Investigating steady-state operating scenarios on DIII-D using flexible current drive actuators

C. T. Holcomb, J. R. Ferron, T. C. Luce, T. W. Petrie, J. M. Park, F. Turco, M. Okabayashi, J. M. Hanson, P. A. Politzer, Y. In, A. W. Hyatt, R. J. La Haye, M. J. Lanctot

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Abstract

On DIII-D, progress has been made in elevated qminsteady state scenario development by using off-axis NBI. Current and pressure profile broadening enables access to higher ideal MHD βN limits. Plasmas with qmin > 2 so far have lower normalized energy confinement H89P than similar plasmas with lower qmin. Plasmas with qmin ≈1.4 have been taken to nearly stationary conditions for 2 τR at βN = 3.5.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication40th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2013
PublisherEuropean Physical Society (EPS)
Pages669-672
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781632663108
StatePublished - 2013
Event40th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2013 - Espoo, Finland
Duration: Jul 1 2013Jul 5 2013

Publication series

Name40th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2013
Volume1

Conference

Conference40th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2013
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityEspoo
Period07/1/1307/5/13

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