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The mechanism behind this phenomenological limit is not understood, but probably associated with edge gradient limits. | The mechanism behind this phenomenological limit is not understood, but probably associated with edge gradient limits. | ||
Recently, an explanation based on the formation of magnetic island was proposed. <ref>[[doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.165004|D.A. Gates and L. Delgado-Aparicio, ''Origin of Tokamak Density Limit Scalings'', Phys. Rev. Lett. '''108''' (2012) 165004]]</ref> | Recently, an explanation based on the formation of magnetic island was proposed. <ref>[[doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.165004|D.A. Gates and L. Delgado-Aparicio, ''Origin of Tokamak Density Limit Scalings'', Phys. Rev. Lett. '''108''' (2012) 165004]]</ref> | ||
== See also == | |||
* High density limit in [[Reversed Field Pinch]]es. <ref>[[doi:10.1063/1.3063060|M.E. Puiatti, P. Scarin, G. Spizzo, et al., ''High density limit in reversed field pinches'', Phys. Plasmas '''16''' (2009) 012505]]</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 07:42, 17 July 2012
The Greenwald limit is an operational limit for the density in magnetic confinement devices: [1]
where nG is the density in 1020 m-3, Ip the plasma current in MA, and a the minor radius in m.
In tokamaks (and RFPs), exceeding the Greenwald limit typically leads to a disruption, although sometimes the limit can be crossed without deleterious effects (especially with peaked density profiles). Stellarators can typically exceed the Greenwald limit by factors of 2 to 5, or more (replacing Ip by an equivalent current corresponding to the magnetic field).
The mechanism behind this phenomenological limit is not understood, but probably associated with edge gradient limits. Recently, an explanation based on the formation of magnetic island was proposed. [2]
See also
- High density limit in Reversed Field Pinches. [3]
References
- ↑ M. Greenwald, Density limits in toroidal plasmas, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 44 (2002) R27-R53
- ↑ D.A. Gates and L. Delgado-Aparicio, Origin of Tokamak Density Limit Scalings, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108 (2012) 165004
- ↑ M.E. Puiatti, P. Scarin, G. Spizzo, et al., High density limit in reversed field pinches, Phys. Plasmas 16 (2009) 012505