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On tokamak equilibrium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

R. D. Hazeltine
Affiliation:
Institute for Fusion Studies and Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, U.S.A.
M. H. Montgomery
Affiliation:
Institute for Fusion Studies and Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, U.S.A.

Abstract

Large-aspect-ratio tokamak equilibrium is studied, including effects, such as ellipticity of the flux surfaces, of second order in the inverse aspect ratio. To facilitate the interpretation of experimental data, the analysis uses simple coordinates that are readily evaluated, rather than co-ordinates based on the exact flux surfaces. An explicit formula for the safety factor, including second-order terms, is presented, along with a brief discussion of rotational effects. The analysis assumes near-circularity of the outermost closed surface and low plasma pressure.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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