Fluctuation and transport reduction in a reversed field pinch by inductive poloidal current drive

J. S. Sarff, S. A. Hokin, H. Ji, S. C. Prager, C. R. Sovinec

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Abstract

An auxiliary poloidal inductive electric field applied to a reserved field pinch plasma reduces the current density gradient, slows the growth of m=1 tearing fluctuations, suppresses their associated sawteeth, and doubles the energy confinement time. Small sawteeth occur in the improved state but with m=0 precursors. By requiring a change of toroidal flux embedding the plasma, inductive poloidal current profile drive is transient, but the improvement encourges the program of reversed field pinch transport suppression using current profile control.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3670-3673
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume72
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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