Physics of High Energy Particles in Toroidal Systems

An analysis of high-energy particle effects on confined plasmas and on accelerators. As fusion devices approach the ignition and production of fusion-produced high-energy particles, the determination of the physical effects of these particles on plasma confinement is essential to good performance.

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This text examines the topic of high-energy particle effects on confined plasmas and on accelerators. As fusion devices approach the ignition and thus production of fusion-produced high-energy particles, the determination of physical effects of these energetic particles on plasma confinement is essential to the performance of fusion reactors. In addition, there has emerged an alternative fusion reactor strategy to take advantage of large orbit energetic particle properties to possibly stabilize debilitating plasma instabilities. These alternative concepts share the physics of instabilities of charged particles in accelerators, such as synchrotron colliders in which an attempt is made to raise the luminosity to the maximum without disrupting the beams.