Analysis of spiky net toroidal current in the magnetized toroidal plasma from the point of view of helicity conservation

摘要

It has been observed that 'runaway oscillations' in the toroidal current of the magnetized resistive toroidal plasma may cause continuous tearing activity, resulting in 'spiky' net toroidal current and modulation of toroidal and poloidal magnetic fields of the plasma with a definite phase relationship, depending upon the magnitude of vertical magnetic field. The present experimental results on current decay and recovery are explained from the point of view of helicity conservation. [References: 18]