Abstract
The coupled rotational dynamics of the m/n = 2/1 and 3/2 MHD modes in an ohmic discharge and the m/n = 2/1 and 4/1 modes in a regime with on-axis electron-cyclotron resonance heating were studied experimentally. The specific features of rotation of these modes in the presence of an error magnetic field, in particular the dependence of the instantaneous frequency Ω(t) of the MHD mode on its spatial orientation at the current instant, were revealed. In analyzing the results obtained, MHD modes were identified with tearing modes (magnetic islands) having a corresponding spatial structure. A possible mechanism for the mutual influence of magnetic islands resulting in their consistent rotation is discussed.
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Original Russian Text © A.M. Kakurin, I.I. Orlovskiy, 2009, published in Fizika Plazmy, 2009, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 115–120.