Difuze částic z tokamaku vlivem stochastizace magnetických siločar

Difuze částic z tokamaku vlivem stochastizace magnetických siločar Pavel Cahyna Abstrakt: Práce shrnuje současný stav výzkumu termojaderné fúze s magnetickým udržením a popisuje možnou roli stochastizace magnetických siločar a magnetických perturbací při řešení některých problémů, se kterými se využití fúze potýká. Podává teoretický úvod do problematiky determin- istického chaosu a vysvětluje souvislost této teorie s magnetickými pertur- bacemi v tokamaku. Výsledky jsou prezentovány převážně formou publikací v časopisech a sbornících. Patří mezi ně: srovnání chaotické difuze siločar a částic, kde byly nalezeny podstatné rozdíly, aplikace chaotické difuze částic na problém relativistických elektronů vznikajících při disrupcích, kde naše simulace přispěly k vysvětlení experimentálních výsledků z tokamaku JET, výpočet spekter perturbací a stochastizace siločar pro tokamak COMPASS, sloužící jako příprava na budoucí experimenty, a modelování stínění per- turbací plazmatem, kde se pozorování tzv. otisků (footprints) na divertoru ukazuje být slibnou metodou pro detekci stínění. 1Diffusion of particles from tokamak by stochastization of magnetic field lines Pavel Cahyna Abstract: The thesis summarizes the current state of research of ther- monuclear fusion with magnetic confinement and decribes the possible role of stochastization of magnetic field lines and magnetic perturbations in solv- ing some of the problems that are encountered on the road to the exploitation of fusion. It presents a theoretical introduction to deterministic chaos and explains the connection of this theory to magnetic perturbations in tokamak. The results are presented mainly in the form of publications in journals and conference proceedings. Among them are: the comparison of chaotic dif- fusion of particles and field lines, where significant differences were found; the application of chaotic diffusion of particles to the problem of runaway electrons originating in disruptions, where our simulations contributed to ex- plaining the experimental results from the JET tokamak; the calculation of spectra of perturbations for the COMPASS tokamak, done as a preparation for the upcoming experiments; and modelling of screening of perturbations by plasma, where the observations of divertor footprints show as a promising method to detect the screening. 1Ústav teoretické fyzikyInstitute of Theoretical PhysicsFaculty of Mathematics and PhysicsMatematicko-fyzikální fakult

Difuze částic z tokamaku vlivem stochastizace magnetických siločar

Práce shrnuje současný stav výzkumu termojaderné fúze s magnetickým udržením a popisuje možnou roli stochastizace magnetických siločar a magnetických perturbací při řešení některých problémů, se kterými se využití fúze potýká. Podává teoretický úvod do problematiky deterministického chaosu a vysvětluje souvislost této teorie s magnetickými perturbacemi v tokamaku. Výsledky jsou prezentovány převážně formou publikací v časopisech a sbornících. Patří mezi ně: srovnání chaotické difuze siločar a částic, kde byly nalezeny podstatné rozdíly, aplikace chaotické difuze částic na problém relativistických elektronů vznikajících při disrupcích, kde naše simulace přispěly k vysvětlení experimentálních výsledků z tokamaku JET, výpočet spekter perturbací a stochastizace siločar pro tokamak COMPASS, sloužící jako příprava na budoucí experimenty, a modelování stínění perturbací plazmatem, kde se pozorování tzv. otisků (footprints) na divertoru ukazuje být slibnou metodou pro detekci stínění.The thesis summarizes the current state of research of thermonuclear fusion with magnetic confinement and decribes the possible role of stochastization of magnetic field lines and magnetic perturbations in solving some of the problems that are encountered on the road to the exploitation of fusion. It presents a theoretical introduction to deterministic chaos and explains the connection of this theory to magnetic perturbations in tokamak. The results are presented mainly in the form of publications in journals and conference proceedings. Among them are: the comparison of chaotic diffusion of particles and field lines, where significant differences were found; the application of chaotic diffusion of particles to the problem of runaway electrons originating in disruptions, where our simulations contributed to explaining the experimental results from the JET tokamak; the calculation of spectra of perturbations for the COMPASS tokamak, done as a preparation for the upcoming experiments; and modelling of screening of perturbations by plasma, where the observations of divertor footprints show as a promising method to detect the screening.Matematicko-fyzikální fakultaFaculty of Mathematics and Physic

Particle Dynamics in the RMP Ergodic Layer under the Influence of Edge Plasma Turbulence

The complex processes in edge tokamak plasma are affected (among others) both by resonant magnetic perturbation (RMP) and by plasma turbulence. RMP is nowadays considered to be a candidate for the mitigation of the edge-localized modes (ELMs). The effect of plasma turbulence inthe edge region has not been studied yet. Since both RMP and plasma turbulence should influence plasma dynamics, studies of their simultaneous effect have potential practical implications. Using a simplified model of the turbulence and single-particle simulations, we discovered that its effect at realistic amplitudes changes the ion dynamics significantly. We expect that the turbulence has a similar effect on electrons, thus potentially influencing the ELM mitigation mechanism

Diffusion of Particles from Tokamak by Stochastization of Magnetic Field Lines

Diffusion of particles from tokamak by stochastization of magnetic field lines Pavel Cahyna Abstract: The thesis summarizes the current state of research of ther- monuclear fusion with magnetic confinement and decribes the possible role of stochastization of magnetic field lines and magnetic perturbations in solv- ing some of the problems that are encountered on the road to the exploitation of fusion. It presents a theoretical introduction to deterministic chaos and explains the connection of this theory to magnetic perturbations in tokamak. The results are presented mainly in the form of publications in journals and conference proceedings. Among them are: the comparison of chaotic dif- fusion of particles and field lines, where significant differences were found; the application of chaotic diffusion of particles to the problem of runaway electrons originating in disruptions, where our simulations contributed to ex- plaining the experimental results from the JET tokamak; the calculation of spectra of perturbations for the COMPASS tokamak, done as a preparation for the upcoming experiments; and modelling of screening of perturbations by plasma, where the observations of divertor footprints show as a promising method to detect the screening.

Ergodizace pole externími cívkami na tokamaku COMPASS

The magnetic field of the set of "saddle coils" on the COMPASS tokamak has been simulated, with the emphasis on the resulting edge ergodization. Calculations for a selected configuration of saddle coils which gives a good edge ergodization are presented, and its possible impact on Type-I ELMs is discussed

Diffusion of Particles from Tokamak by Stochastization of Magnetic Field Lines

The thesis summarizes the current state of research of thermonuclear fusion with magnetic confinement and decribes the possible role of stochastization of magnetic field lines and magnetic perturbations in solving some of the problems that are encountered on the road to the exploitation of fusion. It presents a theoretical introduction to deterministic chaos and explains the connection of this theory to magnetic perturbations in tokamak. The results are presented mainly in the form of publications in journals and conference proceedings. Among them are: the comparison of chaotic diffusion of particles and field lines, where significant differences were found; the application of chaotic diffusion of particles to the problem of runaway electrons originating in disruptions, where our simulations contributed to explaining the experimental results from the JET tokamak; the calculation of spectra of perturbations for the COMPASS tokamak, done as a preparation for the upcoming experiments; and modelling of screening of perturbations by plasma, where the observations of divertor footprints show as a promising method to detect the screening

Particle Dynamics in the RMP Ergodic Layer under the Influence of Edge Plasma Turbulence

The complex processes in edge tokamak plasma are affected (among others) both by resonant magnetic perturbation (RMP) and by plasma turbulence. RMP is nowadays considered to be a candidate for the mitigation of the edge-localized modes (ELMs). The effect of plasma turbulence inthe edge region has not been studied yet. Since both RMP and plasma turbulence should influence plasma dynamics, studies of their simultaneous effect have potential practical implications. Using a simplified model of the turbulence and single-particle simulations, we discovered that its effect at realistic amplitudes changes the ion dynamics significantly. We expect that the turbulence has a similar effect on electrons, thus potentially influencing the ELM mitigation mechanism