Locking of Tearing Modes by the Error Field

doi:10.1088/0256-307X/28/9/095202

Chin. Phys. Lett.

2011, Vol. 28

Issue (9): 095202 DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/28/9/095202

PHYSICS OF GASES, PLASMAS, AND ELECTRIC DISCHARGES

Locking of Tearing Modes by the Error Field

XU Tao^1**, HU Qi-Ming¹, HU Xi-Wei¹, YU Qing-Quan²

¹J-TEXT Tokamak Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, College of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074
²Max-Planck-Institute Für Plasmaphysik, EURATOM Association, 85748 Garching, Germany

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XU Tao, HU Qi-Ming, HU Xi-Wei et al 2011 Chin. Phys. Lett. 28 095202

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Abstract The locking of tearing modes by the error field is studied by nonlinear numerical modeling. The threshold of mode locking for J-TEXT tokamak plasmas is found.

Keywords: 52.35.Py 52.35.Vd 52.55.Tn

Received: 01 June 2011 Published: 30 August 2011

PACS:	52.35.Py	(Macroinstabilities (hydromagnetic, e.g., kink, fire-hose, mirror, ballooning, tearing, trapped-particle, flute, Rayleigh-Taylor, etc.))
	52.35.Vd	(Magnetic reconnection)
	52.55.Tn	(Ideal and resistive MHD modes; kinetic modes)

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