the PFC material under fusion plasma irradiation and the related retention of the
helium and hydrogenic species). Therefore, in the following Chapters, we will
discuss the main components of the edge plasma physics and phenomena in the
edge plasma, which are reasonably well understood.
In Chaps. 2 and 3 we consider, correspondingly, the atomic physics and plasma
material interaction issues relevant to the edge plasma. In Chap. 4, the basic features
of the so-called sheath – a narrow region at the interface between the plasma and the
material wall – are discussed. Although the sheath occupies only a tiny fraction of
the whole edge plasma volume, it plays an important role in both the physics of the
edge plasma and the plasma-material interaction. Chap. 5 is dedicated to the physics
of the dust that is virtually ubiquitous in the edge plasmas. Chap. 6 is dedicated to
classical edge plasma transport, whereas in Chap. 7, the basic ingredients of anomalous cross-field plasma transport and the available numerical tools used for the
modeling of the edge plasma turbulence are considered. In Chap. 8, we consider the
modern approaches to numerical modeling of the edge plasma transport. In Chap. 9,
we discuss the physics of some macroscopic phenomena that are distinctive for the
edge plasma. They include (i) MARFE (which stands for the Multifaceted Asymmetric Radiation From the Edge) and poloidaly symmetric plasma detachment;
(ii) self-sustained edge plasma oscillations; (iii) divertor plasma detachment. In
Chap. 10 we present our assessment of the current understanding of the complex
and multifaceted physics of the edge plasma and discuss the main gaps remaining
there.
References
1. International Atomic Energy Agency, P.K. Kaw, et al., The case for fusion, in Fusion Physics,
(IAEA, Vienna, 2012), pp. 1–58
2. L. Spitzer, The Stellarator concept. Phys. Fluids 1, 253–264 (1958)
3. I.E. Tamm, A.D. Sakharov, in Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, ed. by M. A. Leontovich, vol. 1, (Pergamon, Oxford, 1961),
pp. 1–47
4. C.R. Burnett, D.J. Grove, R.W. Palladino, T.H. Stix, K.E. Wakefield, The Divertor, a device for
reducing the impurity level in a Stellarator. Phys. Fluids 1, 438–445 (1958)
5. D. Meade, V. Arunasalam, C. Barnes, M. Bell, M. Bitter, K. Bol, R. Budny, J. Cecchi,
S. Cohen, C. Daughney, S. Davis, D. Dimock, F. Dylla, P. Efthimion, H. Eubank, R. Fonck,
R. Goldston, B. Grek, R. Hawryluk, E. Hinnov, H. Hsuan, M. Irie, R. Jacobsen, D. Johnson,
L. Johnson, H. Kugel, H. Maeda, D. Manos, D. Mansfield, R. McCann, D. McCune,
K. McGuire, D. Mikkelson, S. Milora, D. Mueller, M. Okabayashi, K. Owens, M. Reusch,
K. Sato, N. Sauthoff, G. Schmidt, E. Silver, J. Sinnis, J. Strachan, S. Suckewer, H. Takahashi,
F. Tenney, PDX experimental results, in Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion
Research 1980, Proceedings of an International Conference, Brussels, 1980, vol. 1, (IAEA,
Vienna, 1981), p. 665
6. M. Keilhacker, K. Lackner, K. Behringer, H. Murmann, H. Niedermeyer, Plasma boundary
layer in limiter and Divertor tokamaks. Phys. Scr. T2, 443–453 (1982)
References
11
helium and hydrogenic species). Therefore, in the following Chapters, we will
discuss the main components of the edge plasma physics and phenomena in the
edge plasma, which are reasonably well understood.
In Chaps. 2 and 3 we consider, correspondingly, the atomic physics and plasma
material interaction issues relevant to the edge plasma. In Chap. 4, the basic features
of the so-called sheath – a narrow region at the interface between the plasma and the
material wall – are discussed. Although the sheath occupies only a tiny fraction of
the whole edge plasma volume, it plays an important role in both the physics of the
edge plasma and the plasma-material interaction. Chap. 5 is dedicated to the physics
of the dust that is virtually ubiquitous in the edge plasmas. Chap. 6 is dedicated to
classical edge plasma transport, whereas in Chap. 7, the basic ingredients of anomalous cross-field plasma transport and the available numerical tools used for the
modeling of the edge plasma turbulence are considered. In Chap. 8, we consider the
modern approaches to numerical modeling of the edge plasma transport. In Chap. 9,
we discuss the physics of some macroscopic phenomena that are distinctive for the
edge plasma. They include (i) MARFE (which stands for the Multifaceted Asymmetric Radiation From the Edge) and poloidaly symmetric plasma detachment;
(ii) self-sustained edge plasma oscillations; (iii) divertor plasma detachment. In
Chap. 10 we present our assessment of the current understanding of the complex
and multifaceted physics of the edge plasma and discuss the main gaps remaining
there.
References
1. International Atomic Energy Agency, P.K. Kaw, et al., The case for fusion, in Fusion Physics,
(IAEA, Vienna, 2012), pp. 1–58
2. L. Spitzer, The Stellarator concept. Phys. Fluids 1, 253–264 (1958)
3. I.E. Tamm, A.D. Sakharov, in Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, ed. by M. A. Leontovich, vol. 1, (Pergamon, Oxford, 1961),
pp. 1–47
4. C.R. Burnett, D.J. Grove, R.W. Palladino, T.H. Stix, K.E. Wakefield, The Divertor, a device for
reducing the impurity level in a Stellarator. Phys. Fluids 1, 438–445 (1958)
5. D. Meade, V. Arunasalam, C. Barnes, M. Bell, M. Bitter, K. Bol, R. Budny, J. Cecchi,
S. Cohen, C. Daughney, S. Davis, D. Dimock, F. Dylla, P. Efthimion, H. Eubank, R. Fonck,
R. Goldston, B. Grek, R. Hawryluk, E. Hinnov, H. Hsuan, M. Irie, R. Jacobsen, D. Johnson,
L. Johnson, H. Kugel, H. Maeda, D. Manos, D. Mansfield, R. McCann, D. McCune,
K. McGuire, D. Mikkelson, S. Milora, D. Mueller, M. Okabayashi, K. Owens, M. Reusch,
K. Sato, N. Sauthoff, G. Schmidt, E. Silver, J. Sinnis, J. Strachan, S. Suckewer, H. Takahashi,
F. Tenney, PDX experimental results, in Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion
Research 1980, Proceedings of an International Conference, Brussels, 1980, vol. 1, (IAEA,
Vienna, 1981), p. 665
6. M. Keilhacker, K. Lackner, K. Behringer, H. Murmann, H. Niedermeyer, Plasma boundary
layer in limiter and Divertor tokamaks. Phys. Scr. T2, 443–453 (1982)
References
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