Speaker
Description
This work addresses a pending issue in developing thermonuclear fusion: the triggering of neoclassical tearing modes (NTMs) by sawteeth (ST) in tokamak plasmas. Although ST and NTMs have been intensively investigated in recent decades, a quantitative and validated theory of ST-triggered NTMs is yet to be developed. Specifically, it is not possible to reliably predict the triggering of NTMs in scenarios of ITER operation with high plasma current and sustained operation with power gain factor
\textbf{Keywords:} Thermonuclear fusion, neoclassical tearing modes, sawteeth oscillations, tokamaks, plasma physics.
Speaker's Affiliation | Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, São José dos Campos; |
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Member State or IGO | Brazil |