Sustainment and modification of reversed magnetic shear by LHCD on JT-60U
- 1 October 1996
- journal article
- letter
- Published by IOP Publishing in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
- Vol. 38 (10) , 1645-1652
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/38/10/001
Abstract
In the JT-60U tokamak a pre-formed reversed magnetic shear configuration was sustained non-inductively by means of lower hybrid current drive (LHCD). It was formed by neutral beam heating at current build-up and had a reversed shear region extending to 65% of the minor radius. The configuration was sustained for 7.5 s, and the extent of the reversed shear region was kept as large as 55% of the minor radius until the very end. The plasma was stable against MHD activities. It is also demonstrated that LHCD could modify reversed magnetic shear keeping plasma parameters, such as the plasma current and the toroidal magnetic field, the same.Keywords
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