Open AccessA SCALING LAW FOR THE ANOMALOUS ELECTRON TRANSPORT IN TOKAMAKS
Author(s) -
Yangzhong Zhang
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.32.191
Subject(s) - tokamak , physics , scaling , electron , scaling law , thermonuclear fusion , magnetic field , plasma , electron temperature , atomic physics , computational physics , condensed matter physics , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics , geometry , mathematics
It is assumed in the paper that the dominant mechanism for the anomalous electron transport in Tokamaks is the renormalized electron magnetic drift wave driven by temperature gradient. A scaling law for the anomalous electron transport coefficient D(T) has been derived by solving self -consistently the kinetic process, it reads D(T)=(c/ωpe)2 {((ve/qR)2/2π+(vc/2)2)1/2 - vc/2} It coincides in numerical values with the Alcator scaling law given by the Tokamak's experiments, and it agrees with the Ohkawa scaling law in the collisionless limit (vc → 0). Furthermore, its deviation from the Alcator scaling law is analyzed, and the possibility of achieving the thermonuclear ignition for a high-field ohmically heating Tokamak is also discussed based on the scaling law.