Error field locked modes thresholds in rotating plasmas, anomalous braking and spin-up
Creators
- Lazzaro, E.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Buttery, R.J.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Hender, T.C.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Zanca, P.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Fitzpatrick, R.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Bigi, M.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Bolzonella, T.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Coelho, R.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- De Benedetti, M.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Nowak, S.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Sauter, O.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Stamp, M.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Contributors to the EFDA-JET work programme
- 1. EURATOM/UKAEA Fusion Association, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon OX14 3DB (United Kingdom)
- 2. CRPP/EPFL Assoc. EURATOM-Switzerland, Lausanne (Switzerland)
- 3. Istituto di Fisica del Plasma del CNR, Assoc. EURATOM-ENEA-CNR per la Fusione, Via R. Cozzi 53, Milan (Italy)
- 4. CRE ENEA Assoc. EURATOM-ENEA per la Fusione, Via E. Fermi 7, Frascati (Italy)
- 5. Associaca(tilde sign)o EURATOM/IST, Centro de Fusa(tilde sign)o Nuclear, 1096 Lisbon, CODEX (Portugal)
- 6. CONSORZIO RFX Assoc. EURATOM-ENEA-CNR per la Fusione, C.so Stati Uniti 4, Padova (Italy)
- 7. CONSORZIO RFX Assoc. EURATOM-ENEA-CNR per la Fusione, C.so Stati Uniti 4, Padova (Italy) and Institute for Fusion Studies, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)
Description
The mechanisms of nonlinear interaction of external helical fields with a rotating plasma are investigated analyzing the results of recent systematic experiments on the Joint European Torus (JET) [A. Gibson et al., Phys. Plasmas 5, 1839 (1998)] that widen the previous data base collected on Compass-D [T. C. Hender et al., Nucl. Fusion 32, 2091 (1992)], Doublet III-D [R. J. La Haye et al., Nucl. Fusion 32, 2119 (1992)] and JET. The empirical scaling laws governing the onset of 'error field' locked modes are re-assessed and interpreted in terms of existing driven reconnection theories and with new models. In particular the important mechanisms of plasma rotation braking, and spin up, associated with error fields are analyzed in detail and interpreted
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1499495;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics of Plasmas
- Journal Volume
- 9
- Journal Issue
- 9
- Journal Page Range
- p. 3906-3918
- ISSN
- 1070-664X
- CODEN
- PHPAEN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35037631
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- DOUBLET-3 DEVICE; JET TOKAMAK; PLASMA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA DRIFT; PLASMA INSTABILITY; SCALING LAWS; TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ANNULAR SPACE; CLOSED CONFIGURATIONS; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CONFIGURATION; CONFINEMENT; INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; SPACE; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2002 American Institute of Physics.
- Collaborations
- Contributors to the EFDA-JET work programme