Observation of Peak Neoclassical Toroidal Viscous Force in the DIII-D Tokamak

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作者：

Cole, A. J. ^{[1
]}

Callen, J. D. ^{[1
]}

Solomon, W. M. ^{[2
]}

Garofalo, A. M. ^{[3
]}

Hegna, C. C. ^{[1
]}

Lanctot, M. J. ^{[4
]}

Reimerdes, H. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 USA

[2] Princeton Univ, Princeton Plasma Phys Lab, Princeton, NJ 08543 USA

[3] Gen Atom Co, San Diego, CA 92186 USA

[4] Columbia Univ, New York, NY 10027 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2011年 / 106卷 / 22期

关键词：

MOMENTUM DISSIPATION; TRANSPORT; MODES; PLASMAS;

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.225002

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Observation of a theoretically predicted peak in the neoclassical toroidal viscosity (NTV) force as a function of toroidal plasma rotation rate Omega is reported. The NTV was generated by applying n = 3 magnetic fields from internal coils to low Omega plasmas produced with nearly balanced neutral beam injection. Locally, the peak corresponds to a toroidal rotation rate Omega(0) where the radial electric field E(r) is near zero as determined by radial ion force balance.

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