During the past century, world-wide energy consumption has risen dramatically, which leads to a quest for new energy sources. Fusion of hydrogen atoms in hot plasmas is an attractive approach to solve the energy problem, with abundant fuel, inherent safety and no long-lived radioactivity. However, one of the limits on plasma performance is due to the various classes of magneto-hydrodynamic instabilities that may occur. The physics and control of these instabilities in modern magnetic confinement fusion devices is the subject of this book. Written by foremost experts, the contributions will provide valuable reference and up-to-date research reviews for "old hands" and newcomers alike.
Author(s): Valentin Igochine (eds.)
Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 83
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 342
Tags: Plasma Physics; Energy Technology; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials; Nuclear Engineering; Nuclear Energy
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction to Tokamak Operational Scenarios....Pages 1-7
Magneto-Hydrodynamics and Operational Limits....Pages 9-51
Identification of MHD Instabilities in Experiments....Pages 53-104
Sawtooth Instability....Pages 105-142
Edge Localized Mode (ELM)....Pages 143-181
Resistive Wall Mode (RWM)....Pages 183-226
Disruptions....Pages 227-257
Neoclassical Tearing Mode (NTM)....Pages 259-304
Energetic Particle Driven Modes....Pages 305-321
Perspectives for Integrated Control....Pages 323-342
