PPPL-3674rev is available in <a href="PPPL-3674rev.pdf">pdf</a> format (pdf, 2.9 MB).

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<b>Fusion Alpha Parameters in Tokamaks with High DT Fusion Rates</b>
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<b>Author:</b> R.V. Budny
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<b>Date of PPPL Report:</b> February 2002<BR>
<b>Date of Revised PPPL Report:</b> August 2002
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<b>Published in:</b> Nuclear Fusion <b>42</b> No. 12 (December 2002) 1383-1393</p>


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Fusion alpha parameters are calculated for Tokamaks with high DT [deuterium-tritium] fusion rates using the TRANSP plasma analysis code. Parameters include the fast alpha density, n<font face = "symbol"><sub>a</sub></font>, fast alpha pressure normalized to magnetic field energy, <font face = "symbol">b<sub>a</sub></font>, and its normalized gradient, -R x grad<font face = "symbol"> (b<sub>a</sub>)</font>. The plasma conditions are taken from the plasmas in TFTR and JET with the highest DT fusion rates, and from examples proposed for IGNITOR, FIRE, and ITER-FEAT.




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