Magnetic fluctuations in currentless plasmas in the atf torsatron

  • J. H. Harris
  • , J. L. Dunlap
  • , V. K. Paré
  • , G. L. Bell
  • , T. S. Bigelow
  • , A. C. England
  • , J. C. Glowienka
  • , L. D. Horton
  • , H. C. Howe
  • , R. C. Isler
  • , M. M. Menon
  • , M. Murakami
  • , D. A. Rasmussen
  • , J. B. Wilgen
  • , W. R. Wing
  • , R. N. Morris
  • , G. H. Neilson

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Abstract

Measurements of poloidal magnetic field fluctuations outside currentless, finite-beta ((β)≤0.5%, β0 ≤3%) plasmas with peaked pressure profiles in the Advanced Toroidal Facility (ATF) torsatron reveal bands of small (Bg/Bθ -10-5), coherent fluctuations in the frequency range 5-60 kHz. The geometrical structure of these fluctuations shows n = 1 toroidal mode symmetry, with inferred poloidal mode numbers of m = 2 and 3. The coherent B&thgr; amplitudes increase with (β) for &(β)≤ 0.3%, and then saturate and begin to decrease with (β) for &(β)≥ 0.3%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1099-1106
Number of pages8
JournalNuclear Fusion
Volume31
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1991

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