Nonlinear Dynamics of Runaway Electrons and Their Interaction with Tokamak Liners
- 12 September 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 39 (11), 701-704
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.39.701
Abstract
A nonlinear theory of the collective processes in runaway tokamak discharges is presented. The conditions under which runaway electrons can be trapped in toroidal field ripples, leading to liner damage, are derived and compared with the experimental evidence.Keywords
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