The Effect of Equilibrium Current Profiles on MHD Instabilities in Tokamaks

LI Li(李莉); LIU Yue (刘悦); XU Xinyang(许欣洋); XIA Xinnian(夏新念)

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LI Li(李莉), LIU Yue (刘悦), XU Xinyang(许欣洋), XIA Xinnian(夏新念). The Effect of Equilibrium Current Profiles on MHD Instabilities in Tokamaks[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2012, 14(1): 14-19. DOI: 10.1088/1009-0630/14/1/04

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The Effect of Equilibrium Current Profiles on MHD Instabilities in Tokamaks

Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China

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Received Date: August 05, 2011

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A cylindrical model of linear MHD instabilities in tokamaks is presented. In the model, the cylindrical plasma is surrounded by a vacuum which is divided into inner and outer vacuum areas by a conducting wall. Linearized resistivity MHD equations with plasma viscosity are adopted to describe our model, and the equations are solved numerically as an initial value problem. Some of the results are used as benchmark tests for the code, and then a series of equilibrium current profiles are used to simulate the bootstrap current profiles in actual experiments with a bump on tail. Thus the effects of these kinds of profiles on MHD instabilities in tokamaks are revealed. From the analysis of the numerical results, it is found that more plasma can be confined when the center of the current bump is closer to the plasma surface, and a higher and narrower current bump has a better stabilizing effect on the MHD instabilities.
- equilibrium current profile,
- MHD instability,
- bootstrap current,
- tokamak

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