Power Exhaust in Fusion Plasmas
Nuclear fusion research is entering a new phase, in which power exhaust will play a vital role. This book presents a complete and up-to-date summary of this emerging field of research in fusion plasmas, focusing on the leading tokamak concept. Emphasis is placed on rigorous theoretical development, supplemented by numerical simulations, which are used to explain and quantify a range of experimental observations. The text offers a self-contained introduction to power exhaust, and deals in detail with both edge plasma turbulence and edge localized modes, providing the necessary background to understand these important, yet complicated phenomena. Combining an in-depth overview with an instructive development of concepts, this is an invaluable resource for academic researchers and graduate students in plasma physics.
- In-depth overview of the important emerging research field of power exhaust in fusion plasmas
- Self-contained introduction, providing the necessary background to understand complicated phenomena
- A range of experimental observations are explained using thorough theoretical development and numerical simulations
Product details
November 2009Hardback
9780521851718
444 pages
254 × 180 × 24 mm
1.02kg
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Magnetized plasma physics
- 3. Magnetized plasma equilibrium
- 4. Magnetized plasma stability
- 5. Collisional transport in magnetized plasmas
- 6. Turbulent transport in magnetized plasmas
- 7. Tokamak plasma boundary and power exhaust
- 8. Outlook: power exhaust in fusion reactors
- Appendix A. Maxwellian distribution
- Appendix B. Curvilinear co-ordinates
- References
- Index.
