Numerical Method for the Stability Analysis of Ideal MHD Modes with a Wide Range of Toroidal Mode Numbers in Tokamaks

Abstract

A numerical method for the stability analysis of ideal MHD modes is devised by using a physical model based on the two-dimensional Newcomb equation in combination with the conventional ideal MHD model. The MARG2D code based on this numerical method is able to analyze the stability of ideal MHD modes with a wide range of toroidal mode numbers. The validity of the MARG2D code has been confirmed through benchmarking tests using the DCON code for the low toroidal mode number MHD mode analysis, and tests using the ELITE code for intermediate to high toroidal mode number mode analysis. By using the MARG2D code, the MHD stability property of JT-60SA, the complemental device of ITER, is investigated with a focus on the effect of the plasma shape.