Suppressed ion-scale turbulence in a hot high-β plasma

L. Schmitz; D. P. Fulton; E. Ruskov; C. Lau; B. H. Deng; T. Tajima; M. W. Binderbauer; I. Holod; Z. Lin; H. Gota; M. Tuszewski; S. A. Dettrick; L. C. Steinhauer

doi:10.1038/ncomms13860

Nature Communications (Dec 2016)

Suppressed ion-scale turbulence in a hot high-β plasma

L. Schmitz,
D. P. Fulton,
E. Ruskov,
C. Lau,
B. H. Deng,
T. Tajima,
M. W. Binderbauer,
I. Holod,
Z. Lin,
H. Gota,
M. Tuszewski,
S. A. Dettrick,
L. C. Steinhauer

Affiliations

L. Schmitz: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles
D. P. Fulton: Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.
E. Ruskov: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine
C. Lau: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine
B. H. Deng: Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.
T. Tajima: Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.
M. W. Binderbauer: Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.
I. Holod: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine
Z. Lin: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine
H. Gota: Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.
M. Tuszewski: Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.
S. A. Dettrick: Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.
L. C. Steinhauer: Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13860
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

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Magnetic fusion reactors with higher ratio of plasma kinetic pressure to magnetic pressure are economically desirable. The authors demonstrate a path to such a reactor in a field reversed configuration that can attain microstability and reduced particle and thermal fluxes by manipulating the shear flow.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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