Turnstile area as a measure for chaotic transport in magnetic confinement fusion devices

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Main Authors: Smiet, Christopher Berg, Rais, Ludovic, Loizu, Joaquim, Davies, Robert
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Published: 2025
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author Smiet, Christopher Berg
Rais, Ludovic
Loizu, Joaquim
Davies, Robert
author_facet Smiet, Christopher Berg
Rais, Ludovic
Loizu, Joaquim
Davies, Robert
contents We analyze stochasticity in the magnetic fields of magnetic confinement fusion reactors by calculating the lobe areas of turnstiles - a method developed for characterizing transport into and out of resonance zones in Hamiltonian dynamical systems. We develop an efficient algorithm based on an action principle to calculate this quantity directly from the magnetic field, including stellarator magnetic fields which are sourced by a complicated set of three-dimensional coils. In the analyzed devices, the turnstile area on the inboard (plasma-facing) manifolds is much smaller than the turnstile area on the outboard (wall-facing) manifolds. The application of the turnstile area calculation for the design of future reactors will be discussed.
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spellingShingle Turnstile area as a measure for chaotic transport in magnetic confinement fusion devices
Smiet, Christopher Berg
Rais, Ludovic
Loizu, Joaquim
Davies, Robert
Plasma Physics
We analyze stochasticity in the magnetic fields of magnetic confinement fusion reactors by calculating the lobe areas of turnstiles - a method developed for characterizing transport into and out of resonance zones in Hamiltonian dynamical systems. We develop an efficient algorithm based on an action principle to calculate this quantity directly from the magnetic field, including stellarator magnetic fields which are sourced by a complicated set of three-dimensional coils. In the analyzed devices, the turnstile area on the inboard (plasma-facing) manifolds is much smaller than the turnstile area on the outboard (wall-facing) manifolds. The application of the turnstile area calculation for the design of future reactors will be discussed.
title Turnstile area as a measure for chaotic transport in magnetic confinement fusion devices
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.15792