Evolution of lower-hybrid-driven current during the formation of an internal transport barrier

Phys Rev Lett. 2002 Aug 5;89(6):065001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.065001. Epub 2002 Jul 18.

Abstract

Evolution of the lower-hybrid(LH)-driven current profile was measured during the formation of an internal transport barrier (ITB) in a reversed magnetic shear discharge. As the ITB developed, the initially centrally peaked LH-driven current profile gradually turned hollow and was sometimes accompanied by an off-axis peak in the electron temperature profile. These observations indicate the concentration of LH power deposition to the ITB for this case as a result of nonlinear coupling between the LH waves and the target plasma.