L. Carraro et al., TOROIDAL AND POLOIDAL PLASMA ROTATION IN THE REVERSED-FIELD PINCH RFX, Plasma physics and controlled fusion, 40(6), 1998, pp. 1021-1034
In this paper, the toroidal and poloidal rotation velocities measured
in the reversed field pinch device RFX from the Doppler shift of impur
ity ion lines are presented and their relation with the (E x B)/B-2 pl
asma velocity is discussed. It is found that the toroidal velocity at
the edge has the opposite direction with respect to the core toroidal
velocity, indicating a shear of the plasma rotation velocity of about
2 x 10(5) s(-1). Starting from the rotation measurements and the momen
tum equation, a one-dimensional impurity diffusion model for the core
plasma and a Monte Carlo code for the edge region are used to estimate
the radial electric field, that is found to be around 1000-2000 V m(-
1) outward directed in the plasma core, and about 3000 V m(-1) inward
directed at the edge, consistent with that measured at the edge by Lan
gmuir probes.