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Observation of the neoclassical current in the Small Heliac Experimental Apparatus (SHEILA)

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.872518· OSTI ID:544853
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  1. Plasma Research Laboratory, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 (Australia)
The first measurements of internal currents in a toroidal heliac are reported. It is suggested that the toroidal current observed in the Small Heliac Experimental Apparatus (SHEILA) [Nucl. Fusion {bold 25}, 1485 (1985)] in the low density regime consists mainly of the bootstrap current and the Pfirsch{endash}Schl{umlt u}ter current, the net toroidal component corresponding to the uni-directional bootstrap current, and the asymmetric radial profile of the observed current indicating a mixture of bootstrap current with the bi-directional Pfirsch{endash}Schl{umlt u}ter current. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Institute of Physics.}
OSTI ID:
544853
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 4; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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