Comparison of a mathematical model of the equilibrium and MHD stability of a plasma with experiments in the T-12 tokamak

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5168127

Gerasimov, S N; Popov, A M; Sychugov, D Y

The results of modeling the equilibrium and MHD stability of a plasma with respect to vertical displacement compared with experimental results from the T-12 finger-ring tokamak with a poloidal divertor. Calculations for equilibrium divertor configurations which are symmetric and asymmetric along the principal axis of the torus are reported. The quantitative characteristics of the equilibrium configurations are shown to agree with experiments. The experiments and numerical simulations on the MHD stability reveal the parameters determining the instability boundary. Good agreement between the results of the numerical MHD simulation and experiment has been found.

• Research Organization: I. V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 5168127
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 9:4; ISSN SJPPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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INSTABILITY
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PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES
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THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
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