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Formation of Single Magnetic ReconnecTion Region for Studies of Its JeT and Heating Effects

Research Project

Project/Area Number 07680502
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field プラズマ理工学
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

ONO Yasushi  Univ.Tokyo, Dept.Electrical Engineering, Associate Professor, 大学院・工学系研究科, 助教授 (30214191)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ITAGAKI Toshifumi  Univ.Tokyo, Dept.Electrical Engineering, Assistant Professor, 大学院・工学系研究科, 助手 (60242012)
KATSYRAI Makoto  Univ.Tokyo, Dept.Electrical Engineering, Professor, 大学院・工学系研究科, 教授 (70011103)
Project Period (FY) 1995 – 1996
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
KeywordsMagnetic Reconnection / Torus Plasma Merging / Plasma Jet / Plasma Heating / Spheromak / Fiela-Reversed Configuration / Anomalous Resistivity / イオン異常加熱 / イオン加速 / 逆転磁界配位 / トカマク
Research Abstract

A laboratory experiment of magnetic reconnection has been developed in the TS-3 merging device, using two colliding plasma toroids with varied q-value. The conventional two-component reconnection was extended experimentally to three-component reconnections by introducing a new field component Bx parallel to the X-line. Selective ion heating accompanied by a Alfven speed field-aligned jet was documented during the reconnection without Bx, indicating highly-efficient direct conversion of the dissipated magnetic energy into the ion thermal energy. All of ion heating, current-sheet resistivity and reconnection speed increase significantly with decreasing Bx and with increasing the external force to compress the current sheet, revealing for the first time three-component and driven effects of reconnection in the laboratory experiment. The anomalous sheet-current dissipation and the ion heating are both found to depend on ion gyromotion around the current sheet. Once the current-sheet is compressed shorter than the ion gyroradius, its effective resistivity and ion temperature were observed to increase significantly, explaining thosethree-component and driven effects of reconnection.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1996 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1995 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (26 results)

All Other

All Publications (26 results)

  • [Publications] Y.Ono: "Slow Formation of Field-Reversed Configuration by Use of Merging Sphoromaks" Transaction of Fusion Technology. 27. 369-373 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Ono et.al.: "Ion Acceleration and Direct Ion Heating in Three-Component Magnetic Reconnection" Physical Review Letters. 76. 3328-3331 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Ono et al.: "Experimental Observation of Direct Ion Heating/Acceleration During Merging Formation of FRC" Fusion Energy 1996. 2. 263-273 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Ono et al: "Experimental Investigation of Three-Component Magnetic Reconnection by Use of Merging Spheromaks and Tokamaks" Physics of Plasmas. 4. 1953-1962 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Yamada, Y.Ono et al.: "Identification of Y-Shaped and O-Shaped Diffusion Region during Magnetic Reconnection in Laboratory Plasma" Physical Review Letters. 78. 3117-3120 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] A.Morita, Y.Ono et al.: "Experimental Investigation on Tilt Stabiliging Effect of External Toroidal Field in Low Aspect Ratio Tokamak" Physics of Plasmas. 4. 315-322 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Ono: ""Slow Formation of Field-Reversed Configuration by Use of Two Merging Spheromaks"" Transaction of Fusion Technology. Vol.27. 369-373 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Yamada, N.Pomphrey, A.Morita, Y.Ono and M.Katsurai: ""Study of the Ultra Low Aspect Ratio Tokamak, ULART"" Transaction of Fusion Technology. Vol.27. 161-166 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Ono, M.Yamada, T.Akao, T.Tajima and R.Matsumoto: ""Ion Acceleration and Direct Ion Heating in Three-Component Magnetic Reconnection"" Physical Review Letters. Vol.76, No.18. 3328-3331 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Yamada, N.Pomphrey, A.Morita, Y.Ono and M.Katsurai: ""Global Stability Study of the Ultralow Aspect Ratio Tokamak, ULART"" Nuclear Fusion. Vol.36, No.9. 1210-1216 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Ono: ""Relaxation of Merging Two Spheromaks to Field Reversed Configuration"" Toyota Research Report. Vol.49. 83-96 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Ono, M.Yamada, T.Akao, T.Tajima and R.Matsumoto: ""Ion Acceleration and Direct Ion Heating in Three-Component Magnetic Reconnection"" The University of Texas Report. DE-FG03-96ER-54346-742. 1-17 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Ono, M.Katsurai, M.Inomoto, Y.Ueda, H.Yasuda and T.Itagaki: ""Experimental Observation of Direct Ion Heating/Acceleration During Merging Formation of FRC"" Fusion Energy 1996. Vol.2. 263-273 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Ono, M.Inomoto, T.Okazaki and Y.Ueda: ""Experimental Investigation of Three-Component Magnetic Reconnection by Use of Merging Spheromaks and Tokamaks" (Invited Paper)" Physics of Plasmas. Vol.4, No.5, Pt.2. 1953-1962 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] A.Morita, Y.Ono, M.Katsurai and M.Yamada: ""Experimental Investigation on Tilt Stabilizing Effect of External Toroidal Field in Low Aspect Ratio Tokamak"" Physics of Plasmas. Vol.4, No.2. 315-322 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Yamada, H.Ji S.Hsu, T.Carter, R.Kulsrud, Y.Ono and F.Perkins: ""Identification of Y-Shaped and O-Shaped Diffusion Regions during Magnetic Reconnection in Laboratory Plasma"" Physical Review Letters. Vol.78. 3117-3120 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Ono et.al.: "Ion Acceleration and Direct Ion Heating in Three-Component Magnetic Reconnection" Physical Review Letters. 76. 3328-3331 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Ono et.al.: "Experimental Investigation of Three-Component Magnetic Reconnection by Use of Merging Spheromaks and Tokamaks" Physics of Plasmas. (掲載予定).

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Ono et.al.: "Experimental Obserration of Direct Ion Heating/Acceleration During Merging Formation of FRC" Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research 1996. (掲載予定).

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] A.Morita,Y.Ono et al.: "Experimental Investigation on Tilt Stabilizing Effect of External Toroidal Field in Low Aspect Ratio Tokamak" Physics of Plasmas. (掲載予定).

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 小野 et al.: "低アスペクト比トカマクの平衡解析と近似モデルについての検討" 電気学会論文誌A. 116-A・2. 128-135 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Ono: "Relaxation of Merging Two Spheromaks To Field Reversed Configuration" 豊田研究報告. 49. 83-96 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Ono et,al.: "Ion Acceleration and Direct Ion Heating in Three-Component Magnetic Raconnection" Physical Review Letters. (掲載予定).

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Ono: "Slow Formation of Field-Reveised Configuration by Use of Two Merging Spheromaks" Transaction of Fusion Technology. 27. 369-373 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] M.Katsurai: "Review of Experimental Investigation on Compact Toroids and Compact Tokamaks using TS-3 Device." Transaction of fusion Technology. 27. 97-103 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 小野等: "低アスペクト比トカマクの平衡解析と近似モデルについての検討" 電気学会論文誌A. (掲載予定).

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report

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