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Preliminary Study of Uncertainty-Driven Plasma Diffusion
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magnetic length
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uncertainty principle
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quantum mechanical diffusion
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anomalous diffusion
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neoclassical theory
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427
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Quantum mechanical plasma diffusion is studied using a semi-classical model with two different characteristic lengths; one is the average interparticle separation, and the other is the magnetic length. The diffusion coefficients D derived in this study show a dependence on several plasma parameters, such as temperature T, mass m, density n, and magnetic field B, similar to that observed experimentally. The numerical values of the diffusion coefficient D in this study are as large as that for neoclassical diffusion. We have pointed out in this study that (i) for distant encounters in typical fusion plasmas of T = 10 keV and n = 1020 m−3, the average potential energy U ∼ 30meV is as small as the uncertainty in energy ΔE ∼ 40meV, and (ii) for a magnetic field B = 3 T, the spatial size of the wavefunction in the plane perpendicular to the magnetic field is as large as B ∼ 1.4 × 10−8 m, which is much larger than the typical electron wavelength λe ∼ 10−11 m.
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Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research
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http://hdl.handle.net/2115/48805
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http://www.jspf.or.jp/PFR/index.html
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https://doi.org/10.1585/pfr.5.S1050
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1880-6821
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AA12346675
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Plasma and Fusion Research
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Volume Number5
Issue NumberS1050
Page StartS1050-1
Page EndS1050-4
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2023-07-26 |