Open problems of magnetic island control by electron cyclotron current drive

Grasso, Daniela; Lazzaro, E.; Borgogno, D.; Comisso, L.

doi:10.1017/S0022377816001045

Title: Open problems of magnetic island control by electron cyclotron current drive

Journal Article · Thu Nov 17 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Journal of Plasma Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022377816001045· OSTI ID:1364611

Grasso, Daniela ^[1]; Lazzaro, E. ^[2]; Borgogno, D. ^[3];

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Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi - CNR, Roma (Italy); Politecnico di Torino, Torino (Italy)
Istituto di Fisica del Plasma 'P. Caldirola', Milano (Italy)
Politecnico di Torino, Torino (Italy)
Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States)

This study reviews key aspects of the problem of magnetic islands control by electron cyclotron current drive in fusion devices. On the basis of the ordering of the basic spatial and time scales of the magnetic reconnection physics, we present the established results, highlighting some of the open issues posed by the small-scale structures that typically accompany the nonlinear evolution of the magnetic islands and constrain the effect of the control action.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-09CH11466

OSTI ID:: 1364611

Journal Information:: Journal of Plasma Physics, Vol. 82, Issue 06; ISSN 0022-3778

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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