title: Inductance of rf-wave-heated plasmas.
abstract: The inductance of rf-wave-heated plasmas is derived. This inductance represents the inductance of fast electrons located in a plateau during their acceleration due to electric field or deceleration due to collisions and electric field. This inductance has been calculated for small electric fields from the two-dimensional Fokker-Planck equation as the flux crossing the surface of critical energy mv(2)(ph)/2 in the velocity space. The new expression may be important for radio-frequency current drive ramp-up, current drive efficiency, current profile control, and so on in tokamaks. This inductance may be incorporated into transport codes that study plasma heating by rf waves.
authors.affiliation: Theory and Computer Simulation Center, National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki, Japan.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Farshi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Todo