TJ-II: Determination of the spatial periodicity of NBI-driven Alfvén Eigenmodes and study of its magnetic configuration dependence

Experimental campaign

Spring 2022

Proposal title

Determination of the spatial periodicity of NBI-driven Alfvén Eigenmodes and study of its magnetic configuration dependence.

Name and affiliation of proponent

Álvaro Cappa, CIEMAT. Pedro Pons, CIEMAT. Macarena Liniers, CIEMAT. Enrique Ascasíbar, CIEMAT.

Details of contact person at LNF

Enrique Ascasíbar, CIEMAT.

Description of the activity

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MHD activity produced by Alfvén Eigenmodes (AEs) is routinely observed in NBI-heated TJ-II plasmas [2]. The results provided by recently installed sets of helical magnetic coils complement the previous experimental data and, together with advanced analysis tools like the 3D Lomb periodogram [3] allows the determination of the AEs spatial periodicity with an accuracy non reachable so far.

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  • External users: need a local computer account for data access: yes/no
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References

  1. A. Einstein, Journal of Exceptional Results (2017)
  2. A. Cappa et al, Nuclear Fusion, 61(6):066019, may 2021, and references therein
  3. S. Zegenhagen, et al., Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 48(9):1333–1346 (2006)

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