Quasistationary magnetic fluctuation control in the reversed field pinch: a proof of principle experiment

Phys Rev Lett. 2001 Nov 5;87(19):195001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.195001. Epub 2001 Oct 17.

Abstract

We present the results of the first successful experiments aimed to control in a quasistationary way the magnetic fluctuation dynamics in a reversed field pinch (RFP) device. This is done by the application of an oscillating poloidal electric field to the plasma edge. Although the additional power input is negligible, a stationary positive effect on the electron temperature is obtained. Temperature increases up to 50% over the standard values. This experiment demonstrates that in principle a stationary current profile and magnetic fluctuation control technique is feasible in the RFP.