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Title: The dynamics of core temperature fluctuations during sawtooth oscillations on TEXT-U

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/468600· OSTI ID:468600
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  1. Auburn Univ., AL (United States). Dept. of Physics

Core electron temperature fluctuations are measured in a tokamak plasma where some degree of time resolution is achieved. There is a strong correlation between the turbulence level and the phase of the sawtooth oscillation. A global linear relationship between the temperature fluctuation amplitude and the electron temperature gradient scale length is found. The enhancement in fluctuations at the sawtooth crash is correlated to a steepening of the electron temperature gradient created as the sawtooth heat pulse propagates outward.

Research Organization:
Texas Univ., Austin, TX (United States). Fusion Research Center
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG03-94ER54241
OSTI ID:
468600
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/54241-144; FRCR-463; ON: DE97004808; TRN: 97:010170
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 3 May 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English