Magnetic field lines and the corresponding particle orbits are computed for a typical chaotic magnetic field provided by a magnetohydrodynamics numerical simulation of the reversed-field pinch. The m=1 modes are phase locked and produce a toroidally localized bulging of the plasma which increases particle transport. The m=0 and m=1 modes produce magnetic chaos implying poor confinement. However, they also allow for the formation of magnetic islands which induce transport barriers inside the reversal surface.

Transport barrier inside the reversal surface in the chaotic regime of the reversed-field pinch

CRAVOTTA, ANDREA;MARTIN, PIERO;
2006

Abstract

Magnetic field lines and the corresponding particle orbits are computed for a typical chaotic magnetic field provided by a magnetohydrodynamics numerical simulation of the reversed-field pinch. The m=1 modes are phase locked and produce a toroidally localized bulging of the plasma which increases particle transport. The m=0 and m=1 modes produce magnetic chaos implying poor confinement. However, they also allow for the formation of magnetic islands which induce transport barriers inside the reversal surface.
2006
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