Experimental evidence is presented demonstrating that an ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) beatwave can drive toroidicity induced Alfven eigenmodes (TAEs) to a finite amplitude and also increase the amplitude of TAEs already excited by fast ions. The radial structure of a beatwave driven TAE reconstructed from soft x-ray measurements is shown to agree with simulations from the gyro-kinetic code LIGKA. Thus beatwaves provide the means to excite TAEs which can be used to diagnose the plasma's safety factor profile through MHD-spectroscopic techniques without significantly perturbing the plasma or to influence the stability of existing TAEs allowing their effect on the fast ion population to be studied.
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Japan Atom Energy Res Inst, Naka Fus Res Estab, Naka, Ibaraki 31101, JapanJapan Atom Energy Res Inst, Naka Fus Res Estab, Naka, Ibaraki 31101, Japan
Saigusa, M
Kusama, Y
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Ozeki, T
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Ozeki, T
Kimura, H
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Kimura, H
Fujita, T
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Moriyama, S
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Fujii, T
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Azumi, M
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Azumi, M
Afanassiev, VI
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Neyatani, Y
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Fu, GY
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Cheng, CZ
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