research article
Real time control of the sawtooth period using EC launchers
Tokamak plasmas operating at high performance are limited by several MHD instabilities. The sawtooth instability limits the core plasma pressure and can drive the neoclassical tearing mode unstable, but also prevents accumulation of impurities in the core. Electron cyclotron heating and current drive systems can be used to modify the local current profile and therefore tailor the sawtooth period. This paper reports on demonstrations of continuous real time feedback control of the sawtooth period by varying the EC injection angle.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000265584300010
Author(s)
Date Issued
2009
Publisher
Published in
Volume
51
Issue
5
Article Number
055010
Editorial or Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
EPFL
Available on Infoscience
December 8, 2009
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