Published November 2007
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Journal article
Localization of MHD and fast particle modes using reflectometry in ASDEX Upgrade
Creators
- 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
Optional Information
- Collaborations
- CFN Reflectometry Group; ASDEX Upgrade Team