in preparation for the D-T experiments that will commence in July of 1993. TFTR has achieved full hardware design parameters, and the best TFTR discharges in deuterium are projected to QDT of 0.3 to 0.5.The physics phenomena that will be studied during the D-T phase will include: tritium particle confinement and fueling, ICRF heating with tritium, species scaling with tritium, collective alpha-particle instabilities, alpha heating of the plasma and helium ash buildup. It is important for the fusion program that these physics issues be addressed to identify regimes of benign alpha behavior, and to develop techniques to actively stabilize or control instabilities driver by collective alpha effects.
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