Observation of zero current density in the core of JET discharges with lower hybrid heating and current drive

N. Hawkes; B. Stratton; Tuomas Tala; C. Challis; G. Conway; R. DeAngelis; C. Giroud; J. Hobirk; E. Joffrin; P. Lomas; P. Lotte; J. Mailloux; E. Rachlew; S. Reyes-Cortes; E. Solano; K.-D. Zastrow

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.115001

Observation of zero current density in the core of JET discharges with lower hybrid heating and current drive

N. Hawkes, B. Stratton, Tuomas Tala, C. Challis, G. Conway, R. DeAngelis, C. Giroud, J. Hobirk, E. Joffrin, P. Lomas, P. Lotte, J. Mailloux, E. Rachlew, S. Reyes-Cortes, E. Solano, K.-D. Zastrow

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Abstract

Simultaneous current ramping and application of lower hybrid heating and current drive (LHCD) have produced a region with zero current density within measurement errors in the core (r/a≤0.2) of JET tokamak optimized shear discharges. The reduction of core current density is consistent with a simple physical explanation and numerical simulations of radial current diffusion including the effects of LHCD. However, the core current density is clamped at zero, indicating the existence of a physical mechanism which prevents it from becoming negative.

Original language	English
Article number	115001
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	87
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.115001
Publication status	Published - 2001
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

JET
Tokamak
lower hybrid heating and current drive
current drive
lower hybrid current drive
fusion energy
fusion reactors

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Hawkes, N., Stratton, B., Tala, T., Challis, C., Conway, G., DeAngelis, R., Giroud, C., Hobirk, J., Joffrin, E., Lomas, P., Lotte, P., Mailloux, J., Rachlew, E., Reyes-Cortes, S., Solano, E., & Zastrow, K.-D. (2001). Observation of zero current density in the core of JET discharges with lower hybrid heating and current drive. Physical Review Letters, 87(11), Article 115001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.115001

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