Doorgaan naar hoofdnavigatie Doorgaan naar zoeken Ga verder naar hoofdinhoud

Modification of sawtooth oscillations with ICRF waves in the JET tokamak

  • M. J. Mantsinen
  • , B. Alper
  • , C. Angioni
  • , R. Buttery
  • , S. Coda
  • , L. G. Eriksson
  • , J. P. Graves
  • , T. Hellsten
  • , D. Howell
  • , L. C. Ingesson
  • , T. Johnson
  • , V. Kiptily
  • , M. Lennholm
  • , M. L. Mayoral
  • , A. Mueck
  • , F. Nabais
  • , F. Nave
  • , J. M. Noterdaeme
  • , J. Ongena
  • , O. Sauter
  • S. E. Sharapov, E. Westerhof
  • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
  • Aalto University
  • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
  • KTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • EFDA CSU-Garching
  • FOM-Instituut voor Plasmafysica 'Rijnhuizen'
  • Instituto Superior Técnico
  • University of Ghent

Onderzoeksoutput: Hoofdstuk in Boek/Rapport/CongresprocedureConferentiebijdragepeer review

2 Citaten (Scopus)

Samenvatting

Methods of modifying sawtooth oscillations using waves in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF) in the JET tokamak are presented. Examples of sawtooth stabilization by ICRF-accelerated high-energy ions are shown, including experiments with ICRF-acceleration of 4He-beam ions to simulate the effects of fusion born alpha particles. With high power ICRF heating in low-density plasmas, fast ion stabilization of sawteeth is lost and a new type of small-period and small-amplitude sawteeth appears. ICRF-induced radial pinch with toroidally asymmetric waves is found to be useful in affecting the radial profile of the ICRF-driven fast ion populations and thereby their influence on sawteeth. Ion cyclotron current drive (ICCD) applied close to the sawtooth inversion radius is effective in modifying the sawtooth period. The latest achievements include the successful application of ICCD to shorten the fast-ion-induced long-period sawteeth and thereby avoid triggering of neoclassical tearing modes (NTMs).

Originele taal-2Engels
TitelRADIO FREQUENCY POWER IN PLASMAS
Subtitel17th Topical Conference on Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas
Pagina's35-42
Aantal pagina's8
DOI's
StatusGepubliceerd - 2007
Evenement17th Topical Conference on Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas - Clearwater, FL, Verenigde Staten van Amerika
Duur: 7 mei 20079 mei 2007

Publicatie series

NaamAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume933
ISSN van geprinte versie0094-243X
ISSN van elektronische versie1551-7616

Congres

Congres17th Topical Conference on Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas
Land/RegioVerenigde Staten van Amerika
StadClearwater, FL
Periode7/05/079/05/07

Vingerafdruk

Duik in de onderzoeksthema's van 'Modification of sawtooth oscillations with ICRF waves in the JET tokamak'. Samen vormen ze een unieke vingerafdruk.

Citeer dit