Open AccessBootstrap current in a tokamak
Author(s) -
C.E. Kessel
Publication year - 1994
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/142540
Subject(s) - tokamak , bootstrap current , current (fluid) , beta (programming language) , plasma , physics , statistical physics , computational physics , mathematics , nuclear engineering , nuclear physics , computer science , thermodynamics , engineering , programming language
The bootstrap current in a tokamak is examined by implementing the Hirshman-Sigmar model and comparing the predicted current profiles with those from two popular approximations. The dependences of the bootstrap current profile on the plasma properties are illustrated. The implications for steady state tokamaks are presented through two constraints; the pressure profile must be peaked and {beta}{sub p} must be kept below a critical value