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TJ-II:Transport and magnetic configuration

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A significant part of the research effort at TJ-II is dedicated to the study of the interaction between transport and the (flexible) magnetic configuration. [1] [2] [3] The following issues contribute to the influence of the configuration on confinement:

The picture emerging from these studies is complex. In general, the presence of low-order rational surfaces in the plasma does not seem to be deleterious for transport; rather, local reductions of transport are observed (except at very low shear). Possibly, this is associated with the formation of internal transport barriers at or near such rational surfaces. On the other hand, the reduction of the magnetic well clearly enhances turbulence levels.

References

  1. ↑ C. Alejaldre et al, Confinement studies in the TJ-II stellarator, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 41 (1999) B109
  2. ↑ M.A. Ochando et al, Emissivity toroidal asymmetries induced by ECRH driven convective fluxes in the TJ-II stellarator, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 45 (2003) 221-231
  3. ↑ C. Hidalgo et al, Overview of TJ-II experiments, Nucl. Fusion 45 (2005) S266-S275
  4. ↑ E. Ascasíbar et al, Magnetic configuration and plasma parameter dependence of the energy confinement time in ECR heated plasmas from the TJ-II stellarator, Nucl. Fusion 45 (2005) 276-284
  5. ↑ D. López-Bruna et al, Tracking magnetic resonances in the effective electron heat diffusivity of ECH plasmas of the TJ-II Heliac, EuroPhysics Letters 82 (2008) 65002
  6. ↑ D. López-Bruna et al, Effects of ohmic current in the TJ-II stellarator, Nucl. Fusion 44, 5 (2004) 645-654
  7. ↑ C. Hidalgo et al, On the radial scale of fluctuations in the TJ-II stellarator, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 43 (2001) A313-A321
  8. ↑ J. Castellano et al, Magnetic well and instability thresholds in the TJ-II stellarator, Phys. Plasmas 9 (2002) 713
  9. ↑ E. Ascasíbar et al, Confinement and stability on the TJ-II stellarator, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 44 (2002) B307-B322
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