Abstract
Edge localized magnetosonic modes are analyzed in toroidal plasmas. For low and medium high toroidal mode numbers they are found to propagate poloidally around the plasma. A model of these modes is developed and benchmarked against a global wave code. The eigenvalues are found to be almost independent of the aspect ratio for constant minor radius, but sensitive to the ellipticity. Magnetosonic modes localized to an annular region in the poloidal plane have been proposed as an explanation for ion cyclotron emission from the edge and strongly localized mode conversion. The appearance of such modes will also give rise to parasitic absorption at the edge during ion cyclotron resonance heating.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
