K. C. Shaing, A. Y. Aydemir, Y. R. Lin‐Liu, R.L. Miller
Abstract
Steady state tokamak equilibria without current drive are found. This is made possible by including the potato bootstrap current close to the magnetic axis. Tokamaks with this class of equilibria do not need seed current or current drive, and are intrinsically steady state.
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Steady state tokamak equilibria without current drive are found. This is made possible by including the potato bootstrap current close to the magnetic axis. Tokamaks with this class of equilibria do not need seed current or current drive, and are intrinsically steady state.
Key concepts: Tokamak, Current (fluid), Steady state (chemistry), Bootstrap current, Physics, State (computer science), Plasma, Mechanics