High-confinement-mode edge stability of Alcator C-Mod plasmas

D. A. Mossessian, P. Snyder, A. Hubbard, J. W. Hughes, M. Greenwald, B. LaBombard, J. A. Snipes, S. Wolfe, H. Wilson

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

47 Scopus citations

Abstract

A study was performed on high-confinement edge stability of Alcator C-mod plasmas. The predicted stability boundary of the modes as a function of pedestal current and pressure gradient was reproduced. The results showed that the measured dependence of the edge localized modes (ELM) threshold and amplitude on plasma triangularity is consistent with results of ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1720-1726
Number of pages7
JournalPhysics of Plasmas
Volume10
Issue number5 II
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2003
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'High-confinement-mode edge stability of Alcator C-Mod plasmas'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this