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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 13:04, 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. 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