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arxiv: 1603.03279 · v1 · pith:FKGXAJBOnew · submitted 2016-03-10 · ⚛️ physics.plasm-ph

Transport and deceleration of fusion products in microturbulence

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The velocity-space distribution of alpha particles born in fusion devices is subject to modification at moderate energies due to turbulent transport. Therefore, one must calculate the evolution of an equilibrium distribution whose functional form is not known \emph{a priori}. Using a novel technique, applicable to any trace impurity, we have made this calculation not only possible, but particularly efficient. We demonstrate a microturbulence-induced departure from the local slowing-down distribution, an inversion of the energy distribution, and associated modifications to the alpha heating and pressure profiles in an ITER-like scenario.

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