Computation of MHD equilibrium of tokamak plasma

T Takeda, S Tokuda - Journal of computational physics, 1991 - Elsevier
Computation of the MHD equilibrium of a tokamak plasma is reviewed as comprehensively
as possible. The basic equation of this problem is the Grad-Shafranov equation. General …

Reconstruction of current profile parameters and plasma shapes in tokamaks

LL Lao, HS John, RD Stambaugh, AG Kellman… - Nuclear …, 1985 - iopscience.iop.org
An efficient method is given to reconstruct the current profile parameters, the plasma shape,
and a current profile consistent with the magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium constraint from …

Equilibrium analysis of current profiles in tokamaks

LL Lao, JR Ferron, RJ Groebner, W Howl… - Nuclear …, 1990 - iopscience.iop.org
An efficient method is given for self-consistent reconstruction of the tokamak current profiles
and their associated magnetic topology using the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equilibrium …

[KNIHA][B] Magnetic control of tokamak plasmas

M Ariola, A Pironti - 2008 - Springer
This book offers a thorough coverage of the magnetic control of a plasma in a tokamak. A
plasma is a gas in which an important fraction of the particles is ionized, so that the electrons …

The linearized CREATE-L plasma response model for the control of current, position and shape in tokamaks

R Albanese, F Villone - Nuclear Fusion, 1998 - iopscience.iop.org
CREATE-L, a simple and reliable linearized plasma response model for the control of the
plasma current, position and shape in tokamaks, is presented. The basic assumption made …

Equilibrium analysis of iron core tokamaks using a full domain method

DP O'Brien, LL Lao, ER Solano, M Garribba… - Nuclear …, 1992 - iopscience.iop.org
An efficient full domain method for plasma equilibrium construction in iron core tokamaks is
described. Illustrative calculations and comparison with results obtained from a finite domain …

[KNIHA][B] Finite element methods in linear ideal magnetohydrodynamics

R Gruber, J Rappaz - 2012 - books.google.com
For more than ten years we have been working with the ideal linear MHD equations used to
study the stability of thermonuc1ear plasmas. Even though the equations are simple and the …

Plasma equilibrium evolution at the resistive diffusion timescale

J Blum, J Le Foll - Computer Physics Reports, 1984 - Elsevier
This paper reviews plasma equilibrium evolution codes at the resistive diffusion timescale.
The two-dimensional axisymmetric equilibrium equations are given, both for air-transformer …

The interpretation of tokamak magnetic diagnostics

BJ Braams - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 1991 - iopscience.iop.org
The interpretation of tokamak magnetic diagnostics Page 1 Plasma Physics and Controlled
Fusion The interpretation of tokamak magnetic diagnostics To cite this article: BJ Braams 1991 …

Quasi-static free-boundary equilibrium of toroidal plasma with CEDRES++: Computational methods and applications

H Heumann, J Blum, C Boulbe, B Faugeras… - Journal of Plasma …, 2015 - cambridge.org
We present a comprehensive survey of various computational methods in CEDRES++
(Couplage Equilibre Diffusion Résistive pour l'Etude des Scénarios) for finding equilibria of …