Scaling of spontaneous rotation with temperature and plasma current in tokamaks.

Using theoretical arguments, a simple scaling law for the size of the intrinsic rotation observed in tokamaks in the absence of a momentum injection is found: The velocity generated in the core of a tokamak must be proportional to the ion temperature difference in the core divided by the plasma curr...

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Main Authors: Parra, F, Nave, M, Schekochihin, A, Giroud, C, de Grassie, J, Severo, J, de Vries, P, Zastrow, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012