Download or read book An Experimental and Theoretical Study of the "Quasi-Coherent Fluctuations" in a High Density Tokamak Plasma written by Alexander Mazurenko and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quasi-Coherent (QC) mode, observed at high densities during enhanced D-alpha (EDA) H-Mode in the Alcator C-Mod tokamak, has been studied with a phase contrast imaging (PCI) diagnostic. The QC mode is believed to be responsible for the reduced particle (and impurity) confinement during H-mode operation, so as to allow quasi-steady state operation of the tokamak. It is proposed that the QC mode is a form of resistive ballooning mode known as the resistive X-point mode. The measured dispersion and mode stability are found to be in good agreement with the resistive X-point mode predicted by the BOUT (Boundary Plasma Turbulence) code.