Stability of JET discharges with zero core current density

B.C. Stratton; J. Breslau; R. Budny; S. Jardin; N.C. Hawkes; T. Hender; G. Huysmans; Tuomas Tala; JET-EFDA contributors

Stability of JET discharges with zero core current density

B.C. Stratton
, J. Breslau
, R. Budny
, S. Jardin
, N.C. Hawkes
, T. Hender
, G. Huysmans
, Tuomas Tala
, JET-EFDA contributors

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Abstract

Injection of lower hybrid heating and current drive into the current ramp-up phase of JET discharges can produce extremely reversed q-profiles characterized by a core region (r/a less than 0.2) of zero current density (within Motional Stark Effect diagnostic measurement errors) and q greater than 1 everywhere [N. C. Hawkes, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. (accepted July 2001)]. Electron temperature measurements show sawtooth-like collapses and the presence of an internal transport barrier. The core current density does not appear to go negative, although TSC/LSC code modeling indicates that the drive for this is present. A 2-D, two fluid simulation predicts that discharges with negative core current would be unstable to n=0, m=1 modes. The possibility that these modes redistribute the core current to prevent it from becoming negative is examined.

Original language	English
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2001
MoE publication type	Not Eligible
Event	43rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics - Long Beach, United States Duration: 29 Oct 2001 → 2 Nov 2001

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Conference	43rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics
Country/Territory	United States
City	Long Beach
Period	29/10/01 → 2/11/01

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AU - Huysmans, G.

AU - Tala, Tuomas

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Stability of JET discharges with zero core current density

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