Abstract
The ergodic magnetic limiter coils on TEXT have been reconfigured to produce the primary helical perturbation resonance at m = 7 n = 3. The experiments continue to demonstrate that the weak resonant perturbations modify the edge conditions in keeping with model predictions. We observe a reduction in the intrinsic impurity levels accompanying the helical current pulse, presumably the result of a reduction in the electron temperature in the edge. Heat follows the perturbed field lines to the limiter, generating heat load patterns which reflect the geometry of a magnetic island-limiter intersection. A strong spatial modulation of the electron density in the scrape-off-layer also reflects the helical mode structure.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 266-270 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Nuclear Materials |
| Volume | 128-129 |
| Issue number | C |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- General Materials Science
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Keywords
- ergodic magnetic limiter
- Langmuir probe
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