Abstract
Experimental observations suggest that toroidal plasma rotation can play a crucial role in determining the stability of a tokamak. Conventional MHD stability analysis ignores rotation. Results from analytic and numerical analysis of a number of tokamak stability issues including toroidal plasma rotation are reported. Depending on the plasma and rotation profiles, the net effect of rotation can be either stabilizing or destabilizing; it also has a substantial effect on the observed mode structure. Localized interchange, the double kink mode, low-n resistive MHD modes and the effect of sheared rotation on magnetic island structure are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2107-2111 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nuclear Fusion |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | Special Issu |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics