Open AccessMeasurements of DT alpha particle loss near the outer midplane of TFTR
Author(s) -
S. J. Zweben,
D.S. Darrow,
H. W. Herrmann,
M. H. Redi,
J. Schivell,
R. B. White
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/91935
Subject(s) - alpha particle , alpha (finance) , nuclear physics , physics , particle (ecology) , statistics , geology , mathematics , construct validity , oceanography , psychometrics
Measurements of DT alpha particle loss to the outer midplane region of TFTR have been made using a radially movable scintillator detector. The conclusion from this data is that mechanisms determining the DT alpha loss to the outer midplane are not substantially different from those for DD fusion products. Some of these results are compared with a simplified theoretical model for TF ripple-induced alpha loss, which is expected to be the dominant classical alpha loss mechanism near the outer midplane. An example of plasma-driven MHD-induced alpha particle loss is shown, but no signs of any ``collective`` alpha instability-induced alpha loss have yet been observed