Energetic particle-driven compressional Alfvén eigenmodes and prospects for ion cyclotron emission studies in fusion plasmas

• Published in: New journal of physics Vol. 18; no. 10; p. 105010
• Main Author: Gorelenkov, N N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Alpha particles; Alpha rays; CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; cyclotron instability; Cyclotrons; Emission analysis; Energetic particles; Experiments; Gamma rays; High aspect ratio; ion cyclotron emission; Ions; Magnetohydrodynamics; Physics; Plasma; Plasma oscillations; Plasmas (physics); Theory; Tokamak devices; Toruses

As a fundamental plasma oscillation the compressional Alfvén waves (CAWs) are interesting for plasma scientists both academically and in applications for fusion plasmas. They are believed to be responsible for the ion cyclotron emission (ICE) observed in many tokamaks. The theory of CAW and ICE was...