Published May 25, 1987
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Journal article
RF stabilization of ballooning modes in tokamaks
Creators
- 1. Plasma Research Institute, Science Applications International Corporation, Boulder, Colorado 80302
Description
The use of radio frequency waves in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies is shown to stabilize ballooning modes in tokamaks when the frequency and spatial wave structure are appropriately chosen. The physics of RF stabilization may provide access to high-beta tokamak operation in the second stability regime and may also be useful in the suppression of edge-localized modes in present experiments. Estimates of the required ion cyclotron range of frequencies power are given for two examples of RF stabilization
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 58
- Journal Issue
- 21
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 2216-2219
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 18077801
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- BALLOONING INSTABILITY; CYCLOTRON FREQUENCY; HIGH-BETA PLASMA; OPERATION; RF SYSTEMS; STABILITY; THEORETICAL DATA; TOKAMAK DEVICES
- Descriptors DEC
- CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; DATA; INFORMATION; INSTABILITY; NUMERICAL DATA; PLASMA; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES