Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1866002 Physics Letters A 2008 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

A new mechanism whereby Neoclassical Tearing Modes (NTMs) can be triggered through toroidal mode coupling to a magnetic perturbation is proposed. The physical picture is the presence of a relatively small “pre-NTM” magnetic island whose frequency is modified by the perturbation, changing polarization current effects from stabilizing to destabilizing.

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Mechanism of neoclassical tearing modes triggering by a magnetic perturbation
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