Published May 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

Modification of tokamak edge turbulence using feedback

  • 1. Fusion Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)
  • 2. Fusion Energy Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)
  • 3. Physics Department, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849 (United States)
  • 4. Plasma Physics Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 (United States)

Description

Using active feedback, the turbulent fluctuation levels have been reduced by as much as a factor of 2 in the edge of the Texas Experimental Tokamak (TEXT) [K. W. Gentle, Nucl. Fusion Technol. 1, 479 (1981)]. A probe system was used to drive a suppressor wave in the TEXT limiter shadow. A decrease in the local turbulence-induced particle flux has been seen, but a global change in the particle transport at the present time has not been observed. By changing the phase shift and gain of the feedback network, the amplitude of the turbulence was increased by a factor of 10

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
1
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 1606-1611.
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
25060705
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
FEEDBACK; FLUCTUATIONS; LIMITERS; PHASE SHIFT; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; TOKAMAK DEVICES; TURBULENCE
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CONFINEMENT; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; VARIATIONS