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Energetic electron transport in the presence of magnetic perturbations in magnetically confined plasmas

Part of: Focus on Fusion Energetic Electrons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2015

G. Papp ,
M. Drevlak ,
G. I. Pokol  and
T. Fülöp
G. Papp*
Affiliation:
Max-Planck/Princeton Center for Plasma Physics, Germany Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching & Greifswald, Germany
M. Drevlak
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching & Greifswald, Germany
G. I. Pokol
Affiliation:
Institute of Nuclear Techniques, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
T. Fülöp
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
*
†Email address for correspondence: ppg@ipp.mpg.de
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Abstract

The transport of energetic electrons is sensitive to magnetic perturbations. By using three-dimensional numerical simulation of test particle drift orbits we show that the transport of untrapped electrons through an open region with magnetic perturbations cannot be described by a diffusive process. Based on our test particle simulations, we propose a model that leads to an exponential loss of particles.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 81 , Issue 5 , October 2015 , 475810503
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© Cambridge University Press 2015 

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