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Research on modeling of peripheral plasma in a field-reversed configuration

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11680492
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 InstitutionNational Institute for Fusion Science

Principal Investigator

TOMITA Yukihiro  Natiomal Institute for Fusion Science Theory and Computer Simlation Center, Associate Professor, 理論・シミュレーション研究センター, 助教授 (40115605)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ISHIDA Akio  Niigata University,Faculty of Science,Professor, 理学部, 教授 (30108013)
OKADA Shigefumi  Osaka University, Graduate School of Engineering, Professor, 大学院・工学研究科, 教授 (40135661)
HIROOKA Yoshihiko  Natiomal Institute for Fusion Science,Data and Planning Center, Associate Professor, 研究・企画情報センター, 助教授 (60311213)
NAMBA Chusei  Natiomal Institute for Fusion Science,Data and Planning Center, Associate Professor, 研究・企画情報センター, 助教授 (40115613)
Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2001
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Keywordsfield-reversed configuration / collisionless pitch angle scattering / peripheral plasma / divertor plasma / plasma sheath / neutral particles / 非一様磁場 / シース / ミラー磁場 / 無衝突ピッチ角散乱 / 粒子損失 / 粒子シミュレーション
Research Abstract

1) The motion of a plasma ion gyrating around separatrix of a field-reversed configuration (FRC) is studied. Numerical studies showed that the action integral of a particle changes abruptly when a particle passes through the vicinity of a field null Xpoint. This phenomena is understood as collisionless stochastic scattering of the pitch angle. In the case of a particle with positive canonical angular momentum Pe, the resultant correlation coefficients of the action integral between before and after the scattering appear to be stochastic in some cases. In this studies the magnetic flux function inside the separatrix is defined positive. As the action integral increases foe a particle with negative PQ, its motion tends to be adiabatic. If the negative PQ of a particle approaches zero, a stochastic motion is observed. 2) The stable sheath formation in an expanding magnetic field to a divertor plate was studied by a one dimensional analysis. The requirement for flow velocity of ions at a plasma-sheath boundary is more restricted than that of the uniform magnetic field, which should be greater than the ion sound speed. The difference, however, between both cases is an order of the Debye length to plasma radius, which is negligibly small. The requirement for ion flow velocity inside a quasi-neutral plasma was obtained by taking into account the effects of the plasma source. Without plasma source in the quasi-neutral plasma, the ion flow velocity at an injection point should be much greater than the ion sound speed. The ion source inside the quasi-neutral plasma, such as electron impact ionization, considerably mitigates this requirement.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2001 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All Other

All Publications (9 results)

  • [Publications] 岡田成文, 高橋俊樹, 冨田幸博: "FRCにおける開放端磁場プラズマ"Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research. 75・11. 1287-1295 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] TOMITA Yukihiro, TAKAYAMA Arimichi, TAKAMARU Hisanori, SATO Tetsuva: "Stable Sheath Formation in Magnetized Plasma"Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research SERIES. (to be published). (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Tomita, A.Takayama, H.Takamaru, T.Sato: "Stable Sheath Formation in Expanding Magneitic Field to Divertor Plate"Contribution to Plasma Physics. 42(to be published). (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] OKADA Shigefumi, TAKAHASHI Toshiki and TOMITA Yukihiro: "Open-Field-Line Plasmas in FRC"Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research. 75. 1287-1295 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] TOMITAA Yukihiro, TAKAYAMA Arimichi TAKAMARU Hisanori and SATO Tetsuya: "Stable Sheath Formation in Magnetized Plasma"Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research SERIES. (to be published),4. (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y. Tomita. A. Takavama, H. Takamaru and T, Sato: "Stable Sheath Formation in Expanding Magnetic Field to Divertor Plate"Contribution to Plasma Physics. (to be published),42. (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] TOMITA Yukihiro, TAKAYAMA Arimichi, TAKAMARU Hisanori, SATO Tetsuya: "Stable Sheath Formation in Magnetized Plasma"Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research SERIES. 4(to be published). (2002)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Tomita, A.Takayama, H.Takamarn, T.Sato: "Stable Sheath Formation in Expanding Magnetic Field to Divertor Plate"Contribution to Plasma Physics. 42(to be published). (2002)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 岡田成文、高橋俊樹、冨田幸博: "FRCにおける開放端磁場プラズマ"Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research. 75・11. 1287-1295 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1999-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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