Download or read book Internal Transport Barrier Production and Control in Alcator C-Mod written by Catherine L. Fiore and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (cont.) Examination of the gyrokinetic stability indicates that the density and temperature profiles of the plasma core are inherently stable to long- wavelength drift mode driven turbulence at the onset time of the ITB, but that the increasing density gradients cause the trapped electron mode (TEM) to play a role in providing a control mechanism to ultimately limit the steepness of the density gradient in the ITB region.