ANALYSIS OF THE ISTTOK PLASMA-DENSITY PROFILE EVOLUTION IN SAWTOOTH DISCHARGES BY HEAVY-ION BEAM PROBING

Citation
Jac. Cabral et al., ANALYSIS OF THE ISTTOK PLASMA-DENSITY PROFILE EVOLUTION IN SAWTOOTH DISCHARGES BY HEAVY-ION BEAM PROBING, Plasma physics and controlled fusion, 38(1), 1996, pp. 51-70
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
ISSN journal
07413335
Volume
38
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
51 - 70
Database
ISI
SICI code
0741-3335(1996)38:1<51:AOTIPP>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
This paper describes the temporal evolution of the major internal plas ma parameters during a complete sawtooth cycle of the tokamak ISTTOK d ischarges, with emphasis on the time-resolved determination of the pla sma density profile by heavy-ion beam probing.