Published November 18, 1985
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Journal article
Controlled evolution of highly elongated tokamak plasmas
Creators
- 1. Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas, Association EURATOM Confederation Suisse, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, 21, av. des Bains-1007, Lausanne, Switzerland
Description
It is demonstrated numerically that a tokamak plasma can be evolved continuously from a near-circular cross-section shape to a 4/1 vertically elongated racetrack. All intermediate stages and the final state are stable to axisymmetric magnetohydrodynamic modes. The stabilization is provided by the vacuum vessel walls on the ideal time scale and by an orthogonal active feedback system on the resistive time scale
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 55
- Journal Issue
- 21
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 2289-2292
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 17041821
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- MAGNETIC SURFACES; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PLASMA; SIMULATION; TOKAMAK DEVICES; VISCOSITY
- Descriptors DEC
- CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; MECHANICS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES