Transport Effects Induced by Resistive Ballooning Modes and Comparison with High-<span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>β</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>p</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></math></span> ISX-<span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>B</mi></math></span> Tokamak Confinement

B. A. Carreras; P. H. Diamond; M. Murakami; J. L. Dunlap; J. D. Bell; H. R. Hicks; J. A. Holmes; E. A. Lazarus; V. K. Paré; P. Similon; C. E. Thomas; R. M. Wieland

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.50.503

Transport Effects Induced by Resistive Ballooning Modes and Comparison with High- $β_{p}$ ISX- $B$ Tokamak Confinement

B. A. Carreras, P. H. Diamond, M. Murakami, J. L. Dunlap, J. D. Bell, H. R. Hicks, J. A. Holmes, E. A. Lazarus, V. K. Paré, P. Similon, C. E. Thomas, and R. M. Wieland

Phys. Rev. Lett. 50, 503 – Published 14 February 1983

Abstract

The transport effects induced by resistive ballooning modes are estimated from a theory, and are found to be mainly thermal electron conduction losses. An expression for electron thermal diffusivity $χ_{e}$ is derived. The theoretical predictions agree well with experimental values of $χ_{e}$ obtained from power balance for the ISX- $B$ plasmas at high poloidal beta.

Received 2 July 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.50.503

Authors & Affiliations

B. A. Carreras, P. H. Diamond, M. Murakami, J. L. Dunlap, J. D. Bell, H. R. Hicks, J. A. Holmes, E. A. Lazarus, V. K. Paré, P. Similon, C. E. Thomas, and R. M. Wieland

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, and Institute for Fusion Studies, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, and Computer Sciences, Nuclear Division, Union Carbide Corporation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830