Published January 27, 2006
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Journal article
Oscillating-Field Current-Drive Experiments in a Reversed Field Pinch
- 1. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (United States)
Description
Oscillating-field current drive (OFCD) is a steady-state magnetic helicity injection method to drive net toroidal current in a plasma by applying oscillating poloidal and toroidal loop voltages. OFCD is added to standard toroidal induction to produce about 10% of the total current in the Madison symmetric torus. The dependence of the added current on the phase between the two applied voltages is measured. Maximum current does not occur at the phase of the maximum helicity injection rate. Effects of OFCD on magnetic fluctuations and dissipated power are shown
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 96
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 035003-035003.4
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37081187
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HELICITY; INDUCTION; PLASMA; REVERSE-FIELD PINCH; REVERSED-FIELD PINCH DEVICES; STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PINCH DEVICES; PINCH EFFECT; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOROIDAL PINCH DEVICES
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- Notes
- (c) 2006 The American Physical Society