Efficient generation of energetic ions in multi-ion plasmas by radio-frequency heating

We describe a new technique for the efficient generation of high-energy ions with electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves in multi-ion plasmas. The discussed ‘three-ion’ scenarios are especially suited for strong wave absorption by a very low number of resonant ions. To observe this effect, the plasma c...

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Autores: Kazakov, Ye.O., Ongena, J., Wright, S.J., Wukith, S.J., Lerche, E., Mantisen, Mervi, van Eester, D., Craciunescu, T., Kiptily, V.G., Lin, Y., Nocente, M., Nabais, F., Nave, M.F.F., Baranov, Y., Bielecki, J., Bilato, R., Bobkov, V., Crombé, K., Czarnecka, A., Faustin, J., Felton, R., Fitzgerald, M., Gallart, Daniel|||0000-0003-1663-3550, Giacomelli, L., Golfinopoulos, T., Hubbard, A., Jacquet, Ph., Johnson, T., Lennholm, M., Loarer, T., Porkolab, M., Sharapov, S., Valcarcel, D., van Schoor, M., Weisen, H., JET Contributors, Alcator C-Mod Team
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/107061
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/107061
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphys4167
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Plasma dynamics
Plasma heating
Astrophysical plasmas
Magnetically confined plasmas
Tècniques de plasma
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
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Sumario:We describe a new technique for the efficient generation of high-energy ions with electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves in multi-ion plasmas. The discussed ‘three-ion’ scenarios are especially suited for strong wave absorption by a very low number of resonant ions. To observe this effect, the plasma composition has to be properly adjusted, as prescribed by theory. We demonstrate the potential of the method on the world-largest plasma magnetic confinement device, JET (Joint European Torus, Culham, UK), and the high-magnetic-field tokamak Alcator C-Mod (Cambridge, USA). The obtained results demonstrate efficient acceleration of 3He ions to high energies in dedicated hydrogen–deuterium mixtures. Simultaneously, effective plasma heating is observed, as a result of the slowing-down of the fast 3He ions. The developed technique is not only limited to laboratory plasmas, but can also be applied to explain observations of energetic ions in space-plasma environments, in particular, 3He-rich solar flares.

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