Magnetic island: Difference between revisions

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Pressure effects can lead to 'island healing'.
Pressure effects can lead to 'island healing'.
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/45/7/006 R. Kanno et al, ''Formation and healing of n = 1 magnetic islands in LHD equilibrium'', Nucl. Fusion '''45''' (2005) 588]</ref>
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/45/7/006 R. Kanno et al, ''Formation and healing of n = 1 magnetic islands in LHD equilibrium'', Nucl. Fusion '''45''' (2005) 588]</ref>
Active control of islands by external means - in particular, Electron Cyclotron Heating and Current Drive - is also possible (cf. the 'Seek and destroy' technique, under development <ref>[http://www.rijnhuizen.nl/en/node/195 Seek and Destroy System for magnetic island control]</ref>).
Active control of islands by external means - in particular, Electron Cyclotron Heating and Current Drive - is also possible (cf. the 'Seek and destroy' technique, under development <ref>[http://www.rijnhuizen.nl/en/node/195 Seek and Destroy System for magnetic island control]</ref>
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/51/4/043007 B. Ayten et al., ''Modelling of tearing mode suppression experiments in TEXTOR based on the generalized Rutherford equation'', Nucl. Fusion '''51''' (2011) 043007]</ref>).


== See also ==
== See also ==