51. Spontaneous toroidal rotation in alcator C-Mod plasmas with no momentum input
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D. A. Mossessian, P.T. Bonoli, Jerry Hughes, E. S. Marmar, S.J. Wukitch, Amanda Hubbard, Ian H. Hutchinson, Robert Granetz, S.M. Wolfe, J.A. Snipes, Brian LaBombard, W. D. Lee, Martin Greenwald, Yu-Ming Lin, J.E. Rice, and J. H. Irby
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Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Momentum (technical analysis) ,Toroid ,020209 energy ,Mechanical Engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Plasma ,Rotation ,01 natural sciences ,010305 fluids & plasmas ,Core (optical fiber) ,Nuclear Energy and Engineering ,Alcator C-Mod ,Physics::Plasma Physics ,0103 physical sciences ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,General Materials Science ,Atomic physics ,Impurity ions ,Civil and Structural Engineering - Abstract
Spontaneous toroidal rotation of impurity ions has been observed in the core of Alcator C-Mod plasmas with no external momentum input. The magnitude of the rotation ranges from -60 km/s (countercur...