High-Energy Particles in the LHD (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

High-Energy Particles in the LHD

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LHD high-energy particles circulate inside a plasma that is shaped like a twisted doughnut, and they cause plasma oscillations. In particular, when the period of the circulation and that of the plasma oscillation match, the amplitude of the oscillation grows.

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Dr. Yasushi Todo

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