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 …

The differences and similarities between the internal transport barriers (ITBs) of tokamak and
helical plasmas are reviewed. By comparing the characteristics of the ITBs in tokamak and …

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 …

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The plasma rotation necessary for stabilization of resistive-wall modes (RWMs) is
investigated by controlling the toroidal plasma rotation with external momentum input by …

This paper presents a review of multi-scale interactions between small-scale turbulence and
large scale magnetic islands. In finite beta plasmas, zonal flows are relatively weak, and …

The new nonlinear destabilization process is found in the nonlinear phase of the double
tearing mode (DTM). This process causes the abrupt growth of DTM and subsequent …

Success of the UK's Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme requires
a robust plasma control system. This system has to guide the plasma from initiation to the …

Tokamaks have demonstrated excellent plasma confinement capability because of their
symmetry but has an intrinsic drawback because of their pulsed inductive operation. Efforts …

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 …