Neoclassical radial electric field and transport with finite orbits.

نویسندگان

  • W X Wang
  • F L Hinton
  • S K Wong
چکیده

Neoclassical transport in a toroidal plasma with finite ion orbits is studied, including for the first time the self-consistent radial electric field. Using a low-noise deltaf particle simulation, we demonstrate that a deep electric-field well develops in a region with a steep density gradient, because of the self-collision-driven ion flux. We find that the electric field agrees with the standard neoclassical expression, when the toroidal rotation is zero, even for a steep density gradient. Ion thermal transport is modified by the electric-field well in a way which is consistent with the orbit squeezing effect, but smoothed by the finite orbits.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 87 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001