Abstract
Tearing modes often limit the performance of tokamak plasmas, because the magnetic islands which they generate lead to a loss of confinement, or even a disruption. A particularly dangerous instability is the neoclassical tearing mode, which can grow to a large amplitude because of the amplification effect that the boostrap current has on an initial 'seed' magnetic island. This paper will address the mechanisms which dominate the neoclassical tearing mode evolution, and thereby identify possible control techniques.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 107-115 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Fusion Science and Technology |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Mar 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 5th Carolus Magnus Euro-Summer School on Plasma and Fusion Energy Physics - Bad Honnef, Germany Duration: Sep 10 2001 → Sep 21 2001 |
