Abstract
New transport experiments on JET indicate that ion stiffness mitigation in the core of a rotating plasma, as described by Mantica et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 175002 (2009)] results from the combined effect of high rotational shear and low magnetic shear. The observations have important implications for the understanding of improved ion core confinement in advanced tokamak scenarios. Simulations using quasilinear fluid and gyrofluid models show features of stiffness mitigation, while nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations do not. The JET experiments indicate that advanced tokamak scenarios in future devices will require sufficient rotational shear and the capability of q profile manipulation.
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Original language | English |
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Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 107 |
Issue number | 13 |
Pages (from-to) | 135004 |
ISSN | 0031-9007 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Bibliographical note
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- Fusion energy