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If the ambient magnetic field (produced by external coils) has an appropriate structure, the island can also lock onto that structure. | If the ambient magnetic field (produced by external coils) has an appropriate structure, the island can also lock onto that structure. | ||
<ref>[http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.1703 F.L. Waelbroeck and R. Fitzpatrick, ''Rotation and Locking of Magnetic Islands'', Phys. Rev. Lett. '''78''' (1997) 1703–1706]</ref> | <ref>[http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.1703 F.L. Waelbroeck and R. Fitzpatrick, ''Rotation and Locking of Magnetic Islands'', Phys. Rev. Lett. '''78''' (1997) 1703–1706]</ref> | ||
Locked | Locked islands often lead to a [[Disruption|disruption]] (complete loss of confinement) in [[Tokamak|tokamaks]]. | ||
== Transport effects == | == Transport effects == | ||