Investigation of electron temperature gradient driven micro-reconnecting modes in toroidal high-energy plasmas
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2007.
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| author | Takasaki, Kevin T. (Keven Takao) |
| author2 | Bruno Coppi. |
| author_facet | Bruno Coppi. Takasaki, Kevin T. (Keven Takao) |
| author_sort | Takasaki, Kevin T. (Keven Takao) |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2007. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/409242019-04-10T13:46:08Z Investigation of electron temperature gradient driven micro-reconnecting modes in toroidal high-energy plasmas Takasaki, Kevin T. (Keven Takao) Bruno Coppi. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. Physics. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 43). Experiments carried out with magnetically confined, high temperature plasmas have revealed important effects that have yet to be justified by existing theory. In particular, there arises an anomalous particle inflow in the central region of the plasma column. Experimental evidence suggests that this particle transport results from the excitation of unstable, short wavelength modes driven by the electron temperature gradient, but the validity of the existing theory is limited to the edge of the plasma column. This thesis investigates the question of how microscopic, electron temperature gradient driven, micro-reconnecting modes may collectively give rise to particle inflow in the central region of the plasma column by examining solutions to the mode dispersion relation. Derivations of micro-reconnecting modes in both fluid and kinetic theory are presented, and the resulting dispersion relation is analyzed. by Keven T. Takasaki. S.B. 2008-03-27T18:23:55Z 2008-03-27T18:23:55Z 2007 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40924 212407713 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 43 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Physics. Takasaki, Kevin T. (Keven Takao) Investigation of electron temperature gradient driven micro-reconnecting modes in toroidal high-energy plasmas |
| title | Investigation of electron temperature gradient driven micro-reconnecting modes in toroidal high-energy plasmas |
| title_full | Investigation of electron temperature gradient driven micro-reconnecting modes in toroidal high-energy plasmas |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of electron temperature gradient driven micro-reconnecting modes in toroidal high-energy plasmas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of electron temperature gradient driven micro-reconnecting modes in toroidal high-energy plasmas |
| title_short | Investigation of electron temperature gradient driven micro-reconnecting modes in toroidal high-energy plasmas |
| title_sort | investigation of electron temperature gradient driven micro reconnecting modes in toroidal high energy plasmas |
| topic | Physics. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40924 |
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