PPPL-3846 is available in <a href="PPPL-3846.pdf">pdf</a> format (736 KB).

<p>
<b>Current Drive in a Ponderomotive Potential with Sign Reversal</b>
</p>

<p>
<b>Authors:</b> N.J. Fisch, J.M. Rax, and I.Y. Dodin
</p>

<p>
<b>Date of PPPL Report:</b> July 2003
</p>

<p>
<b>Published in:</b> Physical Review Letters <b>91</b> (14 November 2003) 205004/1-4</p>


<p>

Noninductive current drive can be accomplished through ponderomotive forces with high efficiency when the potential changes sign over the interaction region. The effect can practiced upon both ions and electrons. The current drive efficiencies, in principle, might be higher than those possible with conventional radio-frequency current-drive techniques, since different considerations come into play.


</p>