Fast identification techniques of the plasma internal magnetic structure are needed for the real time control of the plasma current distribution in magnetic confinement devices. In this paper, a fast identification code using plasma internal nonmagnetic measurements is proposed and applied to the reversed field pinch experiment. The identification tool is based on a force-free ideal magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium model, using a parametric radial profile for the magnetic field and current density. A set of constraints on the internal magnetic distribution are derived from the Faraday rotation data given by a five-chord polarimeter, assuming the plasma density as given by an interferometric diagnostic. The code execution time is about a few seconds
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Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
(Volume:38
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Issue:
2
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Date of Publication: Mar 2002