Stabilization of the external kink and the resistive wall mode
MS Chu, M Okabayashi - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
The pursuit of steady-state economic production of thermonuclear fusion energy has led to
research on the stabilization of the external kink and the resistive wall mode. Advances in …
research on the stabilization of the external kink and the resistive wall mode. Advances in …
MHD stability, operational limits and disruptions
TC Hender, JC Wesley, J Bialek, A Bondeson… - Nuclear …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Progress in the area of MHD stability and disruptions, since the publication of the 1999 ITER
Physics Basis document (1999 Nucl. Fusion 39 2137–2664), is reviewed. Recent theoretical …
Physics Basis document (1999 Nucl. Fusion 39 2137–2664), is reviewed. Recent theoretical …
Chapter 2: magnetic diagnostics
EJ Strait, ED Fredrickson, JM Moret… - Fusion Science and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Magnetic diagnostics are essential for the operation and understanding of a magnetic fusion
device. Magnetic data are used in real time to measure and control the current, shape, and …
device. Magnetic data are used in real time to measure and control the current, shape, and …
Machine modification for active MHD control in RFX
P Sonato, G Chitarin, P Zaccaria, F Gnesotto… - Fusion engineering and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Recent studies on RFP and Tokamak devices call for an active control of the MHD and
resistive wall modes to induce plasma mode rotation and to prevent mode phase locking …
resistive wall modes to induce plasma mode rotation and to prevent mode phase locking …
Magnetic diagnostic system of the DIII-D tokamak
EJ Strait - Review of scientific instruments, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
External measurements of the magnetic field surrounding a hot, magnetically confined
plasma yield important information about the state of the plasma, since the external field is …
plasma yield important information about the state of the plasma, since the external field is …
Modeling of active control of external magnetohydrodynamic instabilities
A general circuit formulation of resistive wall mode (RWM) feedback stabilization developed
by Boozer [Phys. Plasmas 5, 3350 (1998)] has been used as the basis for the valen …
by Boozer [Phys. Plasmas 5, 3350 (1998)] has been used as the basis for the valen …
Resistive wall stabilized operation in rotating high beta NSTX plasmas
Abstract The National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) has demonstrated the
advantages of low aspect ratio geometry in accessing high toroidal and normalized plasma …
advantages of low aspect ratio geometry in accessing high toroidal and normalized plasma …
Sustained stabilization of the resistive-wall mode by plasma rotation in the DIII-D tokamak
AM Garofalo, EJ Strait, LC Johnson, RJ La Haye… - Physical review …, 2002 - APS
Values of the normalized plasma pressure up to twice the free-boundary stability limit
predicted by ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) theory have been sustained in the DIII-D …
predicted by ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) theory have been sustained in the DIII-D …
Identification of a low plasma-rotation threshold for stabilization of the resistive-wall mode
M Takechi, G Matsunaga, N Aiba, T Fujita, T Ozeki… - Physical review …, 2007 - APS
The plasma rotation necessary for stabilization of resistive-wall modes (RWMs) is
investigated by controlling the toroidal plasma rotation with external momentum input by …
investigated by controlling the toroidal plasma rotation with external momentum input by …
Active stabilization of the resistive-wall mode in high-beta, low-rotation plasmas
The resistive-wall mode is actively stabilized in the National Spherical Torus Experiment in
high-beta plasmas rotating significantly below the critical rotation speed for passive stability …
high-beta plasmas rotating significantly below the critical rotation speed for passive stability …