WAVEFORM

Keywords

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Short Description

Description of WAVEFORM namelist

Waveform Control

TYPE

Waveform type (1=programmed, 2=spike, 3=repeated ramp)

Type 1 Waveform

NCTRL

Number of RMP control points in waveform

TCTRL

List of RMP control times (ms)

ICTRL

List of RMP currents at control times (kA)

PCTRL

List of relative phases of RMP coil currents at control times (units of PI)

Type 2 Waveform

SSTART

Time of start of RMP spike (ms)

SEND

Time of end of RMP spike (ms)

SAMP

RMP coil currents at start of RMP spike (kA)

SPHA

Relative phase of RMP coil currents at start of spike (units of PI)

SPVE

Phase velocity of RMP coil currents during spike (krad/s)

BACK

Background RMP coil currents (kA)

Type 3 Waveform

RPERIOD

Repeated RMP ramp repetition period (ms)

RSTART

RMP coil currents at start of ramp (first ramp starts at t=0) (kA)

REND

RMP coil currents at end of ramp (kA)

RPHA

Relative phase of RMP coil currents during ramp (units of PI)

NTM Trigger

MPOL

Poloidal mode number of NTM whose triggering is under investigation

AMIN

Minimum amplitude of applied type 2 RMP spike (kA)

AMAX

Maximum amplitude of applied type 2 RMP spike (kA)

DA

Resolution to which trigger amplitude determined (kA)

PSTART

Minumum duration of applied type 2 RMP spike (starts at SSTART) (ms)

PEND

Maximum duration of applied type 2 RMP spike (ms)

DP

Difference between durations of applied type 2 RMP spikes (ms)

FSTART

Minumum phase velocity of applied type 2 RMP spike (starts at SSTART) (kA)

FEND

Maximum phase velocity of applied type 2 RMP spike (kA)

DF

Difference between phase velocities of applied type 2 RMP spikes (kA)