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Controlling the Diffusion of Runaway Electrons by Safety Factor Changes in IR-T1 Tokamak

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The high-energy current of runaway electrons during a major disruption in tokamak reactors can cause serious damage to the first wall of the reactor and reduce its lifetime. Therefore, it is important to find methods for decreasing the generation of runaway electrons and their energy. The safety factor plays an important role in determining the stability criteria for a wide range of MHD modes. Since runaway electrons suffer only rarely from collisions and are hardly sensitive to electrostatic turbulence, their transport is governed by the magnetic lines structure. On the other hand, since the safety factor is related to the magnetic lines structure, changes in safety factor may have important effects on the diffusion of runaway electrons. In this paper, the generation of runaway electrons and their transport is investigated theoretically. Moreover, by changing the discharge voltage of ohmic and toroidal capacitors, different values of the edge safety factor is generated. In fact, in this experiment, the researchers try to increase the diffusion of runaway electrons by using safety factor changes in the IR-T1 tokamak.

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We acknowledge from Dr. Saber Zarrinkamar and Mrs. Negar Bidar for supporting this project.

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  1. Department of Basic Sciences, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran

    M. R. Ghanbari

  2. Plasma Physics Research Center, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 14665/678, Tehran, Iran

    M. Ghoranneviss, A. Salar Elahi, S. Mohammadi & R. Arvin

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Ghanbari, M.R., Ghoranneviss, M., Salar Elahi, A. et al. Controlling the Diffusion of Runaway Electrons by Safety Factor Changes in IR-T1 Tokamak. J Fusion Energ 35, 180–186 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-015-9992-6

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