MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects S.A. Sabbagh 1, S.P. Gerhardt 2, R.E. Bell 2, J.W. Berkery 1, R. Betti 3, J.M. Bialek 1, J. Breslau 2, R.

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MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects S.A. Sabbagh 1, S.P. Gerhardt 2, R.E. Bell 2, J.W. Berkery 1, R. Betti 3, J.M. Bialek 1, J. Breslau 2, R. Buttery 4, L. Delgado- Aparicio 5, D.A. Gates 2, B. Hu 3, R. LaHaye 4, J-K. Park 2, J.E. Menard 2, H. Reimerdes 1, K.C. Shaing 5, K. Tritz 6, and the NSTX Research Team 1 Department of Applied Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY 2 Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 3 University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 4 General Atomics, San Diego, CA 5 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 6 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Joint US-Japan MHD Workshop / ITPA MHD Meeting March , 2010 National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Japan College W&M Colorado Sch Mines Columbia U Comp-X General Atomics INEL Johns Hopkins U LANL LLNL Lodestar MIT Nova Photonics New York U Old Dominion U ORNL PPPL PSI Princeton U Purdue U Sandia NL Think Tank, Inc. UC Davis UC Irvine UCLA UCSD U Colorado U Maryland U Rochester U Washington U Wisconsin Culham Sci Ctr U St. Andrews York U Chubu U Fukui U Hiroshima U Hyogo U Kyoto U Kyushu U Kyushu Tokai U NIFS Niigata U U Tokyo JAEA Hebrew U Ioffe Inst RRC Kurchatov Inst TRINITI KBSI KAIST POSTECH ASIPP ENEA, Frascati CEA, Cadarache IPP, Jülich IPP, Garching ASCR, Czech Rep U Quebec NSTX Supported by v1.5

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, NSTX MHD Research is Addressing Needs for Maintaining Long-Pulse, High Performance Spherical Torus Plasmas  Motivation  Maintenance of high  N with sufficient physics understanding allows confident extrapolation to ST applications (e.g. ST-CTF, ST-DEMO)  Sustain target  N of ST applications with margin to reduce risk  Leverage unique ST operating regime to test physics models, apply to ITER  3-D field / mode physics knowledge needed to ensure steady-state ST  n = 1 locked mode behavior at low to moderate  N <  N no-wall  Ability of plasma rotational stabilization to maintain high  N  Physics of 3D fields to control plasma rotation profile (for greater stability, confinement)  NTM onset and marginal island width for stabilization  Multiple scalable control systems to maintain pulse  Possibility of multiple RWMs that can affect active mode control

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, RWM active stabilization coils RWM sensors (B p ) RWM sensors (B r ) Stabilizer plates  High beta, low aspect ratio  R = 0.86 m, A > 1.27  I p < 1.5 MA, B t = 5.5 kG   t < 40%, B N < 7.4  Copper stabilizer plates for kink mode stabilization  Midplane control coils  n = 1 – 3 field correction, magnetic braking of V   n = 1 resistive wall mode (RWM) control  ELM modification  Varied sensor combinations used for RWM feedback  48 upper/lower B p, B r NSTX is a spherical torus equipped for passive and active global MHD control, general application of 3D fields

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, NSTX MHD Research – 3D effects: Topics Covered in Talk  3D fields and mode locking  Resistive wall mode stability physics  Non-resonant magnetic braking by 3D fields  NTM threshold physics  Improving pulse with active n = 1 control,  N feedback control

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th,  n = 1 error field threshold for mode locking decreased as β N increased  n = 1 rotating modes sometimes observed, study limited to static modes  IPEC resonant field joins linear n e correlation from low-β to increased-β Ideal plasma amplification of applied resonant field restores linear correlation of mode locking threshold with density Lower-β locked later (w/ larger n = 1 currents) XP903: J.-K. Park (see talk, Monday afternoon) Ideal Plasma Amplification Higher-β locked earlier (w/ smaller n = 1 currents) vacuum IPEC ITPA MDC-2,14

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, IPEC computed total resonant field unifies linear dependence of mode locking threshold on density among devices Low- β NSTX Low- β DIII-D Low- β CMOD Low- β DIII-D (RH) High- β NSTX High- β DIII-D Total resonant field w/ plasma response (IPEC)External resonant field only XP903: J.-K. Park XP915: R. Buttery (GA) (see talks by Park, Buttery on Monday afternoon)  Inter-machine mode onset, locking study  n = 1 applied field threshold for mode locking decreases as  N increases (Park)  n = 1 and 3 field effect on rotating/locked mode onset is through impact on V  shear, torque (not direct mode interaction) (Buttery) ITPA MDC-2,14

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Optimal n = 3 Error Field Correction Determined vs. I P, B T 2009  “optimal” n = 3 error field correction attained by maximizing angular momentum, scanning I p, B t, elongation  n = 3 error field consistent with known equilibrium field coil distortion  scales with equilibrium field coil current  field phase and amplitude of correction is consistent with that expected from coil distortion  n = 3 error field correction routinely used to maximize plasma performance in conjunction with n = 1 RWM feedback control XP902: S. Gerhardt

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, NSTX MHD Research – 3D effects: Topics Covered in Talk  3D fields and mode locking  Resistive wall mode stability physics  Non-resonant magnetic braking by 3D fields  NTM threshold physics  Improving pulse with active n = 1 control,  N feedback control

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Resistive wall modes can terminate NSTX plasmas at intermediate plasma rotation levels without active control  Change in plasma rotation frequency, ω φ  Growing signal on low frequency poloidal magnetic sensors  Global collapse in USXR signals  Leads to β collapse and plasma disruption  high ω φ alone is not enough! NSTX s upper B p n=1 sensor upper B p n=1 phase lower B p n=1 sensor upper B p n=2 sensor

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th,  Simple critical   threshold stability models or loss of torque balance do not describe experimental marginal stability  Kinetic modification to ideal MHD growth rate  Trapped and circulating ions, trapped electrons  Alfven dissipation at rational surfaces  Stability depends on  Integrated   profile: resonances in  W K (e.g. ion precession drift)  Particle collisionality Trapped ion component of  W K (plasma integral) Energy integral collisionality   profile (enters through ExB frequency) Hu and Betti, Phys. Rev. Lett 93 (2004) Sontag, et al., Nucl. Fusion 47 (2007) precession driftbounce Modification of Ideal Stability by Kinetic theory (MISK code) investigated to explain experimental RWM stabilization

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, MISK calculations consistent with RWM destabilization at intermediate plasma rotation; stability altered by collisionality  Destabilization appears between precession drift resonance at low V , bounce resonance at high V   w contours vs. ν and   NSTX unstable Marginal stability experiment (J.W. Berkery, et al., PRL (2010) ; APS 2009 inv. talk) ITPA MDC-2 (marginal stability) unstable J. Berkery (Columbia U.) DDDD bbbb

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, unstable MISK computed RWM stability of ITER advanced scenario 4 including energetic particles near marginal at  N = 3  ITER advanced scenario 4  With  N = 3 (20% above n = 1 no-wall limit)  Polevoi plasma rotation profile (IAEA FEC 2002)  Energetic particle (EP) effect  Isotropic slowing down distribution of alphas  Present model yields significant stabilization  At expected   /  total = 0.19, near RWM marginal stability  Plasma rotation effect  Stabilizing precession drift resonance   = 0.8   Polevoi How does MISK result with EP compare to experiment?

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th,  Fast particle fraction altered by scaling I p, B t at fixed q  Fast-ion D  measurements (FIDA) confirm successful scan of energetic particle fraction  TRANSP confirms change in  fast  At RWM marginal stability,   profiles are altered at different EP fraction  Plasmas always reach instability  MISK calculations indicate stability  But - change in  wall due to EP effects (0.35) is same magnitude as change due to   variation  Presently implementing new terms in MISK computed  W  Adding destabilizing electrostatic term important at high  E  Adding non-isotropic distribution of NBI fast particles Rotation profiles at marginal stability Fast-ion density profiles from FIDA Experimental RWM stability is changed by EP population, present MISK mode overestimates stability somewhat XP921: J.W. Berkery plasmas at marginal stability β fast /β total -Δγτ w Increase in stability from energetic particles

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, NSTX MHD Research – 3D effects: Topics Covered in Talk  3D fields and mode locking  Resistive wall mode stability physics  Non-resonant magnetic braking by 3D fields  NTM threshold physics  Improving pulse with active n = 1 control,  N feedback control

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, NSTX experiments examining 3-D field-induced neoclassical viscosity theory (NTV) in collisionless plasma regime  Recent experimental results  NTV braking observed over all i /|  nq  E | variations made in experiment Strong NTV braking observed at increased T i even if i /|  nq  E | < 1  Stronger braking at constant 3-D applied field as  E,   reduced Not due to resonant drag at rational q (no locking, no 1/   scaling of torque) Perhaps due to “island NTV” ~   ( K.C. Shaing et al., PRL 87 (2001) ) Perhaps due to superbanana plateau physics e.g. Zhu, et al., PRL 96 (2006) ; S.A. Sabbagh, et al, NF 50 (2010)  Present goal  Investigate NTV-induced magnetic braking over range of collisionality,  E (i.e. i /|  nq  E |) Key for ITER, ST Component Test Facility If i /|  nq  E | << 1: NTV saturated (indep. of ) If i /|  nq  E | > 1 : NTV ~ 1/ If low  E (<   B ): NTV maximized (indep. of ) (superbanana plateau: K.C. Shaing, et al, PPCF 51 (2009) )  Past NSTX work    damping consistent with “1/ regime” magnitude & scaling (T i 5/2 ) viscosity /  nq  E  1/2  Ti plateau regime i * = 1 1/ regime  - 1/2 regime ? K.C. Shaing, et al, PPCF 51 (2009)

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Stronger braking with constant n = 3 applied field and  N as  E reduced – accessing superbanana plateau NTV regime XP933: S.A. Sabbagh t = s  i = 1 nq  E  0.5  Ti i /  (kHz)  E ~ 0   /2  (kHz) R(m) t(s) t(s) Broad, near zero   WITHOUT rational surface locking Transition to FASTER braking as  E reduced R(m) NN 4 I c (kA) 2    ch-18 (kHz)    ch-12 (kHz)    ch-5 (kHz) core mid outer t (s) n = 3 braking  Torque not  1/    (non-resonant)  NTV satisfies 1/ regime criterion (|nq  E | < i /  and * i < 1)  Stronger braking expected at low  E (superbanana plateau regime) ( K.C. Shaing et al., PPFC 51 (2009) ) – analysis continues  Faster braking with  Constant applied n = 3 field,  N ; No mode activity

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, NSTX MHD Research – 3D effects: Topics Covered in Talk  3D fields and mode locking  Resistive wall mode stability physics  Non-resonant magnetic braking by 3D fields  NTM threshold physics  Improving pulse with active n = 1 control,  N feedback control

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, m/n = 2/1 NTM marginal island width for stability compared in analogous NSTX and DIII-D experiments NSTX XP914: R. LaHaye NTM restabilized by NBI power reduction  DIII-D  Used gas puff to stay in H-mode  NSTX  Achieved a reproducible onset condition using modest Li evaporation  W marg /  0.5   i ratio ~ 2 in tokamaks  AUG, DIII-D, JET data for 3/2 mode  Initial analysis: W marg /  0.5   i ratio ~ 3  For NSTX at q 95 = 8, DIII-D at q 95 = 4  Ratio ~ 1.6 for DIII-D q 95 ~ 7

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, NSTX studies show how 3-D fields change tearing stability  Braking plasma changes bootstrap drive needed to trigger NTM  Variation of   by applied n = 1, 3 fields  Action correlates better with rotation shear, rather than rotation  Consistent with previous NTM onset scans  3D fields act on NTM through rotation profile change, rather than direct interaction XP915: R. Buttery (see talk, Monday afternoon)  Continuity between rotating & locked mode onset  Field and  ramped with varying rates  More field early  mode sooner + locked  Significant braking  leads to mode  Criteria for instability is about what is required to perturb torque balance

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, NSTX MHD Research – 3D effects: Topics Covered in Talk  3D fields and mode locking  Resistive wall mode stability physics  Non-resonant magnetic braking by 3D fields  NTM threshold physics  Improving pulse with active n = 1 control,  N feedback control

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, RWM control physics examined, disruptivity initially assessed I p flat-top duration (s) Frequency distribution Control off (908 shots) Control on (114 shots) S.A. Sabbagh, et al, NF 50 (2010) Control off pulse Control on  B p n=1 (G) I A (kA)  B n=odd (G)  Bp n=1 (deg) RFA (RFA reduced) Mode rotation Co-NBI direction RWM t (s) Control current rotating kink  Important physics affecting future research  Plasma rotation important for control RWM conversion to rotating, damped kink needs V  Larger  N fluctuation at low V   RWM control effective at low l i (key for future STs)  n = 1 feedback response speed significant unstable RWM more likely with slow error field correction  Optimal n=3 error field correction found vs. I P, B T ITPA MDC-2 (XP902: S. Gerhardt)

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Activity in RWM frequency range coincident in magnetic and kinetic diagnostics investigated as multi-mode RWM  Activity has characteristics of driven RWM  Magnitude, radial extent increases in SXR as  N increases; low frequency (~ 30Hz)  Activity appears separate from unstable RWM NN t(s) I RWM-6 (kA)    ch-18 (kHz)  B pu n=1 (G)  B N n=1 (G) I p = 0.8 MA ME-SXR low XP931: Delgado-Aparicio; XP935: Sabbagh (Columbia) mode 3 mode 1 mode 2 t(s)  W (arb) no-wall stability DCON |  W| ratio mode 1/mode 3 mode 1/mode 2 n = 1 multi-mode period NN  RWM multi-mode response expected to be significant at high  N (Boozer, PoP 10 (2003) 1458.) mode activity n = 1 RWM feedback on ITPA MDC-2

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Multi-mode RWM VALEN computation shows 2 nd mode has dominant amplitude at high  N in NSTX stabilizing structure  plans  Improved RWM sensor compensation  Analyze role of multi-mode RWM in control  State-space RWM control algorithm  B n from wall, multi-mode response  B n multi-mode composition DCON mode number  B n amplitude J. Bialek (Columbia U.) NN mode 1 mode 2 mode 3 RWM growth time vs  N t = 0.655s mode 1 mode R(m) 1.0 Z(m) mode 3  ITPA MDC-2 point examined

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Initial VALEN tests of multi-mode time evolution show n = 1 eigenmodes tracking phase of an applied n = 1 field  Simulated n = 1 toroidally rotating field from RWM control coils  Eigenmodes  track n = 1 applied field phase  Vary in relatively amplitude by a small amount Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Phase of applied rotating n = 1 field Mode phase (deg) Mode amplitude (arb) Ratio of Mode amplitude to Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 1 Mode 3 Mode 1 Mode 4 Mode 1 J. Bialek (Columbia U.)

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th,  N feedback combined with n = 1 RWM control to reduce  N fluctuations at varied plasma rotation levels  Prelude to   control  Reduced   by n = 3 braking does not defeat FB control  Increased P NBI needed at lower    Steady  N established over long pulse  independent of   over a large range t(s) NN I RWM-6 (kA) P NBI (MW)    ~q=2 (kHz)    core (kHz) n = 3 error correcting phasing n = 3 braking phasing n = 1 feedback XP934: Sabbagh (Columbia U.) S.A. Sabbagh, S. Gerhardt, D. Mastrovito, D. Gates 0 Addresses PAC25-17-(1) 20 0  plans  XP to investigate lower plasma rotation, l i, collisionality

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, NSTX MHD Research is Addressing Topics Furthering Steady Operation of High Performance Plasmas  Ideal plasma amplification of applied n = 1 resonant field (IPEC) joins linear density scaling of mode locking threshold from low to moderate-β  Optimal n=3 error field correction determined vs. I P, B T  RWM instability, observed at intermediate plasma rotation, correlates with kinetic stability theory; role of energetic particles under study  Strong non-resonant braking observed NTV braking observed from all i /  nq  E (R) variations made; apparent transitions in NTV at low    Expanded NTM onset experiments continue to find best correlation between NTM onset drive and flow shear  Low frequency ~ O(1/  wall ) mode activity at high  N being investigated as potential driven RWM  Theory shows multi-mode RWM response may be important at high  N ; multi-mode VALEN code now passing initial tests  Successful NBI power limitation via new  N feedback control system; initial success in regulation of  N at varied plasma rotation levels

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Backup Slides

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Kinetic modifications show decrease in RWM stability at relatively high V  – consistent with experiment  Marginally stable experimental plasma reconstruction, rotation profile   exp  Variation of   away from marginal profile increases stability  Unstable region at low   Theoretical variation of   Marginally stable experimental profile RWM stability vs. V  (contours of  w ) /a/a   /   exp   /2  (kHz) Im(  W K ) Re(  W K )   /   exp  w experiment unstable   /   exp

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Thermal Particles: MaxwellianE.P.s: Slowing-down Inclusion of energetic particles in MISK: isotropic slowing down distribution (ex. alphas in ITER) 18 Energetic particles add to δW K, lead to greater stability Example: α particles in ITER –Higher β α leads to greater stability –Isotropic f is a good approx. Model   profile linear in  unstable stable marginal ITER Advanced Scenario 4: β N ~20% above the no-wall limit ω φ /ω φ model β α /β total

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Required (missing) bootstrap drive for NTM onset better correlated with rotation shear than rotation magnitude  Rotation variation via n = 1 or 3 applied field  Operational space fully spanned up to locked mode limits  No measureable trend vs. rotation  Weak positive correlation with normalized rotation shear  Lowest/highest thresholds at low/high rotation shear  2d fit vs rotation & rotation shear offers little improvement  Consistent with prior results (S.P. Gerhardt, et al., 2008)  0 L q  j BS,Sauter /B   (dF/dr)  A L S F 2/1 Hz XP915: R. Buttery

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Initial VALEN tests of multi-mode time evolution - toroidally rotating n = 1 applied field  Used to determine if eigenmodes will track phase of n = 1 applied field, lock to the plates/vessel, change in relative amplitude Modeled currents in RWM control coils Modeled n = 1 RWM sensor amplitude and phase

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Stronger non-resonant braking at increased T i  Observed NTV braking using n = 2 field configuration  Expect stronger NTV torque at higher T i (-d   /dt ~ T i 5/2   )  At braking onset, T i ratio 5/2 = (0.45/0.34) 5/2 ~ 2  Consistent with measured d   /dt Li wall no Li n = 2 braking no lithium Li wall R = 1.37m I coil (kA)   (kHz) t (s) T i (keV) R(m) (T i ratio) 5/2 (1/   )(d   /dt) Li wall Damping profiles No Li 2x S.A. Sabbagh, et al, NF 50 (2010)

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Multi-energy soft X-ray measurements consistent with mode being a driven RWM  RWM characteristics  Propagation in the co-NBI direction  Observed frequency near measured RWM resonance L. Delgado-Aparicio (JHU) ~25 Hz Multi-energy soft X-ray (ME-SXR) viewing geometry (Sontag, et al., NF 47 (2007) 1005.)

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Multi-mode VALEN code (RWM control) testing successfully on ITER Scenario 4 cases (reversed shear)  At highest  N, n =1 and 2 are unstable NN Number of modes (VALEN) Growth rate (1/s) single-mode matched to  N wall multi-mode VALEN (converged)  DCON  W shows several modes with high response  Three n = 1 modes at high  N  Two n = 2 modes at high  N n = 1 J. Bialek

NSTX Joint US-Japan Workshop / ITPA MHD meeting : MHD Stability Research on NSTX and 3D Effects (S.A. Sabbagh, et al.)March 8 th -12 th, Illustration of B n (  ) on plasma surface from mmVALEN for ITER Scenario 4,  N = 3.92  n = 1 eigenfunctions shown multi mode response (incl. wall), total B n B n from wall, plasma B n from wall alone toroidal poloidal outboard inboard outboard inboard J. Bialek