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More on core-localized toroidal Alfven eigenmodes

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:64167
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  1. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Institute for Fusion Studies
  2. JET Joint Undertaking, Oxfordshire (United Kingdom)
A novel type of ideal toroidal Alfven eigenmode, localized in the low-shear core region of a tokamak plasma, is shown to exist, whose frequency is near the upper continuum of the toroidal Alfven gap. This mode converts to a kinetic-type toroidal Alfven eigenmode above a critical threshold that depends on aspect ratio, pressure gradient, and shear. Opposite to the usual ideal toroidal Alfven eigenmode, this new mode is peaked in amplitude on the small-major-radius side of the plasma.
Research Organization:
Texas Univ., Austin, TX (United States). Inst. for Fusion Studies
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG05-80ET53088
OSTI ID:
64167
Report Number(s):
DOE/ET/53088--695; IFSR--695; ON: DE95010857
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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