Ion acceleration during reconnection in MAST.
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Spontaneous acceleration of ions to suprathermal energies is observed during magnetic reconnection in the Mega-Ampere Spherical Tokamak (MAST). A high-energy tail is observed in the ion-distribution function following each internal reconnection event in Ohmic discharges. This phenomenon is explained in terms of runaway ion acceleration in the electric field induced by the reconnection.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 89 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002