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Waves in Plasmas

Francesco Volpe

Columbia University

“Mirai” Summer School, 9-10 August 2012

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Itinerary to New York

1997-1998 Collective Thomson Scattering

measurement of Ti

1998 Liquid Metal Flow Simulations Univ. Trieste, Italy

1998-2002 Electron Bernstein Wave (EBW) Emission

and Current Drive (CD)

W7-AS Stellarator

(Garching, Germany)

2003-2006 EBW Emission and Heating MAST Spherical Tokamak

(Culham, UK)

Electron Cycl.CD Stabilization of

Neoclassical Tearing Modes

ITER Tokamak

2006-2008 Neoclassical Tearing Mode and Locked

Mode control

DIII-D Tokamak

(San Diego, USA)

2008 Electron Cyclotron Resonant Heating AUG Tokamak (Garching,

Germany)

2009 EBWs MST RFP (UW-Madison)

Collaboration on ECE and MHD DIII-D Tokamak

FTU Tokamak

(Frascati,

Italy)

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Outline

Need for Heating

Ohmic Heating and Need for Auxiliary Heating

Neutral Beam Injection

Waves

Propagation

Absorption

Heating by Waves

Ion Cyclotron

Lower Hybrid

Electron Cyclotron

a-Particle Heating

Current Drive3rd

Part

2

nd

Part

1

stP

art

Motivated student

+ interesting topic

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Motivation for Heating

Plasma forms at few eV,

but D-T nuclei fuse at 20-300keV

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Ohmic Heating

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Plasma Current confines Tokamak Plasma

and heats it by Joule Effect

Plasma = secondary of a transformer

Plasma stability requires:

2BR

Baq ar

Therefore:R

Bj

0

Bj

Iplasma

Bq

Ioh

F

R

a

Ohmic heating:2

oh jp

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The hotter the plasma,

the more difficult to Ohmically heat it.

Dominant loss mechanism: bremsstrahlung loss power pb.

]keV,m,[Wm TnZ102.3p 33-e

2e

237b

Ohmic heating power:2

oh jp

]m,T,m [keV, R

B

Z

1

n

102T 3-

e

20

e

Ohmic heating alone: Te only a few keV

Need for additional heating power!

Plasma resisitivity:23

eT

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Introduction to

Neutral Beam Injection

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Energetic Neutral Particles penetrate Plasma

and release Energy

B-field

1. Injection of neutral fuel

atoms (H, D, T) at high

energies (Eb > 50 keV)

H,D,T

2. Ionization in the plasma

3. Beam particles

confined

4. Energy Release

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Energy is released by

Collisions and Charge Exchange

HHHHfastfast Charge exchange:

Ion collision: eHHHH fa s tfa s t

Electron collision: e2HeHfastfast

Example:

beam intensity: /xexpI)x(I 0

Eb0= 70 keV220

tot m105 320m105n

m4.0n

1

tot

In large reactor plasmas: beam cannot reach core!

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NB Injector = Accelerator + Neutralizer

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Wave Propagation

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Maxwell + Ohm Wave Equation

Maxwell‘s Equations for Plane Waves

and Generalized Ohm‘s law

kk Ekj ,, ,

0,2

2

, kk EKc

Ekk

tensordielectric : K

0

1

iK

BiEki

jEiHki 0

0 Eki

0 Bki

Dispersion relation 0),(1det NKNN

c

kN

where = conductivity tensor, combine in the wave equation

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Linearized (small perturbations, )10 vvv

10 EEE

10 BBB

0

s

s,1ss1vnqj

011s

s1 BvE

m

qvi

)BvE(m

q

dt

vd

s

s

j (thus , thus Disp.Rel.) derived from

Lorenz force

and Fourier-transformed:

Solve for v1 and plug in

where s= e, i, …

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Propagation in cold unmagnetized Plasma

simply depends on p

(HF, static ions)envj em

Eevi

E

m

neij

e

e

2

2

2

0

2

2

0

111

p

e

e

mi

nie

iK

012

2

2

22

E

cEkkEk

p

e0

e2

2e,p

m

ne

Plasma frequency:

Langmuir oscillations p

:Ek EM waves (2 sol.)2

2

2

222 1

pkcN

kx,ky

p

:E||k

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Propagation in cold magnetized Plasma

also depends on c

zz

yyyx

xyxx

K00

0KK

0KK

K

s

2cs

2

2ps

yyxx 1KK

2ps

2

2ps

s

csyxxy iKK

s

2

2ps

zz 1K

Cyclotron frequency:s

0scs

m

Bq

y

x

z

B

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Propagation in cold plasma magnetized along z

Wave equation:

where

only admits solution(s) if det(ij-N2dij+NiNj)=0 Dispersion Relation

Eigen-polarizations=(Eigen)modes = solutions of Eigen-value Problem for null eigen-value,

det(ij-N2dij+NiNj)=0.

0

0

02

||

2

||

2

||

2

||

z

y

x

zz

yyyx

xyxx

E

E

E

NNN

NN

NNN

s cs

ps

yyxx 22

2

1

22

2

ps

ps

s

csyxxy i

s

ps

zz 2

2

1

notation:

N||=Nx

N

=Nz

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Special case 1: perpendicular to B (Nz=0)

UH

k

L

Alfvèn-Wave

0

O-Mode

X-Mode

Lower Hybrid Wave

Upper Hybrid Wavepe

R

LH

ci

ECRH

LH

ICRH

3 frequency regions

for plasma heating:

ce

y

x

z

B

eXtr

aord

ina

ry (

X)

mo

de

N

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Resonances and Cutoffs

N 0 „cutoff“

reflection

tunnelling

vph = / k >c!

N „resonance“ vgr= / k 0

wave „gets stuck“

wave energy

Dissipation,

Mode conversion

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Special case 2: propagation along B (Nx=0)

Electron

Cyclotron Wave

ECR

ICR

Ion-

Cyclotron-Wave

Whistler-Wave

Alfvèn-Wave

L-Wave

R-Wave

k

ce

ci

02 solutions: xyxxz iN 2

2,1

of polarization: iE

E

y

x

y

x

z

B

N

RL

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Band gaps depend on direction

of propagation and polarization

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Interferometry

Because, in unmagnetized

plasma, or ⊥B but O-mode,

In conclusion,

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Polarimetry

Note: polarization rotation is Df/2

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Case 3: arbitrary oblique propagation:

Appleton-Hartree dispersion relation

After algebra,

where and

B

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Upper hybrid oscillations

In unmagnetized plasma or along B,

⊥B, where restoring Lorentz force is maximum,

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Waves refracted, reflected, scattered, etc.

by the Plasma extract info on ne, B, Te,i etc.

N2 < 0N=1

ne=ne, crit

dzE

transmitterreceiver

B0

Cutoff of

ordinary waveTransmission ne

Reflectometry ne, B

Interferometry ne

Scattering Te, Ti

Absorption ne

Emission Te, ne

pe ne

c B

vth,I,e Te,i

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In warm plasma,

Lorenz force replaced by Vlasov Equation

Cold plasma theory breaks down where

1vk

2

c

th

1vk

n2

th||

c

or

Larmor radius for perpendicular wavelength

close to wave-particle resonance

(within few Doppler widths)

Linearized Vlasov equation:

0v011v01x1t fBvEm

qfBv

m

qfvf

Complicated form of Kij involving Bessel Functions

New set of (electrostatic) waves

Lorenz force (single particle): 011s

s1 BvE

m

qvi

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Summary for the 1st Part

• Importance of heating

• In general, plasma heating is species-selective and

anisotropic

• Ohmic heating suffers from unfavourable Te-dependence of

resistivity and from disruption limit on max current density j

• Accelerator + Neutralizer = Neutral Beam Injector

• Maxwell, Ohm, Lorenz (and, in warm plasma, Vlasov)

Dispersion relation Wave propagation, plethora of

modes, resonances and cutoffs

• Derived Dispersion Relation for cold unmagnetized plasma;

discussed results in presence of B

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Outline

Need for Heating

Ohmic Heating and Need for Auxiliary Heating

Neutral Beam Injection

Waves

Propagation

Absorption

Heating by Waves

Ion Cyclotron

Lower Hybrid

Electron Cyclotron

a-Particle Heating

Current Drive3rd

Part

2

nd

Part

1

stP

art

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Wave Absorption

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Landau Damping

(Electrostatic) waves, k || E

At t=0E

z

At t=T/4

vpht

vt

Ez

Strong wave-particle

interaction if: vpht=vt

vkvk

Group of resonant particles: collk

v

On average: slower particles are accelerated

faster particles are decelerated f(v)

vph

0v

f

phv

Net loss of wave energy

No collisions necessary!

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Cyclotron Damping

Electromagnetic wave E k

vph = / k||

Ex

Ey

z

left-handed polarized wave

tip of electric field vector

Resonance condition: (3,...) 2, 1,l wherelvk s||||

g

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2nd and higher Harmonics damped if wave-field

non-uniform on length-scale of Larmor radius

t=0 t=T/2 t=T

BB B

v

v

v

s2

E

gradient of electric field

0

r

El

l

T=period of the wave

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EM wave heating: waves are damped where

resonance is fulfilled localized heating!

Resonant

Layer

m

qBc

Rc

Antenna

iso-B lines Excitation: external or

at plasma edge

Wave: propagating /

evanescent

Propagation can be

complicated codes:

Ray tracing

Beam tracing

Full wave

Resonant particles acquire

energy at expense of wave,

then thermalize with the others

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Frequencies with good absorption

1vk sith|| generally

sl Then good absorption where

Electrons: 28 GHz / B[T] Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating ECRH

Hydrogen: 15 MHz / B [T] Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating* ICRH

Cyclotron Resonance

Landau Resonance

eth|| vk cmkeVTGHz3.1 ||e Lower Hybrid Heating LH

* Landau Resonance and Magnetic Pumping also contribute to ICRH

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Ion Cyclotron

Resonance Heating

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Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating

Dispersion relation has two solutions:

fast wave E B0 n > 2 x 1019m-3

slow wave E || B0 n < 1 x 1019m-3

Problem:

near =ci wave is right-handed,

but ions resonate with (absorb from) left-handed polarization!

Solution:

Inject a minority species.

Wave right-handed at majority resonance, =cM

but damped at minority resonance, =cm

Majority heating also possible, by Doppler broadening:

E+=0 at =cM, but finite at =cMkvth,i

cmcm 1010050 , ||

Preferrable, but needs

tunnel of cutoff region

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ICRH - Wave Propagation

ASDEX UpgradeF. Meo, P. Bonoli

Re(Ey)

Multiple current straps

Alcator C-Mod

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ICRF Technology - Generator

4 amplifier chain

final stage:

tetrode with

2MW / 10 sec

tunable between

30 and 110 MHz

efficiency 60%

tetrode

final stage

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ICRH - Wave Power Transport

50W Coaxial transmission lines

20cm diam., low loss

Matching network

antenna resistance 50W

dependent on plasma

Matching

network

generator antenna

ASDEX-UpgradeTrans-

mission

line

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ICRH - Wave excitation

Fast wave

k

B0

Ehf

BhfBant

Slow wave

k

B0

Ehf

Bhf

Iant

Strap

antenna

Faraday

screen

W7-AS Antenna

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Lower Hybrid

Heating & Current Drive

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2 solutions of dispersion relation: slow wave (exhibits lower hybrid res.)

fast wave

ne>1017m-3 at antenna, to enter plasma

k|| > kc to reach center.

Lower Hybrid Heating

k|| too low, power stays

near plasma edge

eLHi cm1 ,cm102||

sw

fw

k

radius

k||sufficiently high,

slow wave travels into plasma,

absorption at LH or before

k

Lower

Hybrid

resonance

radius

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LH - Wave Propagation

For k|| > kcrit vgr, vph independent of k||.

all launched power flows into same direction.

antenna structure

Depends on

ne and B.

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Klystron and Grill

Beam

dump

cathode

anode

-wave

input

-wave

output

3.7 GHz

500 kW

3 sec

klystron waveguide grill

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LH - Wave Excitation

Fast wave

k

B0

Ehf

Bhf

Slow wave

k

B0

Ehf

BhfMultiple

wave

guides

Ewg

ASDEX

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Summary for the 2nd Part

• Electrons can “surf” electrostatic waves (Landau Damping)

• Or gyrate in phase with circular e.m.waves (Cyclotron

Damping), and so gain energy

• Processes are resonant well-localized

• Two examples:

– Ion cyclotron, strap antenna

– Lower hybrid, microwaves, grill

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Outline

Need for Heating

Ohmic Heating and Need for Auxiliary Heating

Neutral Beam Injection

Waves

Propagation

Absorption

Heating by Waves

Ion Cyclotron

Lower Hybrid

Electron Cyclotron

a-Particle Heating

Current Drive3rd

Part

2

nd

Part

1

stP

art

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Electron Cyclotron

Resonance Heating

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Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating

Dispersion relation has two solutions for perpendicular propagation:

ordinary (O)-mode E || B0

extraordinary (X)-mode EB0

No low density cut-off, but high density cutoff.

Ions can be assumed stationary, but relativistic electron mass has to

be included.

mm2

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ECRH - O1 mode heating

2p

222 ck

DispersionReflection at cut-off region

Density gradient leads

to diffraction away from

plasma center.

ne O-mode

cutoff

B

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ECRH - X1 mode heating

Resonance inaccessible from

low field side because no

propagation between cutoff and

upper hybrid resonance.

X2 accessible from LFS

i.e. second harmonic heating

ne

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ECRH Sources: Gyrotrons

B field

superconducting

coils

Window

Diamond

annular

electron beam

resonator

collector

Up to 1 MW cw (>30min)

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Mirrors correct wavefront and polarization and

match sources to Transmission Lines

spherical

load

1 MW, 1 s

(CNR Milano)

Matching Optics Unit

gyrotron

to HE11 line

short pulse

load

to

long

pulse

load

polarizer 1

polarizer 2

phase

correcting

mirrors

Design

IPF Stuttgart

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Power is transmitted by mirrors or waveguides

and launched by steerable mirrors

ECRH launching mirrors in sector 5

launcher mirrors:

Cr / Cu / Au - coated graphite

Localized, adjustable Heating & CD

suppresses MHD instabilities such as

Neoclassical Tearing Modes (NTMs)

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a-Particle Heating

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a-Particle Heating

D-T fusion reaction:

confinedlong lysufficient if

plasma heats

4

plasma leaves

)MeV 5.3(He)MeV 1.14( nTD

Heating power density: Evnn2.0 TD

where iTv

peaked heating profile

a-particles need to be well confined through

large plasma currents in tokamaks

optimized stellarator fields

Loss mechanisms: field ripples

MHD events

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Evidence for a-particle heating

D, T experiments only done on JET and TFTR

JET NBI heating30 MW

16 MW (max)

0 2 sec

Ti030 keV

Te0

a-particle heating

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Analogy: coal oven - fusion oven

Activation

energyEnergy gain

Energy

Reaction time

Ignition

Heating Sustain

reaction

pn

np

n

Sustain

reaction

Heat

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Current Drive

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Non-inductive current drive

Asymmetric velocity distribution can be a side effect of plasma heating.ions

electrons dv vfvnqj ||||s

ss

Needed for : Steady-state tokamak

current profile control in tokamaks

MHD-mode stabilisation.

(bootstrap current compensation in stellarators)

Efficiency: Theory: coll||coll

2lleell

||||eth

.v

1

2vmn

vne

p

j

Experiment: th

320e

exWP

AImRm10n

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Current drive with EM waves

the|||| vkv +

- small change of electron momentum

3||coll v

v

1 2v

OH

IC (EC)

LH

the|||| vkv + change of electron momentum / wave energy

+ many electrons

- large fraction of trapped electrons

- 2/3ecoll T

Parallel momentum injection: required total electron momentum smkg102 4

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Fisch-Boozer: Heating electrons of v||>0 or <0

makes them less resistive net current

Electron velocity distribution

Trapped cone

Resonant electrons:

- nce / g - k║v║=0

k║≠0 (oblique launch)

Preferential heating of

electrons with v║>0

become less collisional

less resistive net

current

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Current drive efficiencies

Efficiency

LHCD 0.35 – 0.4

ICCD 0.1 x Te [ 10 keV]

ECCD <0.1 x Te [ 10 keV]

NICD .2 x Te [ 10 keV]

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Outlook to ITER

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ECRH in ITER will use 24 gyrotrons, connected to

3-4 Upper Launchers and 1 Equatorial Launchers

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ECRH/ECCD in ITER will serve several purposes

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Summary Heating

Heating scheme Advantages Disadvantages

Ohmic efficient Cannot reach ignitionNot in stellarators

NBI reliable close to torusnegative ions necessary

LH Efficient current drive Antenna close to plasmaOff-axis

ECRH Reliableflexible

Electron heating(density limit)

ICRH Ion-heatingCentral heating

Antenna close to plasmaAntenna coupling

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Auto-evaluation Quiz

1. What makes auxiliary Heating necessary?

2. What’s the only frequency relevant to propagation in the

simplest plasma you can think of (cold, unmagnetized,

unbounded, no impurities, etc.etc.)?

3. What’s, in your opinion, the main advantage of wave

heating?

4. What’s the common principle shared by all CD methods?

5. Can you imagine a distribution function f(v) that delivers

energy to the wave by the Landau mechanism?

Answers in next slide

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Answers to the Quiz

1. Because Te-3/2

2. pe

3. Localized and adjustable

4. Asymmetry: asymmetric resistivity (Fisch-Boozer),

asymmetric trapping (Ohkawa), uncompensated

ion and electron flows (NBCD)

5. Bump-on-tail