MHD Flow Layer Formation at Boundaries of Magnetic Islands in Tokamak Plasmas

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2006-01-11
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Non-lineardevelopmentofdoubletearingmodesinducedbyelectronviscosityisnumericallysimulated.MHDflowlayersaredemonstratedtomergeinthedevelopmentofthemodes.Theshearedflowsareshowntoliejustattheboundariesofthemagneticislands,andtohavesuffcientlevelsrequiredforinternaltransportbarrier(ITB)formation.PossiblecorrelationbetweenthelayerformationandtriggeringofexperimentallyobservedITBs,preferentiallyformedinproximitiesofrationalfluxsurfacesoflowsafetyfactors,isdiscussed.