Frontiers in Fusion Research II: Introduction to Modern Tokamak Physics

Introduction to Tokamak Physics.- Steady State Tokamak Reactor.- Steady State Operation of Tokamaks.- Steady State Tokamak Reactor.- Major Features of SSTR.- Reactor Power Balance.- Tokamak Equilibrium.- Topology of Magnetic Confinement.- Symplectic form of the Magnetic Field.- Flux Coordinates.- Equilibrium in Tokamak.- Advanced Tokamak Regimes.- Advanced Tokamak Research.- Weak Shear Regime.- Negative Shear Regime.- Current Hole Regime.- Parallel Transport in Tokamaks.- Moment Equations.- Ohm's Law in Tokamak.- Plasma Rotation in Tokamak.- Perpendicular Transport in Tokamaks.- Plasma Confinement.- Neoclassical transport.- Turbulent transport.- MHD Instabilities in AT Regimes.- Ideal MHD modes.- Resistive MHD instabilities.- Alfven Eigen Modes.- Control Issues of AT Operation.- Control of ITB strength.- Edge bootstrap current.- Plasma disruption.- SOL and Divertor.- Edge and SOL perpendicular transport.- SOL parallel transport.- Divertor plasma.- Plasma wall interaction.- Key Technology Development for steady state tokamak reactor.- Negative ion source and NBI system.- Gyrotron and ECRF system.- Superconductor and Magnet system.- Structural materials for Fusion.- Blanket and maintenance.- Summary.- Appendix A: Mathematical Basics.- Appendix B: Elementary Physics.- Appendix C: Basic Plasma Physics.