Radio-Frequency Current Drive in a Fusion-Producing Plasma
- 28 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 48 (26), 1824-1828
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.1824
Abstract
A method for driving current in a fusion-producing plasma is proposed. Radio-frequency power is used to prohibit fusion-produced energetic particles from slowing down isotropically or to push them in a preferential direction. As a result, a net plasma current is generated whose efficiency is comparable to other current drive schemes.Keywords
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