Suppression of magnetic islands by rf driven currents

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Authors

A. Reiman · University of Maryland, College Park

Abstract

The quasilinear theory for the saturation of nonlinear tearing modes is modified to include rf driven currents. It is shown that the presence of lower hybrid driven currents can strongly suppress the growth of magnetic islands.

Topics & Keywords

Magnetic confinement fusion research Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: The Physics of Fluids

Volume 26, Issue 5, pp. 1338-1340

DOI: 10.1063/1.864258

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