Anisotropy of ion temperature in a reversed-field-pinch plasma

K Sasaki; P Hörling; T Fall; J H Brzozowski; P Brunsell; S Hokin; E Tennfors; J Sallander; J R Drake; N Inoue; J Morikawa; Y Ogawa; Z Yoshida

doi:10.1088/0741-3335/39/3/001

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

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Anisotropy of ion temperature in a reversed-field-pinch plasma

K Sasaki¹, P Hörling², T Fall², J H Brzozowski³, P Brunsell³, S Hokin³, E Tennfors³, J Sallander³, J R Drake³, N Inoue¹, J Morikawa¹, Y Ogawa¹ and Z Yoshida¹

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Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Volume 39, Number 3 Citation K Sasaki et al 1997 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 39 333 DOI 10.1088/0741-3335/39/3/001

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¹ Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan

² Department of Physics I, Royal Institute of Technology, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden

³ Division of Fusion Plasma Physics (Association EURATOM/NFR), Alfvén Laboratory, Royal Institute of Technology, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden

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Received 25 October 1996

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Abstract

Anomalous heating of ions has been observed in the EXTRAP-T2 reversed-field-pinch (RFP) plasma. Ions are heated primarily in the parallel direction (with respect to the magnetic field), resulting in an appreciable anisotropy of the ion temperature. This observation suggests that the magnetohydrodynamic fluctuations are dissipated primarily by the ion viscosity.

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