Suppression of resistive wall instabilities with distributed, independently controlled, active feedback coils

External kink instabilities are suppressed in a tokamak experiment by either (1) energizing a distributed array of independently controlled active feedback coils mounted outside a segmented resistive wall or (2) inserting a second segmented wall having much higher electrical conductivity. When the a...

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Published in:Physics of plasmas 2000-08, Vol.7 (8), p.3133-3136
Main Authors: Cates, C., Shilov, M., Mauel, M. E., Navratil, G. A., Maurer, D., Mukherjee, S., Nadle, D., Bialek, J., Boozer, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
DIFFUSION
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
KINK INSTABILITY
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
THEORETICAL DATA
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS
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Summary:External kink instabilities are suppressed in a tokamak experiment by either (1) energizing a distributed array of independently controlled active feedback coils mounted outside a segmented resistive wall or (2) inserting a second segmented wall having much higher electrical conductivity. When the active feedback coils are off and the highly conducting wall is withdrawn, kink instabilities excited by plasma current gradients grow at a rate comparable to the magnetic diffusion rate of the resistive wall.
ISSN:1070-664X
1089-7674
DOI:10.1063/1.874223