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Energetic particle effects as an explanation for the low frequencies of Alfvén modes in the DIII-D tokamak

N.N. Gorelenkov1 and W.W. Heidbrink2

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During beam injection in the DIII-D tokamak, modes with lower frequencies than expected for toroidicity induced Alfvén eigenmodes (TAEs) are often observed. The experimental `TAE' frequency is often ≈0.8 of the nominal theoretical frequency of the TAE, fTAE, while the typical frequency of beta induced Alfvén eigenmodes (BAEs) is (0.2-0.4)fTAE. An analysis is presented of an unstable discharge with a high n stability code, HINST, that includes the effect of energetic ions on mode frequency. The analysis shows that the experimental `TAE' and `BAE' could be resonant branches of the TAE and the kinetic ballooning mode, respectively.


PACS

52.35.Bj Magnetohydrodynamic waves (e.g., Alfven waves)

52.55.Tn Ideal and resistive MHD modes; kinetic modes

52.50.Gj Plasma heating by particle beams

52.55.Fa Tokamaks, spherical tokamaks

Subjects

Plasma physics

Dates

Issue 2 (February 2002)

Received 17 April 2000, accepted for publication 3 August 2001

Published 15 February 2002



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