Electric Potential in Toroidal Plasmas

• Main Author: Melnikov, A.V (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Series in Plasma Science and Technology,
• Subjects: Plasma (Ionized gases).; Nuclear fusion.; Physics.; Energy systems.; Nuclear energy.; Plasma Physics.; Nuclear Fusion.; Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation.; Energy Systems.; Nuclear Energy.

This work introduces heavy ion beam probe diagnostics and presents an overview of its applications. The heavy ion beam probe is a unique tool for the measurement of potential in the plasma core in order to understand the role of the electric field in plasma confinement, including the mechanism of tr...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword by S.E. Lysenko
• Preface by A.V. Melnikov
• List of Abbreviations
• Frequently Used Symbols
• Introduction
• The Heavy Ion Beam Probe Diagnostic and Applications
• Radial Profiles of the Plasma Potential in Ohmic Regimes and L-mode Plasmas
• Characterization of the Quasicoherent Oscillations in the Plasma Potential
• Evolution of the Plasma Potential during Transitions to Improved Confinement Modes
• Conclusions.