Computational modeling of neoclassical and resistive magnetohydrodynamic tearing modes in tokamaks

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  • T. A. Gianakon
    Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, 1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1687
  • C. C. Hegna
    Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, 1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1687
  • J. D. Callen
    Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, 1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1687

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<jats:p>Numerical studies of the nonlinear evolution of magnetohydrodynamic-type tearing modes in three-dimensional toroidal geometry with neoclassical effects are presented. The inclusion of neoclassical physics introduces an additional free-energy source for the nonlinear formation of magnetic islands through the effects of a bootstrap current in Ohm’s law. The neoclassical tearing mode is demonstrated to be destabilized in plasmas which are otherwise Δ′ stable, albeit once an island width threshold is exceeded. The plasma pressure dynamics and neoclassical tearing growth is shown to be sensitive to the choice of the ratio of the parallel to perpendicular diffusivity (χ∥/χ⊥). The study is completed with a demonstration and theoretical comparison of the threshold for single helicity neoclassical magnetohydrodynamic tearing modes, which is described based on parameter scans of the local pressure gradient, the ratio of perpendicular to parallel pressure diffusivities χ⊥/χ∥, and the magnitude of an initial seed magnetic perturbation.</jats:p>

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