Taming the Plasma Edge: Reducing Instabilities in Tokamaks (IMAGE)

DOE/US Department of Energy

Taming the Plasma Edge: Reducing Instabilities in Tokamaks

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Frequency spectra of edge plasma fluctuations in the DIII-D tokamak: (Top) wide pedestal quiescent H-mode plasma with no edge instabilities, (Bottom) comparison plasma featuring undesirable instabilities (vertical spikes).

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Image courtesy of General Atomics.

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