Collector Probe Measurements of Impurity Fluxes Injected into the Plasma of the T-10 Tokamak

It is shown that the efflux of impurities injected into the core plasma can be detected by collector probes in the scrape-off plasma. The time evolution, orientation and radial dependences of these effluxes allow to conclude on the impurity confinement in the core plasma and the scrape-off plasma. Moreover, recycling effects can also be measured.     

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HL-2A装置激光吹气系统采用了全新自动控制的设计方法,实现了杂质注入量、靶片位移以及激光器被触发的时刻的精确自动控制.运行结果表明,该系统能把杂质的注入量控制在适当的水平,既不对等离子体约束产生影响,又便于光谱测量和杂质粒子输运研究.给出了激光吹气系统的设计,以及初步的实验结果.     

Siliconization for Wall Conditioning in the HL-2A Tokamak

The sputtering of impurities is caused by the interactions between plasma and the first wall, and the recycling of the gas affects the particle and energy transport of plasmas with a complicated mechanism in plasma operation. It is important for present tokarnaks to achieve a good confinement and high performance plasmas by means of controls of the vacuum condition, usage of low Z materials, control of the recycling of neutral particles and suppressions of the appearances and yield of impurities. For higher plasma parameters, some of the first wall of HL-2A is covered with graphite materials and carbon fiber tiles. Hence the studies on the in-situ coating application and development, and the interactions between the coating film and plasma are needed to effectively control the impurity, improve plasma confinement and achieve high performance plasma.     

Influence of radiative processes on the ignition of deuterium–tritium plasma containing inactive impurities

The degree of influence of radiative processes on the ignition of deuterium–tritium (DT) plasma has been theoretically studied as dependent on the content of inactive impurities in plasma. The analytic criterion of plasma ignition in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) targets is modified taking into account the absorption of intrinsic radiation from plasma in the ignition region. The influence of radiative processes on the DT plasma ignition has been analytically and numerically studied for plasma that contains a significant fraction of inactive impurities either as a result of DT fuel mixing with ICF target ablator material or as a result of using light metal DT-hydrides as solid noncryogenic fuel. It has been shown that the effect of the absorption of intrinsic radiation leads to lower impurity-induced increase in the ignition energy as compared to that calculated in the approximation of optically transparent ignition region.     

EAST边界和芯部杂质谱线的时间延迟研究

边界杂质注入是未来聚变装置ITER用于增强边界辐射,减少第一壁热负荷的一种重要方法。但部分注入的杂质会被输运到芯部,造成主等离子体辐射损失以及约束下降。光谱观测可以获取杂质种类、含量和分布等信息,在理解等离子体中杂质输运方面起着重要作用。在EAST(experimental advanced superconducting tokamak)偏滤器氩气(Ar)注入实验中,利用偏滤器可见光谱和芯部极紫外光谱监测边界的Ar¹⁺离子谱线ArⅡ(401.36 nm)和芯部的Ar¹⁵⁺离子谱线ArⅩⅥ(35.39 nm),并获得两者强度随时间的变化。其中,ArⅡ和ArⅩⅥ的电离能分别为27和918 eV,因此,ArⅡ和ArⅩⅥ分别对应分布于等离子体边界和芯部Ar离子。为了分析二者谱线强度随时间变化的特征,发展了一种基于正则Pearson积矩相关系数的相关分析方法,计算得到两者谱线强度变化的相对延迟时间,以此表征杂质从边界向芯部输运的时间。结果显示,偏滤器注入Ar杂质后,芯部ArⅩⅥ辐射增长滞后于边界ArⅡ辐射的增长,并且在具有较高的低杂波加热功率的放电中...     

First gamma-ray measurements of fusion alpha particles in JET trace tritium experiments

Gamma-ray spectra from nuclear reactions between fusion-born alpha (alpha) particles and Be impurities were measured for the first time in deuterium-tritium plasmas in the Joint European Torus. The time dependence of the measured spectra allowed the determination of the density evolution of fast alpha particles. Correlation between the decay time of the gamma-ray emission and the plasma parameters in different plasma scenarios was established. Results are consistent with classical slowing down of the alpha particles in discharges with high plasma currents and monotonic q-profiles. In low plasma current discharges and in the discharges with large on-axis current holes (extreme reversal central magnetic shear), the gamma-ray emission decay times are shorter than the classical slowing down times, indicating an alpha-particle confinement degradation in such discharges in line with theoretical predictions.     

Spectroscopic Study of Laser-Induced Cu Plasma With and Without the Confinement of a Substrate

Optical emission spectroscopic studies have been carried out on the laser-induced copper plasma generated in the process of laser-driven flyer (with the substrate confinement). The copper plasma in the air (without the substrate confinement) has also been researched in order to know the differences between the plasma with the confinement and that without the confinement. The plasma is assumed to be in local thermodynamic equilibrium. The result shows that, under the same laser fluence, the plasma exists a longer time with the confinement. The time-resolved electron temperature and density with the confinement are higher than those with no confinement. The substrate deposited with Cu foil plays an important role in enhancing the temperature and the density of the plasma. The electron temperature and density with confinement increase with a larger scope as the laser fluence increases than that with no confinement.      

HL-2A装置的约束改善和边界净输入功率分析

在HL-2A装置孔栏位形放电的等离子体实验中,电子回旋辅助加热期间观察到了等离子体约束改善的现象,并对等离子体从低约束模式(L模)向约束改善模式转换时的等离子体线平均电子密度、等离子体储能、分界面内辐射功率、能量约束时间、H_α辐射等进行了研究。同时,分析了电子密度和等离子体辐射功率的空间分布随时间的演化。对改善约束的相关功率(辅助加热、欧姆加热功率和损失功率)进行了分析,并研究了等离子体约束改善转换时的边界净输入功率(阈值)与电子线平均密度和环向磁场的关系。     

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在HL-2A装置孔栏位形放电的等离子体实验中,电子回旋辅助加热期间观察到了等离子体约束改善的现象,并对等离子体从低约束模式(L模)向约束改善模式转换时的等离子体线平均电子密度、等离子体储能、分界面内辐射功率、能量约束时间、Hα辐射等进行了研究。同时,分析了电子密度和等离子体辐射功率的空间分布随时间的演化。对改善约束的相关功率(辅助加热、欧姆加热功率和损失功率)进行了分析,并研究了等离子体约束改善转换时的边界净输入功率(阈值)与电子线平均密度和环向磁场的关系。     

低杂波控制电流分布与改善约束研究

在HT-7超导托卡马克装置上利用低杂波电流驱动有效地控制了等离子体电流分布,并使等离子体约束性能改善。数值模拟与硬X射线测量结果均表明,低杂波的发射功率谱、纵场和等离子体密度对改变等离子体电流分布有明显的影响。在优化低杂波电流驱动实验参数的条件下,等离子体密度、温度分布发生了理想的变化。在电子和离子温度分布上出现了内部输运垒,同时等离子体的能量约束时间和粒子约束时间均有提高。     

Experimental confirmation of stable, small-debye-length, pure-electron-plasma equilibria in a stellarator

The creation of the first small-Debye length, low temperature pure electron plasmas in a stellarator is reported. A confinement time of 20 ms has been measured. The long confinement time implies the existence of macroscopically stable equilibria and that the single particle orbits are well confined despite the lack of quasisymmetry in the device, the Columbia non-neutral torus. This confirms the beneficial confinement effects of strong electric fields and the resulting rapid E x B rotation of the electrons. The particle confinement time is presently limited by the presence of bulk insulating materials in the plasma, rather than any intrinsic plasma transport processes. A nearly flat temperature profile is seen in the inner part of the plasma.     

Heavy particle modes and signature of the I-Regime

The recently discovered properties of the I-confinement Regime are explained as resulting from the excitation of a heavy particle mode. The theoretically predicted mode phase velocity in the direction of the electron diamagnetic velocity and the induced confinement of impurities at the edge of the plasma column have been confirmed by the experiments. The direction of the mode phase velocity is consistent with that (opposite) of the spontaneous rotation in the plasma core. The mode is of the “ion-mixing” type, in that it does not produce any electron transport across the fields and it involves significant poloidal magnetic field fluctuations.     

含有杂质的托卡马克等离子体输运的数值研究

应用一维输运模型数值研究杂质及中性粒子对托卡马克放电的影响,对含氧杂质的ST和HT-6B放电进行计算模拟,结果与实验符合很好。     

HT-6M托卡马克装置杂质输运

利用多道可见光谱探测系统和近紫外转镜系统测量了HT-6M托卡马克等离子体中杂质的时空分布.建立完备的杂质输运程序，数值模拟碳、氧杂质在欧姆放电时的输运行为，得出了杂质的扩散和对流系数、不同电离态杂质离子密度、辐射功率密度和有效电荷数的空间分布. 分析低混杂波电流驱动（LHCD）期间杂质行为，结果表明等离子体粒子约束、杂质约束和能 量约束提高，辐射功率和有效电荷数减小. 关键词： 托卡马克 杂质输运 扩散系数 对流系数     

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利用HL-2A装置实验数据,初步建立了面向ITERL DB2.0版本的能量约束数据库,采用了统计分析系统(SAS)对HL-2A约束数据进行了分析和评估,开展了能量约束时间对密度的定标律研究,并得到了初步结果。最后通过与ITER定标律和原ASDEX数据的比较,对HL-2A装置上L-模约束品质和欧姆加热条件下斯必泽电阻率对温度的依赖关系进行了讨论。     

SAS系统在HL-2A能量约束数据分析中的应用

利用HL-2A装置实验数据,初步建立了面向ITERL DB2.0版本的能量约束数据库,采用了统计分析系统(SAS)对HL-2A约束数据进行了分析和评估,开展了能量约束时间对密度的定标律研究,并得到了初步结果。最后通过与ITER定标律和原ASDEX数据的比较,对HL-2A装置上L-模约束品质和欧姆加热条件下斯必泽电阻率对温度的依赖关系进行了讨论。     

HL-1M装置边缘等离子体结构研究

描述HL-1M装置上几种典型放电中的边缘等离子体物理实验结果.利用马赫/朗缪尔6探针组、静电4探针组、20组三探针阵列研究了低杂波电流驱动、超声分子束注入、多发弹丸注入和中性束注入放电中的粒子约束性能、等离子体旋转和边缘静电雷诺胁强的变化对改善约束的影响.给出了雷诺胁强和极向相速度的关系.结果表明，雷诺胁强的径向变化可以自发产生托卡马克等离子体的剪切极向流.LHCD能使低密度放电的粒子约束增加1至2倍.弹丸注入后，粒子约束时间和极向旋转至少可增加1倍，而SMBI可使粒子约束时间增加约一个数量级并取得高性能等离子体. 关键词： 粒子约束 雷诺胁强 极向流剪切 马赫/朗缪尔6探针组     

75GHz ECR等离子体

A Simple Mirror Ion Source with 75GHz pumping(SMIS 75)has been created.The confinement system is a mirror trap with magnetic field in the plug up to 5T,variable length 15—20cm and mirror ratio 3—5.Plasma heating is performed by the microwave radiation of a gyrotron(frequency 75GHz,power up to 200kW,pulse duration up to 150μs).The first results on plasma creation,heating and confinement are presented.Gas discharge conditions and charge state distributions are investigated.The main features of the plasma are high density and short confinement time.Plasma is confined in the trap in quasi-gas-dynamic regime.This means very short rising time and very dense plasma flux.     

Neutral particle modelling assumptions: Theory and experiment

The neutral particle recycling models that have been used to date in numerical plasma confinement simulations are by no means equivalent but may lead, instead, to divergent results. As a consequence of this confinement studies based on individual neutral assumptions must be received with a healthy degree of scepticism. We go on to compare experimental observations of the time development of plasma density, temperature, and neutral pressure made in an electrostatic surface trap with numerical plasma simulations incorporating a number of alternative neutral models.     

EAST装置内置低温冷凝泵低温分配阀箱的研制

在全超导磁约束核聚变试验装置EAST中,为了防止杂质从偏虑器靶板附近进入等离子体核心,为EAST长脉冲放电试验提供持续的排灰能力以及装置长冲放电等,低温冷凝泵是必不可少的部件之一,在装置真空室上下安装了内置低温凝泵以提高装置运行参数,为满足低温泵的低温条件,增加一低温分配阀箱给内置低温冷凝泵提供低温条件。文中介绍应用于EAST装置系统中的内置低温冷凝泵分配阀箱研制的技术要求、冷却流程、结构特征。