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The Geodesic Acoustic Mode (GAM) is a plasma oscillation occurring in toroidal confinement devices with the following properties:
The Geodesic Acoustic Mode (GAM) is a plasma oscillation occurring in toroidal confinement devices with the following properties:
<ref>N. Winsor, J.L. Johnson and J.M. Dawson, ''Geodesic Acoustic Waves in Hydromagnetic Systems'', [[doi:10.1063/1.1691835|Phys. Fluids '''11''' (1968) 2448]]</ref>
<ref>N. Winsor, J.L. Johnson and J.M. Dawson, ''Geodesic Acoustic Waves in Hydromagnetic Systems'', [[doi:10.1063/1.1691835|Phys. Fluids '''11''' (1968) 2448]]</ref>
<ref>K.J. Zhao et al., ''Toroidal Symmetry of the Geodesic Acoustic Mode Zonal Flow in a Tokamak Plasma'', [[doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.255004|Phys. Rev. Lett. '''96''' (2006) 255004]]</ref>
<ref name=Zhao>K.J. Zhao et al., ''Toroidal Symmetry of the Geodesic Acoustic Mode Zonal Flow in a Tokamak Plasma'', [[doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.255004|Phys. Rev. Lett. '''96''' (2006) 255004]]</ref>
<ref>Z. Gao, ''Collisional damping of the geodesic acoustic mode'', [[doi:10.1063/1.4794339|Phys. Plasmas '''20''' (2013) 032501]]</ref>


* Redially localized
* Radially localized
* Axisymmetric (n=0)
* Axisymmetric (n=0)
* Poloidally symmetric potential (m=0) and asymmetric density (m=1) perturbations
* Poloidally symmetric potential (m=0) and asymmetric density (m=1) perturbations


The GAM frequency is, approximately:
The GAM frequency is, approximately:<ref name=Zhao></ref>


:<math>f_{GAM} \sim (1+1/2q^2)\frac{\sqrt{(T_e+T_i)/M_i}}{2\pi R}</math>
:<math>f_{GAM} \sim (1+1/2q^2)\frac{\sqrt{(T_e+T_i)/M_i}}{2\pi R}</math>

Latest revision as of 14:04, 15 July 2014

The Geodesic Acoustic Mode (GAM) is a plasma oscillation occurring in toroidal confinement devices with the following properties: [1] [2] [3]

  • Radially localized
  • Axisymmetric (n=0)
  • Poloidally symmetric potential (m=0) and asymmetric density (m=1) perturbations

The GAM frequency is, approximately:[2]

References

  1. N. Winsor, J.L. Johnson and J.M. Dawson, Geodesic Acoustic Waves in Hydromagnetic Systems, Phys. Fluids 11 (1968) 2448
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 K.J. Zhao et al., Toroidal Symmetry of the Geodesic Acoustic Mode Zonal Flow in a Tokamak Plasma, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 (2006) 255004
  3. Z. Gao, Collisional damping of the geodesic acoustic mode, Phys. Plasmas 20 (2013) 032501