Seed island of neoclassical tearing modes at ASDEX Upgrade

1999124 citationsJournal Article

Authors

A. Gude · Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

S. Günter · Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

S. Šesnić · Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

ASDEX Upgrade Team · Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

Abstract

The early phase of the neoclassical (3,2) + (2,2) tearing mode at ASDEX Upgrade has been investigated in order to study the seed island. Sawtooth crashes or fishbones can trigger this mode, and in few cases it appeared spontaneously.

Topics & Keywords

Magnetic confinement fusion research Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Superconducting Materials and Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Nuclear Fusion

Volume 39, Issue 1, pp. 127-131

DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/39/1/308

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