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Predicting the stability of alpha-particle-driven Alfv en Eigenmodes in burning plasmas P. Rodrigues, D. Borba, N. F. Loureiro, A. Figueiredo, J. Ferreira, R. Coelho, F. Nabais, and L. Fazendeiro INSTITUTO DE PLASMAS E FUSO NUCLEAR


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Predicting the stability of alpha-particle-driven Alfv´ en Eigenmodes in burning plasmas

  • P. Rodrigues, D. Borba, N. F. Loureiro, A. Figueiredo,
  • J. Ferreira, R. Coelho, F. Nabais, and L. Fazendeiro

INSTITUTO DE PLASMAS E FUSÃO NUCLEAR

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Acknowledgements:

  • P. Rodrigues1, D. Borba1, N. F. Loureiro1, A. Figueiredo1, J. Ferreira1,
  • R. Coelho1, F. Nabais1, and L. Fazendeiro1

1Instituto de Plasmas e Fus˜

ao Nuclear, Instituto Superior T´ ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.

This work was carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014-2018 under grant agreement no. 633053. IST activities received financial support from “Funda¸ c˜ ao para a Ciˆ encia e Tecnologia” (FCT) through project UID/FIS/50010/2013. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission or IST. All computations were carried out using the HELIOS supercomputer system at the Computational Simulation Centre of the International Fusion Energy Research Centre (IFERC-CSC) in Aomori, Japan, under the Broader Approach collaboration between Euratom and Japan implemented by Fusion for Energy and JAEA. PR was supported by EUROfusion Consortium grant no. WP14-FRF-IST/Rodrigues and NFL was supported by FCT grant no. IF/00530/2013. The authors thank

  • A. Polevoi and S. Pinches (ITER Organization) for providing the ITER baseline

scenario data.

  • P. Rodrigues | 16th European Fusion Theory Conference | Lisbon | October 5th 2015 | Page 2.
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α-particles in fusion plasmas.

Energetic α-particles produced in nuclear fusion reactions are a key ingredient to a ignited plasma able to produce energy.

[Fasoli 2007]

During the burning regime in fusion reactors:

Isotropic fusion-born αs provide the main plasma heating; They need to be kept confined in the core; Their energy must be transferred to the bulk plasma; They must be prevented from reaching the walls;

  • P. Rodrigues | 16th European Fusion Theory Conference | Lisbon | October 5th 2015 | Page 3.
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What can go wrong?

In fusion plasmas, α-particles are near-Alfv´ enic:

3.5 MeV αs have v ∼ 107 m/s; The Alfv´ en velocity in ITER is about vA ∼ 7 × 106 m/s;

Alfv´ en Eigenmodes (AEs) can be destabilized:

AEs are driven by resonant energy transfer from α-particles; Ustable AEs may redistribute α-particles away from the plasma core and towards the walls;

What needs to be done:

Develop predictive capability to understand the interaction

  • f α-particles with AEs and their stability in burning plasmas;

Handle routine stability assessments and sensitivity analysis; Guide experiment planning and design;

  • P. Rodrigues | 16th European Fusion Theory Conference | Lisbon | October 5th 2015 | Page 4.
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Outline.

1 Systematic approach to the stability of AEs in fusion plasmas;

Handle routine stability assessments and sensitivity analysis; Guide experiment planning and design;

2 Stability assessment of ITER’s Ip = 15 MA baseline scenario;

Identify the most unstable AEs; Discuss their properties;

3 Sensitivity analysis of ITER’s Ip = 15 MA baseline scenario;

Slightly change the background magnetic equilibrium; Evaluate and discuss the changes caused in stability properties;

4 Discuss properties of the wave-particle resonant interaction;

Distinct energy-transfer efficiency for resonant orbits; Drift-velocity effects on the resonance condition;

5 Summary and conclusions.

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Predictive modelling.

Making predictions for burning plasmas with a non-thermal α-particle population is a complex and demanding task.

When designing and planning experiments. . .

Multiple scenarios and configurations need to be considered; The AEs most easily destabilized in each one must be found.

One solution to the problem:

Scan the space

  • ω, k
  • to find all possible AEs for a given

magnetic equilibrium; Assess the linear stability of the whole set;

Major aim:

Guide experiment planning and design by identifying the most-relevant AEs for later analysis with more detailed tools.

  • P. Rodrigues | 16th European Fusion Theory Conference | Lisbon | October 5th 2015 | Page 6.
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Particle-wave interaction model.

Comprehensive models:

First-principles approach (e.g., nonlinear gyrokinetic); Computationally demanding; Not suitable for routine stability assessments.

Linear hybrid MHD–drift-kinetic model:

1 Scan the frequency and toroidal-n ranges with

the ideal-MHD code MISHKA [Mikhailovskii 1997];

2 Evaluate the energy exchange between AEs and each species

(αs, DT, e−, He ash) with CASTOR-K [Borba 1999, Nabais 2015]. List of possible AEs sorted by growth (or damping) rate.

  • P. Rodrigues | 16th European Fusion Theory Conference | Lisbon | October 5th 2015 | Page 7.
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The Alfv´ en Stability Package.

Front-end to several numerical codes used in predictive modelling of AEs in burning plasmas; Able to efficiently handle routine stability assessments and sensitivity analysis.

Hybrid model and code efficiency:

Restricted to the linear stage of the particle-wave interaction; MISHKA and CASTOR-K are well optimized and tested;

Easy workload sharing and distribution:

Take advantage of massively-parallel computers; Distribute along

  • ω, k
  • space subsets to be scanned;

Distribute along each AE to be processed by CASTOR-K.

  • P. Rodrigues | 16th European Fusion Theory Conference | Lisbon | October 5th 2015 | Page 8.
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Partial summary I:

A systematic approach is able to handle routine stability assessments and sensitivity analysis in burning plasmas; Hybrid model and code efficiency; Easy workload sharing in massive-parallel architectures. Is currently being employed. . .

1

in ITER predictive analysis;

2

in JET D-T stability studies [Ferreira EPS/IAEA 2015];

3

in fast-ion experiment analysis on ASDEX-U.

  • P. Rodrigues | 16th European Fusion Theory Conference | Lisbon | October 5th 2015 | Page 9.
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ITER baseline scenario Ip = 15MA.

1 Which are the most unstable Alfv´

en Eigenmodes (AEs)?

2 Are stability properties sensitive to small perturbations?

5 10 15 20 25 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 2 4 6 8 ne, ni, Te, Ti (1019m−3, KeV) nα, 10−1nHe (1017m−3) s Ti Te ni ne nα nHe

Plasma species temperature and density distributions [Polevoi 2002].

1:1 DT mix; B0 = 5.3 T; q0 ≈ 0.987; Fusion-born α’s mostly confined in the core (s 0.5); No fast particles from auxiliary heating systems are considered. Peaked temperature profiles and flat density distribution.

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Ideal Alfv´ en continuum structure.

1 2 3 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 2ω/ωA, q(s), n(s)/n0 s q(s) n(s)/n0

Alfv´ en continuum (n = 10, . . . , 50, from dark to light hues), normalized density, and safety factor.

Flat density up to the edge closes the frequency gaps; AEs extending towards the edge interact with the continuum; Flat q(s) in the core promotes highly localized AEs;

How to scan the (ω, k)-space.

Sample the range 0 ≤ ω/ωA ≤ 2 in small steps (∼ 10−5); Scan the range 1 ≤ n ≤ 50, so that k⊥ρα ≈ (nqρα)/(ar) 1;

  • P. Rodrigues | 16th European Fusion Theory Conference | Lisbon | October 5th 2015 | Page 11.
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Stability results: γ/ωA distribution by n and ω/ωA.

  • 1

1 2 10 20 30 40 50 102γ/ωA n 0.5 1 1.5 ω/ωA

Net γ/ωA versus n for ∼ 700 AEs found in three frequency gaps: TAEs (ω/ωA ∼ 0.5), EAEs (ω/ωA ∼ 1), and NAEs (ω/ωA ∼ 1.5). Each AE is colored by its frequency. [Rodrigues 2015]

Largest γ/ωA = 1.5% corresponds to a n = 31 TAE; EAEs and NAEs growth rates are in the range γ/ωA 0.7%.

  • P. Rodrigues | 16th European Fusion Theory Conference | Lisbon | October 5th 2015 | Page 12.
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Stability results: AEs radial location and width.

10 20 30 40 50 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 n s 0.5 1 1.5 ω/ωA AEs radial localization (circles) and width (horizontal bars) distribution by toroidal number n. Each AE is colored by its normalized frequency (top) and growth rate (bottom). [Rodrigues 2015]

Short-width unstable TAEs at 0.35 s 0.45; Unstable EAEs at s ≈ 0.2; Broad-width TAEs are stable;

10 20 30 40 50 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 n s

  • 1

1 102γ/ωA

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Partial summary II:

For the ITER baseline scenario considered: Core-localized, short-width TAEs (10 n 30) are the most unstable AE found; Normalized growth rates are of the order γ/ωA ≈ 1.5%; Broad-width AEs lie on the outer half of the plasma and most interact with the continuum; Consequences to α-particle transport are currently under investigation [Scheneller arXiv:1509.04010, Fitzgerald IAEA 2015].

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The reference case (Iref = 15 MA and q0 = 0.987).

  • 1

1 2 10 20 30 40 50 102γ/ωA n 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 smax

Net γ/ωA distribution by toroidal mode number n for TAEs only; Each mode is colored by the radial location of its maximum amplitude. [Rodrigues 2015]

Are stability properties sensitive to small changes

  • f the background magnetic field?

Which are their effects on

γ ωA and n of the most unstable AEs?

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Modified safety-factor profiles.

Reference case:

Plasma current Iref = 15 MA; On-axis safety factor qref = 0.987.

0.9 1 1.1 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 q(s) s I−δ Iref I+ δ

2

Safety-factor profiles for three values of Ip.

Modified magnetic equilibria:

Keep the same equilibrium profiles p′(ψ) and f (ψ)f ′(ψ); Change Ip from Iref by δ and δ/2, with δ = 0.16 MA;

Effects of small plasma-current variations:

On-axis value q0 changes only slightly by circa 1% and 0.5%; Slope in the plasma core (s 0.5) is kept unchanged.

  • P. Rodrigues | 16th European Fusion Theory Conference | Lisbon | October 5th 2015 | Page 16.
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Small variations of Ip: effects on AE stability.

  • 1

1 2 3 10 20 30 40 50 102γ/ωA n I+ δ

2

I−δ Iref

Linear growth rate versus n for the three Ip values Iref, I+ δ

2

, and I−δ.

Small variations (∼ 1%) in Ip or q0 cause large changes in n (∼ 20%) and γ/ωA (∼ 50%) of the most unstable AEs: Lower Ip (higher q0) raises γ/ωA and reduces n; Higher Ip (lower q0) reduces γ/ωA and raises n; Most-unstable AEs are still even LSTAEs.

  • P. Rodrigues | 16th European Fusion Theory Conference | Lisbon | October 5th 2015 | Page 17.
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Understanding the sensitivity to small changes.

     q(s) = q0 + q′

0s

⇐ low-shear region, q = 1 + 1/

  • 2n
  • ⇐ LSTAEs with m = n,

k⊥∆orb = nq

as

aq

ε˜ Ω

  • ∼ 1

⇐ drive-efficiency condition. The difference to a reference case (qref and nref) is then

  • 1+2ζ − 1

4nref n

  • n−nref
  • = −ζ
  • q0−qref
  • ,

with ζ = q q′ a ∆orb = ε˜ Ω q′ .

ITER parameters and consequences:

q′

0 ≈ 0.07, ε = a/R0 ≈ 0.3, ˜

Ω = Ωα/ωA ≈ 230 ⇒ ζ ≈ 103. Large ζ causes sensitivity to small changes q0 − qref; Raising q0 above qref makes n drop below nref and vice-versa;

  • P. Rodrigues | 16th European Fusion Theory Conference | Lisbon | October 5th 2015 | Page 18.
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Partial summary III:

The stability of ITER baseline scenario was found to be highly sensitive to small changes in q0 (or Ip); Cause large changes on n and γ/ωA of the most unstable AEs; General feature, results from the large value ζ = ε˜ Ω/q′

0;

Further simulations (e.g., for α-particle transport) need to take such sensitivity into account when scenarios with low magnetic shear are being considered.

  • P. Rodrigues | 16th European Fusion Theory Conference | Lisbon | October 5th 2015 | Page 19.
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How α-particles interact with dominant AEs.

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1 2 10 20 30 40 50 102γ/ωA n 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 smax 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 δWα(a.u.) Λ n = 31 n = 25

Resonant energy transfer δWα by Λ value (right) for the two most unstable modes (n = 25 and n = 31) in each of the two TAE families (left).

Λ ≡ µB0 E = B0 B E⊥ E . Strongly passing particles, with small but finite Λ values (trapped particle ⇒ Λ 1 − ε ≈ 0.7); Energy transfer is most efficient at Λmax = 0.1 and 0.35 for the AEs with n = 31 and 25, respectively; Why are some resonant particles more efficient than others?

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Wave-particle resonance and AEs radial location.

For an AE with given (ω, k): ω = k · v ⇒ Γ(sorb, E, Λ) = 0.

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1 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5 eigf.(a.u.) s sAE 1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 δWα(a.u.) Λ Energy transfer δWα from orbits drifting around the surface sorb, with energy E and for five distinct Λ values. Resonance lines Γ(sorb, E, Λ) = 0 are in gray and the AE (n = 25) rational magnetic surface sAE [such that n q(sAE) = n + 1/2] is in black.

Distinct Λ select different resonance lines Γ(sorb, E, Λ) = 0; Along each line, the most efficient orbit drifts around sres; Λmax corresponds to orbits able to drift around sres with the maximum available energy: Eb = 3.5 MeV.

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Wave-particle resonance at v > vA.

1 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 eigf.(a.u.) s 1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 δWα(a.u.) Λ Energy transfer δWα from orbits with energy E, normalized toroidal momentum Pφ, and Λmax for the most unstable AE in the set (n = 31).

The most efficient orbits at Λmax. . .

are close to the maximum available energy Eb; are well above the on-axis Alfv´ en energy EA = 1

2mv2 A;

have a ratio (v/vA) ∼

  • (E/EA)(1 − Λmax) ≈ 1.8 > 1.
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Resonance condition for co-passing particles.

ω +

  • l − m)ωθ + nωφ = 0,

with l = ±1, ±2, . . .

Using usual estimates:

[Heidbrink 2007]

Assume the drift velocity to be small (v⊥ << v); The toroidal and poloidal circulation frequencies are ωφ ≈ v/R0 and ωθ ≈ v/(qR0), respectively; The AE’s frequency is ω ≈ ν

2q vA R0 ;

AEs couple at the resonant surface q = (m + ν

2)/n,

where ν = 1 (TAEs), 2 (EAEs), . . . is the frequency gap index;

Consequences:

v vA = ν 2l − ν 1 ⇐ if ν = 1 (TAEs)

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Drift-velocity effects on wave-particle resonance.

ω + k · v = 0 Separate v = vb + v⊥ into parallel and drift components; Use the shear-Alfv´ en wave dispersion relation ω2 = k2

v2 A;

1 − v vA

  • +

k⊥ · v⊥ ω

  • = 0

When are drift-velocity effects important?

Simple cylindrical equilibrium: k⊥ ∼ nq

ar and v⊥ ∼ v2

  • R0Ω

εr q2 ;

Therefore,

  • k·v⊥

ω

  • 2n

˜ Ω

v

vA

2 ∼ 2n

˜ Ω E EA

  • 1 − Λ
  • ;

For small Λ and ITER values E/EA ≈ 3.5 and ˜ Ω = 230: 10 n 50 ⇒ 0.3

  • k⊥·v⊥

ω

  • 1.5.

The drift term is important in the relevant n range for ITER.

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Estimate of drift effects for the n = 31 TAE.

1 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 eigf.(a.u.) s 1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 δWα(a.u.) Λ Energy transfer δWα from orbits with energy E, normalized toroidal momentum Pφ, and Λmax for the most unstable TAE in the set (n = 31).

Using a simple cylindrical equilibrium approximation:

v/vA ∼

  • (E/EA)(1 − Λmax) ≈ 1.8;

ω−1k⊥ · v⊥ ∼ 2n

˜ Ω E EA

  • 1 − Λmax
  • ≈ 0.9;

Therefore, 1 − v/vA + ω−1k⊥ · v⊥ ≈ 0 within 10%.

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Distinct efficiencies of energy transfer from Eb.

Energy transfer δWα from

  • rbits with E, Pφ, and two

Λmax values for the n = 25 and n = 31 TAEs. 1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 δWα(a.u.) Λ

Drift effects are important for all n of interest; Most unstable AEs are able to access Eb via a resonance line; The efficiency of the energy transfer from orbits at Eb changes with the AEs characteristics (n, ω, Λmax, etc.). Can drift corrections to the resonance relation provide clues about optimal AE parameters?

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A quadratic form of the resonance relation.

ω +

  • l − m)ωθ + nωφ = 0,

with l = ±1, ±2, . . . Let l = −1 and split ωφ =

v R0 + ω1 φ and ωθ = v qR0 + ω1 θ;

ω + n

  • ω1

φ − qω1 θ

  • 1

2q v R0

  • = 0

First-order drift terms are ω1

φ, ω1 θ ∝ v2

  • R2

0Ω = ωA

˜ Ω E EA

B0

B − Λ

  • ;

Define x2 ≡ E/EA and let f(q, Λ) and f⊥(q, Λ) be unknown functions resulting from the averages of ω1

φ, ω1 θ, and v/q;

Γ(x, Λ; n, ˜ ω, q) ≡ n ˜ Ω−1 f⊥

  • q, Λ
  • x2 − f
  • q, Λ
  • x + ˜

ω = 0 For an AE with given n, ˜ ω, and q = (m +1/2)/n, the condition Γ(x, Λ; n, ˜ ω, q) = 0 defines a resonant line in the (x, Λ) plane.

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Properties of the quadratic resonance relation.

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 Λ x =

  • E/EA

xb Points along resonance lines Γ(x, Λ) as computed by CASTOR-K for the n = 25 (blue) and n = 31 (red) TAEs. The black line stands for the birth-energy limit xb.

Lines intersect xb =

  • Eb/EA at the value Λmax;

Only lines with 0 ≤ Λmax ≤ 1 + ε can access orbits with Eb; Solving Γ(xb, Λmax) = 0 demands f and f⊥ to be known; Most efficient energy transfer takes place when (xb, Λmax) is a local extremum of the resonance line Γ(x, Λ) = 0.

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Drift-velocity condition for energy-transfer efficiency.

For general quadratic equations:

At local extrema, solutions of ax2 −bx +c = 0 are degenerate; x = b/(2a) and b2 − 4ac = 0 Therefore, ax2 = c regardless of the particular a and b values; At local extrema, the drift term in the resonance relation is k⊥ · v⊥ = n Ω−1 f⊥(q, Λ) x2 = ω regardless of the unknown functions f⊥(q, Λ) and f(q, Λ).

Condition of efficient energy transfer at Eb:

k⊥ · v⊥ ω

  • (Eb,Λmax)

= 1

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Partial summary IV:

The properties of wave-particle resonant interaction in ITER baseline scenario were addressed; The energy-transfer efficiency of resonant orbits was discussed; Drift-velocity effects in the resonance condition were found to be important;

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Conclusions:

1 An approach was developed to handle routine stability

assessments and sensitivity analysis in burning plasmas;

Hybrid model and code efficiency; Easy workload sharing in massive-parallel architectures.

2 For the ITER baseline scenario considered:

Core-localized TAEs (10 n 30) are the most unstable; Normalized growth rates are of the order γ/ωA ≈ 1.5%;

3 The stability of ITER baseline scenario was found to be

highly sensitive to small changes in q0 (or Ip);

Cause large changes on n and γ/ωA of the most unstable AEs; General feature, results from large value ζ = ε˜ Ω/q′

0;

4 The properties of wave-particle resonant interaction in ITER

baseline scenario were addressed;

The energy-transfer efficiency of resonant orbits was discussed; Drift-velocity effects in the resonance condition were found to be important;

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Backup slides ahead.

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Hybrid model.

Distribution functions:

Thermal species (DT ions, electrons, He ash) are Maxwellian; Fusion-born αs are isotropic and follow the slowing-down distribution fsd(E) = 1 E 3/2 + E 3/2

c

erfc

  • E − E0

∆E

  • Population separation:

Bulk plasma collectively described by ideal-MHD theory; (pMHD, nMHD, ̺, v, J) Evolution of the non-Maxwellian αs described by a drift-kinetic equation; ω

  • Ωα ∼ k⊥ρα ≪ 1
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How the MHD and the kinetic models are linked.

1 Fusion αs are a very diluted population, with nα/nMHD ≪ 1; 2 Fluid and kinetic models interact via the pressure tensor only;

Equilibrium quantities:

The overall pressure is the sum p = pMHD + pα; pα/pMHD ∼

  • nα/nMHD
  • Eα/EMHD
  • is not necessarily small;

pα must be accounted for in the magnetic equilibrium; The αs contribution to the overall current is negligible; Jα/J ∼ Zα

  • nα/nMHD
  • me/mα

1/2 Eα/EMHD 1/2 ≪ 1

First-order perturbations:

The pressure tensor splits as δp = δpMHD + δpα; the energy principle becomes ω2WK = δWMHD + δWα, δWα/δWMHD ≪ 1.

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How each perturbation is computed.

  • ωMHD + δω

2WK = δWMHD + δWα, δω ωMHD ∼ δWα δWMHD ≪ 1.

1 δ̺, δp, δv, and δA are found from ω2

MHDWK = δWMHD;

2 The αs response δfα to the MHD perturbation is

δfα = −i

  • ω − nω∗

∂fα ∂E

  • dτ δL(τ),

δL = eZα

  • δA · ˙

X − δΦ

  • − µ δB,

ω∗ ≡

  • ∂fα/∂Pφ
  • (∂fα/∂E
  • ;

3 The energy exchanged is the phase-space integral

δWα = −1 2

  • d3x d3v δL†δfα;

[Porcelli 1994]

4 The frequency correction δω due to the α interaction is:

δω ωMHD = δWα 2ω2

MHDWK

.

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