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Reduction in Neutral Beam Driven Current in a Tokamak by Tearing Modes
- Forest, CB;
- Ferron, JR;
- Gianakon, T;
- Harvey, RW;
- Heidbrink, WW;
- Hyatt, AW;
- La Haye, RJ;
- Murakami, M;
- Politzer, PA;
- St. John, HE
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https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.79.427Abstract
Profiles of noninductive current driven by neutral beam injection into a tokamak have been measured and compared with theory. The driven current can be less than the theoretical prediction (by up to 80%) in the presence of islands driven by tearing modes. © 1997 The American Physical Society.
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