OBSERVATION OF THE M = 1 MODE BY MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS IN TORE SUPRA

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GIRUZZI, G
SEGUI, JL
PECQUET, AL
GIL, C
机构
[1] Département de recherches sur la fusion contrôlée, CEA Centre d’études nucléaires de Cadarache, Association Euratom-CEA, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance
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10.1088/0029-5515/31/11/013
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Microwave transmission measurements in TORE SUPRA exhibit low frequency oscillations of the transmitted power, associated with a saturated m = 1, n = 1 mode, as observed by soft X-ray diagnostics. It is shown that these oscillations are related with refraction effects and specifically with modulations of the electron density profile due to a rotating magnetic island. An analytical solution of the ray equations modified by a rotating density perturbation is obtained which explains the frequency spectrum of the oscillations.
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