Nature Communications (Oct 2022)
Observation of a new type of self-generated current in magnetized plasmas
- Yong-Su Na,
- Jaemin Seo,
- Yoonji Lee,
- Gyungjin Choi,
- Minseo Park,
- Sangjin Park,
- Sumin Yi,
- Weixing Wang,
- Min-Gu Yoo,
- Minsoo Cha,
- Beomsu Kim,
- Young-Ho Lee,
- Hyunsun Han,
- Boseong Kim,
- Chanyoung Lee,
- SangKyeun Kim,
- SeongMoo Yang,
- Cheol-Sik Byun,
- Hyun-Seok Kim,
- Jinseok Ko,
- Woochang Lee,
- Taik Soo Hahm
Affiliations
- Yong-Su Na
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- Jaemin Seo
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- Yoonji Lee
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- Gyungjin Choi
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- Minseo Park
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- Sangjin Park
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- Sumin Yi
- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy
- Weixing Wang
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
- Min-Gu Yoo
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
- Minsoo Cha
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- Beomsu Kim
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- Young-Ho Lee
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- Hyunsun Han
- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy
- Boseong Kim
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- Chanyoung Lee
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- SangKyeun Kim
- Princeton University
- SeongMoo Yang
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
- Cheol-Sik Byun
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- Hyun-Seok Kim
- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy
- Jinseok Ko
- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy
- Woochang Lee
- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy
- Taik Soo Hahm
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34092-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 7
Abstract
Fusion devices like tokamaks require plasma current to generate magnetic field for plasma confinement. Here the authors report an observation of a self-generated anomalous current that contributes up to 30% of the total current in the fusion plasma at KSTAR.
