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Numerical aspects of the method for diagnosing a tokamak plasma with the help of the discrete Alfvén wave spectrum are considered. It is shown that this diagnostics should be supported with highly accurate computational tools. A code suitable for implementing the relevant calculation scheme is developed, which makes it possible to identify the eigenmodes numerically with the desired accuracy. The code can also provide recommendations for performing tokamak experiments and can be used to study the possibility of auxiliary plasma heating by Alfvén waves. The discrete Alfvén wave spectrum, radial profiles of the energy deposited in the plasma, and the dependence of the Alfvén mode frequencies on the damping rate and on the class of the current-density profiles chosen are calculated for the first time for the T-10 tokamak. It is also shown that the diagnostic method proposed makes it possible to obtain reliable information about the plasma parameters.
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Translated from Fizika Plazmy, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2000, pp. 99–121.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2000 by Novikov, Dobryakov.
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Novikov, A.Y., Dobryakov, A.V. Numerical analysis of the safety factor and effective ion mass in a tokamak plasma with the help of the discrete alfvén wave spectrum. Plasma Phys. Rep. 26, 87–108 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.952827
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