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Dynamo-free plasma in the reversed-field pinch: Advances in understanding the reversed-field pinch improved confinement mode
Investigation of the Edge Plasma Parameters and Measurements of the Plasma Longitudinal Rotation Velocity by a Mach Probe in a Lithium Experiment on the T-11M Tokamak
A many-particle numerical simulation of paramagnetic and diamagnetic regimes in tokamaks
New investigation concerning the method of thermal decomposition for separation of yttrium earth nitrates in larger quantities
Classical confinement and outward convection of impurity ions in the MST RFP Additional information on Phys. Plasmas Classical confinement and outward convection of impurity ions in the MST RFP a)
Impurity ion dynamics measured with simultaneously high spatial and temporal resolution reveal classical ion transport in the reversed-field pinch. The boron, carbon, oxygen, and aluminum impurity ion density profiles are obtained in the Madison Symmetric Torus [R. N. Dexter et al., Fusion Technol. 19, 131 (1991)] using a fast, active charge-exchange-recombination-spectroscopy diagnostic. Measurements are made during improved-confinement plasmas obtained using inductive control of tearing instability to mitigate stochastic transport. At the onset of the transition to improved confinement, the impurity ion density profile becomes hollow, with a slow decay in the core region concurrent with an increase in the outer region, implying an outward convection of impurities. Impurity transport from Coulomb collisions in the reversed-field pinch is classical for all collisionality regimes, and analysis shows that the observed hollow profile and outward convection can be explained by the classical temperature screening mechanism. The profile agrees well with classical expectations. Experiments performed with impurity pellet injection provide further evidence for classical impurity ion confinement. V C 2012 American Institute of Physics