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Abrupt Changes in Confinement in the JET Tokamak

J.A. Wesson, B. Balet

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Analysis of a high performance plasma in JET has uncovered large abrupt changes in confinement. The change in the plasma configuration at these times is small and it appears that the confinement is not determined by the macroscopic plasma parameters.

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Analysis of a high performance plasma in JET has uncovered large abrupt changes in confinement. The change in the plasma configuration at these times is small and it appears that the confinement is not determined by the macroscopic plasma parameters.

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Analysis of a high performance plasma in JET has uncovered large abrupt changes in confinement. The change in the plasma configuration at these times is small and it appears that the confinement is not determined by the macroscopic plasma parameters.

Key concepts: Tokamak, Plasma, Jet (fluid), Plasma confinement, Physics, Magnetic confinement fusion, Atomic physics, Nuclear physics

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