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Time-resolved observation of discrete and continuous MHD dynamo in the reversed-field pinch edge

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10119073· OSTI ID:10119073
We report the first experimental verification of the MHD dynamo in the RFP. A burst of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) dynamo electric field is observed during the sawtooth crash, followed by an increase in the local parallel current in the MST RFP edge. By measuring each term, the parallel MHD mean-field Ohm`s law is observed to hold within experimental error bars both between and during sawtooth crashes.
Research Organization:
Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI (United States). Plasma Physics Research
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-85ER53198
OSTI ID:
10119073
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/53198--233; ON: DE94006106; BR: AT051011A/AT0530020
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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