Anisotropy of imbalanced Alfvénic turbulence in fast solar wind

We present the first measurement of the scale-dependent power anisotropy of Elsasser variables in imbalanced fast solar wind turbulence. The dominant Elsasser mode is isotropic at lower spacecraft frequencies but becomes increasingly anisotropic at higher frequencies. The subdominant mode is anisotropic throughout. There are two distinct subranges exhibiting different scalings within what is normally considered the inertial range. The low Alfvén ratio and the different scaling of the Elsasser modes suggests an interpretation of the observed discrepancy between the velocity and magnetic field scalings, the total energy is dominated by the latter. These results do not appear to be fully explained by any of the current theories of incompressible imbalanced MHD turbulence.     

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为提高NBI系统的稳定运行参数和可靠性,研制了一台基于高频开关电源技术的全固态调制输出负高压测试电源,并将HL-2A装置NBI系统原4套抑制极电源的电子管调制器改为基于IGBT串联技术的全固态调制器.对比原抑制极电源系统,给出了基于高频开关技术和IGBT串联技术的抑制极电源结构.结合NBI系统调试实验,通过调节抑制极电源电压,瞬态电流输出能力,分析了抑制极电源输出性能对离子源束流引出特性,离子源引出电极击穿特性的影响,获得了引出稳定离子束流的最低抑制电压.     

Observation and Simulation of n=1 Reversed Shear Alfvén Eigenmode on the HL-2A Tokamak

A branch of high-frequency Alfvénic modes is observed on the HL-2 A tokamak. The electromagnetic mode can be driven unstably in the plasma with an off-axis neutral beam heating. Its mode frequency keeps almost unchanged or presents a slow-sweeping behavior, depending on the detail current evolution. The poloidal and toroidal mode numbers are m/n = 1/1. The mode has a quite short duration(≤20 ms) and usually appears 5–10 ms after the neutral beam being injected into the plasma. Hybrid simulations...     

Intermittent dissipation and lack of universality in one-dimensional Alfvénic turbulence

The randomly driven Cohen–Kulsrud–Burgers equation is used to study the influence of viscous intermediate shocks (IS) on Alfvénic turbulence. Some of these structures are unstable and undergo gradient collapse leading, as the viscosity is reduced, to increasingly intermittent dissipation bursts. The slow decay at intermediate scales of stable IS prevents the existence of a usual inertial range. Furthermore, the dissipation is unable to adiabatically compensate for the energy injection, making the total energy sensitive to the viscosity parameter. Turbulence thus looses its universal character. Preliminary simulations extend these conclusions to magnetohydrodynamic equations with anisotropic viscosity, typical of strongly magnetized plasmas.     

Observation of Non-Local Transport Phenomena with SMBI in HL-2A

The non-local transport phenomenon induced by supersonic molecular beam injection （SMBI） was first observed in the HL-2A tokomak. In comparison with the phenomena induced by other methods in various tokamaks, it has its own feature： the effect induced by SMBI in HL-2A lasts much longer than that induced by pellet injection in other similar size tokomaks. Both the bolometer radiation and He emission decrease when the non-local effect appears. This suggests that an electron transport barrier has been formed at the position just outside the q = 1 surface when the non-local effect appears.     

Observation of odd toroidal Alfvén eigenmodes

Experimental evidence is presented for the existence of the theoretically predicted odd toroidicity induced Alfvén eigenmode (TAE) from the simultaneous appearance of odd and even TAEs in a normal shear discharge of the joint European torus. The modes are observed in low central magnetic shear plasmas created by injecting lower hybrid current drive. A fast ion population was created by applying ion cyclotron heating at the high-field side to excite the TAEs. The odd TAEs were identified from their frequency, mode number, and timing relative to the even TAEs.     

Studies of the Geodesic Acoustic Mode Zonal Flow in HL-2A Tokamak Plasmas

Zonal flows are universal phenomena in nature and have attracted interse interest in the magnetic fusion plasma physics community in recent years. The active studies in this field are aimed at an understanding of nonlinear physics processes responsible for coherent structure formation and for anomalous transport in plasmas.     

Effects of Charge in Heavy Ions on Solitary Kinetic Alfvén Waves in Double-Ion Plasmas

After the charge of heavy ions is considered, a Sagdeev equation is obtained for the solitary kinetic lfvén waves (SKAWs) in a low-β (m_e/m_p « β « or m_p/m_e » α » 1), three-component (electrons, protons, and highly charged heavy ions) plasma. Numerical results show that the charge number q of heavy ions can cause the width of the solitary structure to decrease, but increase for the maximum of electron density n_em≤ 1.2 and the initial abundance of heavy ions C_b0 ≤ 0.1. The parallel phase speed of the waves increases with larger q.     

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采用迭代法对HL-2A装置1MW中性束系统中的中性化气体靶厚进行了理论计算,并给出了相应的中性化效率,发现仅靠离子源顺流气体形成的气体靶通常不能使中性化效率达到最佳值,因而有必要在中性化器内加入补充送气来提高气体靶厚。采用补充送气系统,在相同的放电参数下中性化效率提升约10%。     

Observation of helicity-induced Alfvén eigenmodes in large-helical-device plasmas heated by neutral-beam injection

The helicity-induced Alfvén eigenmodes (HAEs) with the toroidal mode number n=2 and 3 are observed for the first time in the Large Helical Device plasmas heated by neutral beam injection. The observed mode frequency is about 8 times higher than that of the observed toroidicity-induced Alfvén eigenmodes, and is proportional to the Alfvén velocity. The modes are excited when the ratio of the beam velocity to the Alfvén velocity exceeds about unity. The frequency lies just above the lower bound of the HAE gap in the plasma edge region of rho>0.7 (rho: normalized minor radius).     

HL-2A装置NBI加热束线束光学特性

中性束离子源束光学特性直接影响中性束注入功率。通过理论计算和实验扫描的方式对引出束半宽度随导流系数的变化进行了研究。理论上, 采用IGUN程序对HL-2A装置的三电极引出加速器进行了束元轨迹模拟, 采用束几何光学计算程序对高斯束元进行叠加, 得到了在束线量热靶处引出束的1/e半宽度。实验上, 在放电气体为氘气, 弧放电电流分别为200, 300, 400 A时, 对引出高压进行扫描, 利用量热靶上的热偶测量了不同位置处的温升, 用高斯函数拟合得到引出束的分布和1/e半宽度。理论计算和实验结果都表明, 束半宽随着导流系数的增加先减少后逐渐增加。理论计算结果表明不同离子束流下的最佳导流系数值基本不变, 而实验上, 弧流为200, 300, 400 A时, 对应的最佳导流系数分别为1.6, 1.7, 1.85 P。     

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中性束离子源束光学特性直接影响中性束注入功率。通过理论计算和实验扫描的方式对引出束半宽度随导流系数的变化进行了研究。理论上, 采用IGUN程序对HL-2A装置的三电极引出加速器进行了束元轨迹模拟, 采用束几何光学计算程序对高斯束元进行叠加, 得到了在束线量热靶处引出束的1/e半宽度。实验上, 在放电气体为氘气, 弧放电电流分别为200, 300, 400 A时, 对引出高压进行扫描, 利用量热靶上的热偶测量了不同位置处的温升, 用高斯函数拟合得到引出束的分布和1/e半宽度。理论计算和实验结果都表明, 束半宽随着导流系数的增加先减少后逐渐增加。理论计算结果表明不同离子束流下的最佳导流系数值基本不变, 而实验上, 弧流为200, 300, 400 A时, 对应的最佳导流系数分别为1.6, 1.7, 1.85 P。     

Observation of reversed-shear Alfvén eigenmodes excited by energetic ions in a helical plasma

Reversed-shear Alfvén eigenmodes were observed for the first time in a helical plasma having negative q?' (the curvature of the safety factor q at the zero shear layer). The frequency is swept downward and upward sequentially via the time variation in the maximum of q. The eigenmodes calculated by ideal MHD theory are consistent with the experimental data. The frequency sweeping is mainly determined by the effects of energetic ions and the bulk pressure gradient. Coupling of reversed-shear Alfvén eigenmodes with energetic ion driven geodesic acoustic modes generates a multitude of frequency-sweeping modes.     

Observation of E×B Flow Velocity Profile Change Using Doppler Reflectometry in HL-2A

A broadband, O-mode sweeping Doppler reflectometry designed for measuring plasma E×B flow velocity profiles is operated in HL-2A. The main feature of the Doppler reflectometry is its capability to be tuned to any selected frequency in total waveband from 26-40 GHz. This property enables us to probe several plasma layers within a short time interval during a discharge, permitting the characterization of the radial distribution of plasma fluctuations. The system allows us to extract important information about the velocity change layer, namely its spatial localization. In purely Ohmic discharge a change of the E×B flow velocity profiles has been observed in the region for 28 〈 r 〈 30cm if only the line average density exceeds 2.2×10^19 m^-3. The density gradient change is measured in the same region, too.     

Study of Geodesic Acoustic and Alfvén Modes in Toroidal Fusion Devices (Brief Review)

JETP Letters - Geodesic acoustic modes, Alfvén eigenmodes, stationary and oscillating components of the electric field, and their relations to plasma confinement have been studied. Theoretical...     

Application of Virtual Instrumentation in HL-2A DAPS

HL-2A DAPS is a large scale special data system for HL-2A tokamak . Technology of network, communication, data acquisition, data processing, real-time display, data management and systems management have been used in this system. With higher quality products and lower design costs, virtual instrumentation has been widely used in HL-2A DAPS. Vh-tual instrumentation combines mainstream commercial technologies, with flexible software and a wide variety of measurement and control hardware. It＇s easily to create user-defined systems that meet the exact application needs for the experiment.