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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 island often lead to a [[Disruption|disruption]] (complete loss of confinement) in [[Tokamak|tokamaks]].
Locked islands often lead to a [[Disruption|disruption]] (complete loss of confinement) in [[Tokamak|tokamaks]].


== Transport effects ==
== Transport effects ==

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