Experimental and theoretical stability limits of highly elongated tokamak plasmas

被引：33

作者：

Hofmann, F ^{[1
]}

Sauter, O ^{[1
]}

Reimerdes, H ^{[1
]}

Furno, I ^{[1
]}

Pochelon, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Assoc Euratom Confederat Suisse, Ctr Rech Phys Plasmas, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1998年 / 81卷 / 14期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.2918

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Stability limits of highly elongated, D-shaped plasmas have been measured in the TCV (tokamak a configuration variable) tokamak. It is found that the plasma current is limited by kink-type disruptions, preceded by magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) mode activity. The mode structure has been analyzed using magnetic fluctuation and soft x-ray diagnostics. Mode numbers, growth rates, and experimental stability limits are consistent with ideal and resistive MHD models, based on measured plasma shapes and profiles. These results provide the first experimental confirmation of previously predicted stability limits at high elongation, kappa less than or equal to 2.58.

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页码：2918 / 2921

页数：4

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