Dr. Boris Breizman is an expert in theoretical plasma physics. His research deals with linear and nonlinear waves in plasmas with applications to magnetic fusion, beam-plasma interactions, space plasma, plasma-based propulsion and laser-plasma interactions. He held the positions of Leading Scientist at the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (1986-92) and Professor at Novosibirsk State University (1981-92). Since joining the Institute for Fusion Studies in 1993, Dr. Breizman has made significant new contributions to three important areas: wave-particle interaction in magnetically confined plasma, plasma propulsion project at NASA, and physics of laser-irradiated clusters. In 1998 the Czech Academy of Science awarded him its Ernst Mach Honorary Medal for Merit in the Physical Sciences. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Dr. Sergei Sharapov is of Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, UK. He graduated in experimental nuclear physics from Moscow Physical Technical Institute in 1985, and did his PhD in physics and chemistry of plasmas at Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow. Subsequently, he worked on theory of nonlinear waves and energetic particle-driven Alfven waves before, in 1993, moving to work on JET and on the spherical tokamaks START and MAST, located at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, UK. Dr. Sharapov's area of interest and expertise lies in the theory, experiment, and diagnosis of energetic particles and energetic particle-driven instabilities.

Klappentext

This book explores the outstanding and rather novel diagnostics of the fast ions and fast ion-driven instabilities coupled to modern theory of near-critical nonlinear wave-particle systems with the particle source and wave damping.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Classical Behavior of Fusion-born Alpha-particles. Chapter 2: Wave-particle Resonant Interaction in the Low-order Nonlinear Approach Near the Marginal Stability: Theory Versus Experiment. Chapter 3: Energetic Particle-Driven Modes of Spontaneous Frequency Sweeping. Chapter 4: The Fishbones. Chapter 5: Equilibrium and Alfvén Eigenmodes in Tokamak Plasma. Chapter 6: Drive, Damping, and Excitation Threshold for Alfvén Eigenmodes. Chapter 7: Alfvén Cascade Modes in Reversed Magnetic Shear Equilibria. Appendix A: Cubic Equation Derivation. Appendix B: Reduced Model for the Weakly Nonlinear Fishbones. Appendix C: Flux Coordinates for Tokamak Equilibrium. Appendix D: Radiative Damping for TAE. Appendix E: Trapped Electron Collisional Damping for TAE. Appendix F: Wave Energy of TAE in Numerical Assessment of the TAE. References.