2012
DOI: 10.13182/fst12-a13498
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Neoclassical Tearing Modes

Abstract: Tearing modes often limit the performance of tokamak plasmas, because the magnetic islands which they generate lead to a loss of confinement, or even a disruption. A particularly dangerous instability is the neoclassical tearing mode, which can grow to a large amplitude because of the amplification effect that the bootstrap current has on an initial 'seed' magnetic island. This paper will address the mechanisms which dominate the neoclassical tearing mode evolution, and thereby identify possible control techni… Show more

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“…The leading theory for determining the stability condition of Type I ELMs is the peeling‐ballooning model . It unites the boundaries of two instabilities: ballooning instability and the peeling instability . These modes are driven by different physical mechanisms: the ballooning instability is typically driven by a pressure gradient in combination with an unfavourable direction of the curvature, and peeling modes are typically driven by the edge current density and stabilized by the edge pressure gradient.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The leading theory for determining the stability condition of Type I ELMs is the peeling‐ballooning model . It unites the boundaries of two instabilities: ballooning instability and the peeling instability . These modes are driven by different physical mechanisms: the ballooning instability is typically driven by a pressure gradient in combination with an unfavourable direction of the curvature, and peeling modes are typically driven by the edge current density and stabilized by the edge pressure gradient.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%