Comparison ofm= 2,n= 1 neo-classical tearing mode limits in JET and DIII-D

Joint experiments have been conducted on JET and DIII-D to study m = 2, n = 1 neo-classical tearing modes (NTMs). Very similar instability behaviour is observed on both machines and the scaling of the mode island width with β and the observation of n = 1 islands at q = 2, strongly points to these modes being driven by neo-classical effects. Identity experiments using closely matched non-dimensional parameters (plasma shape, aspect ratio, q , ρ * and collisionality) on JET and DIII-D show similar global β-limits for the NTM. Further scalings, which combine broader data sets from JET and DIII-D, show an approximately linear scaling, or slightly stronger, with ion gyro-radius and a relatively weak dependence on collisionality.