Complete suppression of neoclassical tearing modes with current drive at the electron-cyclotron-resonance frequency in ASDEX upgrade tokamak

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作者
Gantenbein, G
Zohm, H
Giruzzi, G
Günter, S
Leuterer, F
Maraschek, M
Meskat, J
Yu, Q
机构
[1] Univ Stuttgart, Inst Plasmaforsch, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[2] CEA Cadarache, EURATOM Assoc, F-13108 St Paul Durance, France
[3] Max Planck Inst Plasma Phys, EURATOM Assoc, D-85748 Garching, Germany
[4] Acad Sinica, Inst Plasma Phys, Hefei 230031, Peoples R China
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.1242
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O4 [物理学];
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Noninductive current drive has been performed in the tokamak ASDEX upgrade by injection of radiofrequency waves at the second harmonic of the electron-cyclotron frequency in order to suppress unwanted disturbances of the magnetic-field configuration. The current has been driven parallel [co-electron cyclotron current drive (ECCD)] and antiparallel (counter-ECCD) to the plasma current to compare the effect of heating with direct current drive in the magnetic island. For the first time it has been shown experimentally that total stabilization of neoclassical tearing modes is possible with co-ECCD. The experiments verify the role of direct current drive as opposed to local heating.
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页码:1242 / 1245
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