Abstract
In local island (m/n = 1/1) divertor discharges in the large helical device a stable super dense core plasma develops when a series of pellets are injected. A core region with a density as high as 4.6 × 1020 m-3 and a temperature of 0.85 keV is maintained by an internal diffusion barrier with a very high density gradient. In a study of island dynamics, we find that an externally imposed large island (m/n = 1/1) as large as 15% of the minor radius is healed when beta at the island exceeds a critical value.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | B383-B390 |
Journal | Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 12 B |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2006 |