Characteristics of Internal Transport Barrier in JT-60U Reversed Shear Plasmas
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Characteristics of internal transport barrier (ITB) structure are studied and the active ITB control has been developed in JT-60U reversed shear plasmas. The following results are found. Outward propagation of the ITB with steep Ti gradient is limited to the minimum safety factor location (ρqmin). However the ITB with reduced Ti gradient can move to the outside of ρqmin. Lower boundary of ITB width is proportional to the ion poloidal gyroradius at the ITB center. Furthermore the demonstration of the active control of the ITB strength based on the modification of the radial electric field shear profile is successfully performed by the toroidal momentum injection in different directions or the increase of heating power by neutral beams.
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