First results from the Madison Symmetric Torus reversed field pinch

S. C. Prager; A. F. Almagri; S. Assadi; J. A. Beckstead; R. N. Dexter; D. J. Den Hartog; G. Chartas; S. A. Hokin; T. W. Lovell; T. D. Rempel; J. S. Sarff; W. Shen; C. W. Spragins; J. C. Sprott

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First results from the Madison Symmetric Torus reversed field pinch

S. C. Prager, A. F. Almagri, S. Assadi, J. A. Beckstead, R. N. Dexter, D. J. Den Hartog, G. Chartas, S. A. Hokin, T. W. Lovell, T. D. Rempel, J. S. Sarff, W. Shen, C. W. Spragins, J. C. Sprott

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The first period of physics operation of the Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) reversed field pinch [Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research 1988 (IAEA, Vienna, 1989), Vol 2, p. 757] has produced information on sawtooth oscillations, edge magnetic and electrostatic fluctuations, and equilibrium parameters at large plasma size. Sawtooth oscillations are prevalent at all values of pinch parameter and might constitute discrete dynamo events. Both electrostatic and magnetic fluctuations are of sufficient magnitude to be relevant to transport in the reversed field pinch. In the plasmas studied to date (up to a plasma current of 0.5 MA) the poloidal beta value is about 10% or greater.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1367-1371
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics of Fluids B
Volume	2
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.859557
State	Published - 1990

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Computational Mechanics
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
General Physics and Astronomy
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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