SNAKE-LIKE DENSITY PERTURBATIONS IN JET

被引:63
作者
GILL, RD [1 ]
EDWARDS, AW [1 ]
PASINI, D [1 ]
WELLER, A [1 ]
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST PLASMA PHYS,W-8046 GARCHING,GERMANY
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D O I
10.1088/0029-5515/32/5/I01
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
A large very localized pressure perturbation has been observed in JET which is due to the formation of a small region on the q = 1 surface with greatly increased density, which persists for a surprisingly long time. This effect, called the snake, is seen after the injection of D2 pellets, at the onset of sawthoothing and after high power neutral injection. Many detailed properties of the snakes are found, principally from soft X-ray measurements, and impurities are found to play a significant role. The snake is used as a diagnostic of the q = 1 surface through the sawtooth cycle. The possible mechanisms which could sustain the snake are discussed.
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