[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the role of the ion polarization current on the onset of pre-disruptive magnetic islands in JET

L Bonalumi, E Alessi, E Lazzaro, S Nowak… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The problem of the trigger of the neoclassical tearing mode is addressed in this work by
evaluating the non-linear terms of the generalized Rutherford equation (GRE) for a set of …

Generalized kinetic equation for tokamak plasma equilibrium distribution function

AV Dudkovskaia, HR Wilson - Physics of Plasmas, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
ABSTRACT A generalized kinetic equation for the equilibrium distribution function in a finite
beta, arbitrary tokamak plasma is derived. The equation is correct to second order in q= L (q …

Drift-kinetic simulations of Neoclassical Tearing Mode instabilities in finite collisionality tokamak plasmas

S Leigh - 2024 - etheses.whiterose.ac.uk
Neoclassical tearing modes are resistive magnetohydrodynamic instabilities caused by
filamentation of magnetic field-parallel current density, reconfiguring the field to …