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Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 135007 (2007) [4 pages]

Stabilization of the Vertical Mode in Tokamaks by Localized Nonaxisymmetric Fields

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A. Reiman
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, USA

Received 14 June 2007; published 28 September 2007

Vertical instability of a tokamak plasma can be controlled by nonaxisymmetric magnetic fields localized near the plasma edge at the bottom and top of the torus. The required magnetic fields can be produced by a relatively simple set of parallelogram-shaped coils.

© 2007 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.135007
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.135007
PACS:
52.35.Py, 52.55.Fa, 52.55.Hc, 52.55.Tn