One characteristic trait of space plasmas is the multi-scale dynamics resulting from non-
linear transfers and conversions of various forms of energy. Routinely evidenced in a range …

This paper reviews the research on the reversed field pinch (RFP) in the last three decades.
Substantial experimental and theoretical progress and transformational changes have been …

Externally applied, non-axisymmetric magnetic fields form the basis of several relatively
simple and direct methods to control magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities in a …

Nonlinear fluid modelling predictions of qualitatively new self-organized helical states in the
reversed-field pinch configuration are confirmed by experiments in the RFX-mod device. The …

A substantial modification of the toroidal complex of the RFX experiment, named RFX-mod2,
is currently under completion, involving the whole core system of the machine and in …

Stationary 3D equilibria can form in fusion plasmas via saturation of magnetohydrodynamic
(MHD) instabilities or stimulated by external 3D fields. In these cases the current profile is …

The ITER scenarios and the project of DEMO involve stable operation above the Greenwald
density, which justifies efforts to understand and overcome the density limit, this last …

The RFX-mod experiment is a fusion device designed to operate as a reversed field pinch
(RFP), with a major radius $ R= 2$ m and a minor radius $ a= 0.459$ m. Its high versatility …

Inductive measurement of magnetic fields is a diagnostic technique widely used in several
scientific fields, such as magnetically confined fusion, plasma thrusters and particle …

In this paper we present a coupled Finite Element Method–Boundary Element Method (FEM-
BEM) approach for the solution of the free-boundary axi-symmetric plasma equilibrium …