2022/12/16 by Shiyong Zeng, Ping Zhu, Zeng, Shiyong +3
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma #Magnetic confinement fusion research #Plasma Diagnostics and Applications #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2212.08292
openalex publication_date 2022/12/16 · openalex created_date 2023/01/03 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The formation of the plasma current spike at the end of the thermal quench phase is studied systematically, which is found to strongly correlate to the onset of the 1/1 kink-tearing reconnection in the simulation results. The magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) activity on the q = 1 surface plays a critical role in the spike formation and the disruption process, namely, when the safety factor in the magnetic axis q0 exceeds 1, the plasma major disruption transits into successive minor disruptions and the start of thermal quench phase is delayed.