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== ELM-like modes == | == ELM-like modes == | ||
ELM-like activity has been observed in plasmas with a stored energy above 1 kJ. The plasma is observed to develop bursts of magnetic activity (seen in Mirnov coil signals) which are followed by a large and distinct spike in the H<sub>α</sub> signal. An increase in electrostatic and magnetic fluctuations at the plasma edge and a cold pulse towards the plasma centre are also characteristic of these events. In addition, the electron temperature profile locally flattens at the plasma radius where the temperature is in the range 100-200 eV. This flattening can be explained in terms of enhanced electron heat conductivity. Between ELM-like events the electromagnetic turbulence at the edge decreases and the | ELM-like activity has been observed in plasmas with a stored energy above 1 kJ. The plasma is observed to develop bursts of magnetic activity (seen in Mirnov coil signals) which are followed by a large and distinct spike in the H<sub>α</sub> signal. An increase in electrostatic and magnetic fluctuations at the plasma edge and a cold pulse towards the plasma centre are also characteristic of these events. In addition, the electron temperature profile locally flattens at the plasma radius where the temperature is in the range 100-200 eV. This flattening can be explained in terms of enhanced electron heat conductivity. Between ELM-like events the electromagnetic turbulence at the edge decreases and the ''T<sub>e</sub>'' profiles recover their former shapes. This activity is probably triggered by a resonant m = 2, n = 3 mode. | ||
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/40/11/306 I. García-Cortés et al, ''Edge-localized-mode-like events in the TJ-II stellarator'', Nucl. Fusion '''40''' (2000) 1867-1874]</ref> | <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/40/11/306 I. García-Cortés et al, ''Edge-localized-mode-like events in the TJ-II stellarator'', Nucl. Fusion '''40''' (2000) 1867-1874]</ref> | ||
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/48/5/002 J.A. Jiménez et al, ''Localized electromagnetic modes in MHD stable regime of the TJ-II Heliac'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''48''' (2006) 515-526]</ref> | <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/48/5/002 J.A. Jiménez et al, ''Localized electromagnetic modes in MHD stable regime of the TJ-II Heliac'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''48''' (2006) 515-526]</ref> | ||
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== Influence of the magnetic well == | == Influence of the magnetic well == | ||
MHD theory predicts that instabilities inside the plasma are stabilized by increasing the "magnetic well". This idea is supported by magnetic well scan experiments in TJ-II. | |||
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/43/12A/324 C. Hidalgo et al, ''On the radial scale of fluctuations in the TJ-II stellarator'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''43''' (2001) A313-A321]</ref> | <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/43/12A/324 C. Hidalgo et al, ''On the radial scale of fluctuations in the TJ-II stellarator'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''43''' (2001) A313-A321]</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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