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Power requirements for electron cyclotron current drive and ion cyclotron resonance heating for sawtooth control in ITER
13MW of electron cyclotron current drive (ECCD) power deposited inside the q
= 1 surface is likely to reduce the sawtooth period in ITER baseline scenario
below the level empirically predicted to trigger neo-classical tearing modes
(NTMs). However, since the ECCD control scheme is solely predicated upon
changing the local magnetic shear, it is prudent to plan to use a complementary
scheme which directly decreases the potential energy of the kink mode in order
to reduce the sawtooth period. In the event that the natural sawtooth period is
longer than expected, due to enhanced alpha particle stabilisation for
instance, this ancillary sawtooth control can be provided from > 10MW of ion
cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) power with a resonance just inside the q = 1
surface. Both ECCD and ICRH control schemes would benefit greatly from active
feedback of the deposition with respect to the rational surface. If the q = 1
surface can be maintained closer to the magnetic axis, the efficacy of ECCD and
ICRH schemes significantly increases, the negative effect on the fusion gain is
reduced, and off-axis negative-ion neutral beam injection (NNBI) can also be
considered for sawtooth control. Consequently, schemes to reduce the q = 1
radius are highly desirable, such as early heating to delay the current
penetration and, of course, active sawtooth destabilisation to mediate small
frequent sawteeth and retain a small q = 1 radius.Comment: 29 pages, 16 figure
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Practical beta limit in ITER-shaped discharges in DIII-D and its increase by higher collisionality
The maximum beta which can be sustained for a long pulse in ITER-shaped plasmas in DIII-D with q{sub 95} {approx_gt} 3, ELMs, and sawteeth is found to be limited by resistive tearing modes, particularly m/n = 3/2 and 2/1. At low collisionality comparable to that which will occur in ITER, the beta limit is a factor of two below the usually expected n = {infinity} ballooning and n = 1 kink ideal limits
Friendship network characteristics are associated with physical activity and sedentary behavior in early adolescence
INTRODUCTION: There is limited understanding of the association between peer social networks and physical activity (PA), sedentary and screen-related behaviors. This study reports on associations between personal network characteristics and these important health behaviors for early adolescents. METHODS: Participants were 310 students, aged 11-13 years, from fifteen randomly selected Victorian primary schools (43% response rate). PA and sedentary behaviors were collected via accelerometer and self-report questionnaire, and anthropometric measures via trained researchers. Participants nominated up to fifteen friends, and described the frequency of interaction and perceived activity intensity of these friends. Personal network predictors were examined using regression modelling for PA and sedentary/screen behavior. RESULTS: Perceived activity levels of friends, and friendships with very frequent interaction were associated with outside-of-school PA and/or sedentary/screen time. Differences according to sex were also observed in the association between network characteristics and PA and sedentary time. A higher number of friends and greater proportion of same sex friends were associated with boys engaging in more moderate-to-vigorous PA outside of school hours. PA intensity during school-day breaks was positively associated with having a greater proportion of friends who played sports for girls, and a greater proportion of male friends for boys. CONCLUSION: Friendship network characteristics are associated with PA and sedentary/screen time in late childhood/early adolescence, and these associations differ by sex. The positive influence of very active peers may be a promising avenue to strengthen traditional interventions for the promotion of PA and reduction in screen time
Heating Titan's upper atmosphere
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/95339/1/jgra19338.pd
Simulating the one‐dimensional structure of Titan's upper atmosphere: 2. Alternative scenarios for methane escape
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/94984/1/jgre2821.pd
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Workshop on Feedback Stabilization of MHD Stabilities
The feedback stabilization of MHD instabilities is an area of research that is critical for improving the performance and economic attractiveness of magnetic confinement devices. A Workshop dedicated to feedback stabilization of MHD instabilities was held from December 11-13, 1996 at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ, USA. The resulting presentations, conclusions, and recommendations are summarized
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