Identification of minority ion-cyclotron emission during radio frequency heating in the JET tokamak

First measurements and identification of minority ion-cyclotron emission (MICE) during ICRF (H)D minority heating in the JET tokamak are presented. An inner wall radiofrequency (rf) probe shows the new single MICE spectral line, down-shifted from the heating frequency and appearing approximately 400 ms after the ICRH switch-on. The line is narrow (Deltaomega/omega approximately 0.04), characterized by the ion-cyclotron frequency of minority protons in the outer-edge midplane plasma and is observed irrespective of whether single or multifrequency ICRH is applied. The observations are consistent with the classical evolution and population of the plasma edge with approximately 3 MeV ICRH protons on orbits near the outboard limiters. Particle loss and energy filtering contribute to a local non-Maxwellian energetic ion distribution, which is susceptible to ion-cyclotron instability.     

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采用等离子体分层模型,利用WKB近似研究了离子回旋共振加热(ICRH)天线发射谱n||对离子回旋波在托卡马克等离子体的表面功率反射系数、吸收衰减的影响,数值模拟了不同天线发射谱n||条件下快波少数离子加热的效果.模拟结果表明,当其它实验参数一定时,ICRH天线发射合适的n||能提高天线与等离子体的耦合效率,增强少数离子加热的效果.     

Convective transport suppression in the scrape-off layer using ion cyclotron resonance heating on the ASDEX Upgrade Tokamak

Turbulence properties in the scrape-off layer (SOL) in the presence of ion cyclotron frequency heating (ICRH) are compared to instances where it is absent. The discharges are all in a high-confinement mode (H-mode) regime. During ICRH, the SOL plasma density increases whereas turbulence large-scale and convective structures are shown to be suppressed. The probability distribution function is thus recorded to be closer to a Gaussian, and a net decrease in the low-frequency density fluctuations is reflected in the power spectra. Consequently, the level of turbulent fluctuations decreases significantly. Turbulence suppression is also reported during edge localized modes (ELMs) where both the ELMs-induced transport and duration are strongly affected. The increase of neutrals by gas puffing did not alter this behavior. We deduce that ICRH can be used as to suppress convective transport and reduce the ELM's amplitude.     

HT－6M装置上离子回旋波的传播和吸收

本文从波与粒子相互作用的线性理论出发，结合ＨＴ－６Ｍ托卡马克少数离子为氢，基本离子为氘［Ｈ（Ｄ）］的等离子体离子回旋共振加热（ＩＣＲＨ）为例，讨论了离子回旋波在这特定的等离子体中传播、吸收与少数离子氢的浓度ＲＨ（定义为ｎＨ／ｎｅ，ｎＨ为氢离子密度，ｎｅ是等离子体总密度）和平行波数ｋ‖的关系。文中最后还给出了ＨＴ－６Ｍ托卡马克离子回旋共振加热的优化实验方案。     

Internal transport barrier with ion-cyclotron-resonance minority heating on tore supra

Recently, reversed magnetic shear operation was performed using only ion-cyclotron-resonance frequency minority heating (ICRH) during current ramp-up. A wide region of reversed magnetic shear has been obtained. For the first time, an electron internal transport barrier sustained by ICRH is observed, with a dramatical drop of density fluctuations. This barrier was maintained, on the current flat top, for about 2 s.     

振镜法测量等离子体离子温度

 离子温度是托卡马克等离子体一个重要参数，介绍了一套振镜扫描装置，该装置主要由0.5m单色仪和安装在出射狭缝前的振动的石英镜片组成，时间分辨率小于10ms，系统测量误差小于20eV。测量了HT-6M托卡马克CV(227.1nm)谱线的线形，并由谱线的多普勒展宽得出欧姆加热和离子回旋共振加热（ICRH）下的离子温度，结果表明ICRH期间离子温度由200eV升高到300eV。这套装置广泛应用在中小型托卡马克上。     

在托卡马克离子回旋频段波加热中高能离子轨道损失特性

本文研究了在托卡马克ICRH少数离子基波加热中,高能离子的轨道损失特性。给出了离子扩散轨道损失的约束时间,并揭示,由于射频波的作用,捕获离子的扩散轨道损失大为增加,随着离子吸收波功率的增加,此损失呈饱和趋势。     

HT—6M上电荷交换中性粒子能谱测量

用10道电荷文换中性粒子分析器测量了HT-6M装置的中性粒子能谱,给出了测量和数据处理方法以及在欧姆加热,高能中性粒子束(NBD)和离子回旋共振辅助加热(ICRH)条件下的能谱和离子温度,并对结果进行了分析讨论。     

Ion Viscosity Stabilization of Tokamak Resistive Internal Kink Modes

For most of small and medium sized Tokamaks, the unstable mode responsible for the sawtooth crash is the resistive internal kink mode. However, the plasma parameters can be in the ion kinetic regime. In this paper, we consider the dependence of the mode growth rate on the magnetic shear which is changeable during a sawtooth cycle and find that the ion viscosity effect can completely stabilize the mode only for shear smaller than some critical value, corresponding to the stable phase of the sawtooth evolution. This is consistent with one of the salient phenomena of the sawtooth, the sudden onset.     

HT—7超导托卡马克最新实验进展

HT－7超导托卡马克在过去的一年中取得较大进展：高参数放电时间长度接近4s,总加热功率超过1MW,在低杂波全波驱动、电流爬升、离子回旋共振加热、双波协同效应,射频壁处理,低环电压启动等方面都取得可喜的结果。     

High-Power ICRH Launcher Development

In order to have successful and reliable high-power ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) launchers operating in 5-MW power range by 1986-1988 time range, much research and development work is required. A discussion of the major electrical and thermodynamic problems associated with development of these high-power launchers is presented and two candidate high-power launchers are described in detail. One, an integrally tunable cavity-backed U-slot, can be flush mounted, can operate at high power, and can be tuned over a 2:1 frequency band. The other, a dielectrically loaded U-slot, can also be flush mounted, also operates at high power, but can operate at lower frequencies. Required tests and test scenarios for both hot (with plasma) and cold (no plasma) facilities are discussed. In addition, a brief discussion of potential reactor relevant ICRH materials is also included.     

离子回旋共振加热的耦合计算

托卡马克离子中回旋共振加热（ＩＣＲＨ）的平板模型在计算沿极向尺度较长的天线时误差较大，针对这一问题提出了一种将天线进行分段处理的改进算法，该算法提高了计算精度，计算结果表明，天线越长，改进算法的计算精度改善越明显。     

ICRH Antenna Array Analysis and Resulting Problem of Generator Matching

A model for arrays of ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) antennae is presented, each antenna being fed by a separate generator with its own tuning system. In view of wave spectrum shaping, arbitrary phasing is introduced between the generators. The array is analyzed in quasi-TEM modes, and its equivalent impedance matrix is derived. In the case of an antenna pair, we study the matching of both generators, which becomes quite involved due to the strong coupling between antennae, and we investigate the consequences of tuning errors on the whole system.     

HL-1M装置的ICRH系统

介绍了HL－1M装置的ICRH系统的主要性能指标。调试获得了频率28－36MHz、脉宽40－60ms、0．8MW的输出功率。测试了RF天线的频率特征。ICRH系统已在HL－1M装置上运动，并获取了初步的实验结果。     

托卡马克等离子体环向电流的锯齿效应

本文从动力论出发，分析了在托上瞳马克欧姆感应驱动和低杂波驱动等离子体的组合放电中，锯齿崩塌时，循环电子和俘获电子对环向电流及其密度产生的调制作用。     

CRITICAL MAGNETIC SHEAR FOR THE TOKAMAK IDEAL INTERNAL KINK MODE IN THE ION KINETIC REGIME

It is shown that for the ideal internal kink mode of tokamak plasma, there exists a critical magnetic shear s_0c for its excitation when the finite ion Larmor radius effect is considered in the mode singular layer. This can be related to the sudden onset of the sawtooth and also to the stabilization of the sawtooth by the trapped hot ions observed experimentally. The alpha particle effect on this mode is revisited and some new results are reported.     

Derivation of reference distribution functions for Tokamak-plasmas by statistical thermodynamics

A general approach for deriving the expression of reference distribution functions by statistical thermodynamics is illustrated, and applied to the case of a magnetically confined plasma. The local equilibrium is defined by imposing the minimum entropy production, which applies only to the linear regime near a stationary thermodynamically non-equilibrium state and the maximum entropy principle under the scale invariance restrictions. This procedure may be adopted for a system subject to an arbitrary number of thermodynamic forces, however, for concreteness, we analyze, afterwords, a magnetically confined plasma subject to three thermodynamic forces, and three energy sources: (i) the total Ohmic heat, supplied by the transformer coil; (ii) the energy supplied by neutral beam injection (NBI); and (iii) the RF energy supplied by ion cyclotron resonant heating (ICRH) system which heats the minority population. In this limit case, we show that the derived expression of the distribution function is more general than that one, which is currently used for fitting the numerical steady-state solutions obtained by simulating the plasma by gyro-kinetic codes. An application to a simple model of fully ionized plasmas submitted to an external source is discussed. Through kinetic theory, we fixed the values of the free parameters linking them with the external power supplies. The singularity at low energy in the proposed distribution function is related to the intermittency in the turbulent plasma.     

Compound sawtooth in EAST LHCD plasma:An experimental study

A compound sawtooth with an incomplete relaxation was observed in EAST’s lower hybrid current drive(LHCD)plasma. The sub-crash phase of the compound sawtooth corresponds to a longer-lasting and slower-growing 1/1 mode.Based on the two-dimensional(2D) SXR tomography, the time-dependent 2D image of a compound sawtooth crash is obtained. The island produced during a resistive internal kink mode is observed in the all crash phases of the compound sawtooth. The destabilization of 1/1 long-lasting saturated 1/1 mode is related to the current driven by the LHCD near the q = 1 surface.     

等离子体气动激励器布局对放电特性与加速效果的影响

在常规大气环境下,对常规、半圆和锯齿三种不同布局的等离子体气动激励器的放电特性与加速效果进行了实验研究,对不同激励参数下的频率与放电电压和频率与放电电流以及等离子体气动激励器诱导的边界层速度进行了测量。实验结果表明：当等离子气动激励器基本设计参数相同时,布局形式的改变使得放电电压和放电电流参数值发生变化,但其谐振频率保持不变,诱导气流速度则相应的发生改变;实验中还发现,半圆、锯齿等离子体气动激励器放电时离子流对绝缘材料有很强的破坏作用。     

HT-7装置软X射线诊断系统及锯齿行为研究

利用HT-7装置上建立的多阵列软X射线诊断系统对等离子体放电中的锯齿不稳定性进行研究,发现锯齿的出现及其行为特点与等离子体电子密度N_e、电子温度T_e、边界安全因子q_α、壁条件等放电参数有密切关系。在低杂波电流驱动等离子体放电条件下,观察到m/n=1/1的中间模振荡出现在锯齿的上升阶段,并迅速发展、饱和、衰减,在锯齿塌陷或先兆振荡出现以前消失。分析和讨论了欧姆加热条件下和低杂波加热条件下的锯齿行为。