Published November 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Localization of MHD and fast particle modes using reflectometry in ASDEX Upgrade

  • 1. Centro de Fusao Nuclear CFN-IST, Associacao EURATOM-IST (Portugal)
  • 2. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Plasmaphysik, EURATOM-Association IPP, D-85748 Garching (Germany)
  • 3. Physics Department, University College Cork, Cork (Ireland)

Description

The radial structure of toroidal Alfven eigenmodes (TAEs) is of great importance for comparison with theoretical predictions. A dual-channel fast frequency hopping millimeter-wave reflectometer installed on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak is capable of measuring density fluctuations from the plasma edge to core, allowing the radial eigenfunction of n = 4 TAE and edge MHD modes to be obtained using phase perturbation and coherence data analysis techniques. The two techniques reveal similar results, and in particular the radial structure of the n = 4 TAE is found to be in good agreement with numerical predictions from linear gyrokinetic simulations. The first results of the radial localization of Alfven cascades are also presented

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0741-3335/49/11/007;
PII
S0741-3335(07)49288-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Journal Volume
49
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 1849-1872
ISSN
0741-3335
CODEN
PPCFET

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39031894
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ASDEX TOKAMAK; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISTURBANCES; EIGENFUNCTIONS; FLUCTUATIONS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLES; PLASMA; SIMULATION
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; EVALUATION; FLUID MECHANICS; FUNCTIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES; VARIATIONS

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