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A Simple Procedure for Establishing Ignition Conditions in Tokamaks

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A method of establishing ignition conditions and plasma operating regimes over large regions of parameter space (R 0/a, b/a, aB 0 2/q, etc.) under various physics assumptions (χe, χi, q Ψ , β crit, n crit, etc.) using a simple global model is presented. Contour plots of ignition, supplementary power, and plasma heating and operating windows are generated. These are then used to analyze the potential physics design space, operating regimes, and plasma performance characteristics of small (R 0 ~ 1–2 m), high-field (B 0 ~ 8–13 T) tokamak ignition experiments.

Research sponsored by the Office of Fusion Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, under Contract No. DE-AC05-84OR21400 with Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.

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  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831, USA

    N. A. Uckan & J. Sheffield

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Uckan, N.A., Sheffield, J. (1986). A Simple Procedure for Establishing Ignition Conditions in Tokamaks. In: Knoepfel, H. (eds) Tokamak Start-up. Ettore Majorana International Science Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1889-8_3

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