托卡马克等离子体的热平衡特性与脱栏现象

本文利用欧姆加热条件下简化的能量平衡方程研究了热传导与杂质辐射的综合效应。首先指出边缘辐射带的建立与随半径增大而增大的K=nx模型紧密相关(x为电子热传导系数,n为等离子体密度),然后利用删削层中能量平衡关系确定边界温度,自洽地求解了能量平衡方程,得出的脱栏等离子体形成条件能较好地解释有关实验观察到的多种现象。     

Study of impurity behaviour in non-coronal equilibrium state

A physical model of analysing the behaviour of impurities out of coronal equilibrium in tokamak plasmas has been proposed. Through solving the time-dependent rate equations including the effects of atomic processes and the particle transport losses, the ionization state distribution is obtained for a range of low Z impurities such as helium, carbon, oxygen and argon. By using the ionization state distribution of these impurities, the radiation rate coefficients and the mean charge state changing with plasma temperature are calculated. The results show that the mean charge state （Z） is sensitively dependent on the parameter neT, and this is the reason why the radiation power of impurities under non-coronal equilibrium conditions is several orders of magnitude higher than that under coronal equilibrium condition.[第一段]     

Radiative losses of alpha particles on heavy ions in fusion plasma

A new channel of radiative losses in fusion plasma with impurities of multielectron ions associated with their excitation by fast alpha particles has been studied. It has been shown that this loss channel for tungsten impurity is comparable with standard radiative losses of plasma electrons.     

Measurement and analyses of the mean effective ion charge in the centre of tokamak discharges

There are two different definitions for specifying the mean effective ion charge Z_eff in plasmas: a) from the Spizer electrical resistivity of the plasma and b) from bremsstrahlung radiation losses of the plasma. In this paper Z_eff in the centre of tokamak ohmic discharges has been determined from information on sawtooth-relaxations of the steady state plasma, based on the analysis for the power balance of the plasma electrons in the plasma centre during the period of recovery after the sawtooth crashes. This method is found to supply reliable results for tokamak parameters. While its application requires some efforts in data analysis, it can provide a reliable determination of Z_eff, independent of the information from bremsstrahlung radiation losses of the plasma.     

HL—1装置电流上升段辐射与杂质特性

托卡马克等离子体中的杂质会影响托卡马克的放电品质及等离子体特性。许多理论和实验对杂质的产生和输运做了深入详细的研究。等离子体电流起始阶段,由于约束性能不好,会引起大量的杂质产生,辐射损失增大是杂质增加引起的直接后果。杂质辐射是等离子体辐射的主要组成部分之一,等离子体线辐射功率～Z_(eff)~6,复合辐射功率～Z_(eff)~4,轫致辐     

平行速度剪切驱动湍流引起的粒子输运

通过离子温度梯度及平行速度剪切的准线性湍流理论，得到了由杂质离子及抵频E×B湍流所驱动的径向离子流及相应的输运系数．理论分析表明，主要离子和杂质离子的径向离子流具有相反的方向，并随着平衡流速剪切以及杂质离子的密度梯度的变化而改变．增强平行速度剪切对主要离子的约束可产生有利影响 关键词：     

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.     

Simulation of radiation losses using non-coronal model on HL-2A

In this paper, the radiation losses of impurity on HL-2A have been simulated by assuming the profiles electron temperature and density and solving ionization rate equation under conditions of non-coronal radiation. The time required for an impurity species to establish equilibrium is proved to be sensitively dependent on the plasma electron temperature, and it is strongly correlated with the ionization state distribution during equilibrium establishment of impurity species. It is found from simulation results that the residence parameter plays an important role in the enhancement of radiation losses of plasma.     

Bifurcation and Relaxation Oscillations in Divertor Plasmas

This paper presents a contribution to bifurcation phenomena in scrape-off layer modelling. The bifurcations are caused by the non-monotonic temperature behaviour of the radiation characteristics of plasma impurities. Low-frequency relaxation oscillations observed in divertor plasmas of the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak are analyzed and computed using a simple model for the dynamics of the impurity density and the electron temperature. The corresponding model equations are a special case of a general system of transport equations whose stability is analyzed. Bifurcations are calculated by solving autonomous and parametrically driven model equations.     

Surface waves in strongly irradiated dusty plasmas

High-frequency surface waves at the interface between two dusty plasmas subject to radiation are considered. Ultraviolet radiation with energy flux larger than the photoelectric work function of the dust surface causes photoemission of electrons. The dust charge and the overall charge balance of the plasma are thus modified. The dispersion properties of the surface waves are investigated for three parameter regimes distinguished by the charging mechanisms in the two plasmas. It is shown that photoemission can significantly affect the plasma and the surface waves.     

Oxygen impurity radiation from Tokamak-like plasmas

We have constructed a nonhydrodynamic coronal model for calculating radiation from impurity atoms in a heated plasma. Some recent developments in the calculation of dielectronic recombination rate coefficients and collisional excitation rate coefficients are included. The model is applied to oxygen impurity radiation during the first few milliseconds of a TFR Tokomak plasma discharge, and good agreement with experimental results is obtained. Estimates of total line and continuum radiation from the oxygen impurity are given. It is shown that impurity radiation represents a considerable energy loss.     

Mitigation and prediction of disruption on the HL-2A Tokamak

Injection of high-Z impurities into plasma has been proved to be able to reduce the localized thermal load and mechanical forces on the in-vessel components and the vacuum vessel, caused by disruptions in Tokamaks. An advanced prediction and mitigation system of disruption is implemented in HL-2A to safely shut down plasmas by using the laser ablation of high-Z impurities with a perturbation real-time measuring and processing system. The injection is usually triggered by the amplitude and frequency of the MHD perturbation field which is detected with a Mirnov coil and leads to the onset of a mitigated disruption within a few milliseconds. It could be a simple and potential approach to significantly reducing the plasma thermal energy and magnetic energy before a disruption, thereby achieving safe plasma termination. The plasma response to impurity injection, a mechanism for improving plasma thermal and current quench in major disruptions, the design of the disruption prediction warner, and an evaluation of the mitigation success rate are discussed in the present paper.     

Tomographic reconstruction of two-dimensional radiated power distribution during impurity injection in KSTAR plasmas using an infrared imaging video bolometer

Based on the two-dimensional radiation images obtained by an infrared imaging video bolometer (IRVB) with tangential view, the two dimensional radiation profiles of plasmas in KSTAR were reconstructed. The IRVB installed on KSTAR has a tangential view of the plasma, and thus tomographic reconstruction of the raw images of radiation profiles was performed to remove the chord-integration effect by using a tomographic reconstruction code based on the Phillips-Tikhonov algorithm. Phantom reconstruction tests with various synthetic images were carried out to validate the accuracy of the reconstruction results. It is found that hollow radiation phantoms with strong divertor radiation were reconstructed with high accuracy. Furthermore, the effects of the number of channels of the IR camera, and the number of pixels of the plasma and of the IRVB on reconstruction performance are studied with phantom tests. Two-dimensionally reconstructed images of KSTAR plasmas demonstrated that radiation loss at the plasma edge and near the divertor region increased significantly after gaseous impurity injection. The total radiated power was up to 1.2 MW at the disruption, which was 40% of the NBI power. After argon and krypton gas injection, total radiated power was increased by 325 kW and 180 kW, respectively.     

Resonances in electron scattering and photon absorption

A short survey is given of the development of ideas about resonances in atomic scattering processes and their connection with the theory of resonant states in nuclei, impurity resonances in solids, ion-atom scattering and recombination in plasmas. A detailed discussion of the experimental situation for atomic resonances is then given, followed by a review of the theory of resonance reactions as applied to them. Special attention is given to effective range and quantum defect methods, and to Fano's configuration interaction theory. Theoretical results for line positions, shapes and widths are compared with experimental data and the need for more angular distribution data is emphasized.     

Numerical Modelling of Impurity Retention in the ITER Tokamak Scrape-off Layer Plasma

The hydrogen plasma and carbon ions flows generated at the target plates in the ITER tokamak scrape-off layer are numerically investigated. A 2D model of hydrogen plasma and impurity ions is presented. The model is based on the electron-ion Braginski fluid equations [1] for hydrogen plasma and rate equations for impurities. Arbitrary level of impurity ions concentration is assumed. Recycling of hydrogen, sputtering and self sputtering of carbon atoms at the target plates are taken into account. Equations of the model are solved in the slab geometry using 2D-multifluid numerical code EPIT [2]. Problems of impurity ions retention and radiation in the divertor volume are analyzed. Results of calculations for ITER tokamak boundary plasma are presented, showing that poor retention is likely at high impurity concentration in the divertor volume. The radiation power can be a significant part of ingoing energy.     

Multiscaling dynamics of impurity transport in drift-wave turbulence

Intermittency effects and the associated multiscaling spectrum of exponents are investigated for impurities advection in tokamak edge plasmas. The two-dimensional Hasagawa-Wakatani model of resistive drift-wave turbulence is used as a paradigm to describe edge tokamak turbulence. Impurities are considered as a passive scalar advected by the plasma turbulent flow. The use of the extended self-similarity technique shows that the structure function relative scaling exponent of impurity density and vorticity follows the She-Leveque model. This confirms the intermittent character of the impurities advection in the turbulent plasma flow and suggests that impurities are advected by vorticity filaments.     

Absolute concentrations of light impurity ions in tokamak discharges measured with lithium-beam-activated charge-exchange spectroscopy

We demonstrate the application of Li-CXS (fast lithium-beam-activated charge exchange spectroscopy) for measuring spatially and temporally resolved impurity ion concentrations in the TEXTOR tokamak edge plasma. After briefly describing the method of Li-CXS and its capabilities, we present a model for attenuation and atomic state population of an injected Li beam due to collisional interactions with the background plasma particles, taking into account up to eight excited LiI states for considering stepwise excitation-ionization processes.Measured impurity radiation characteristics resulting from Li-activated CX of C ^q+ (q=5, 6) in ohmically heated TEXTOR plasmas are evaluated with the above model and lead to the corresponding impurity ion concentrations within the TEXTOR edge region.     

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。     

Unlike-particle collision operator for gyrokinetic particle simulations

Plasmas in modern tokamak experiments contain a significant fraction of impurity ion species in addition to main deuterium background. A new unlike-particle collision operator for δf particle simulation has been developed to self-consistently study the non-local effects of impurities on neoclassical transport in toroidal plasmas. A new algorithm for simulation of cross-collisions between different ion species includes test-particle and conserving field-particle operators. The field-particle operator is designed to enforce conservation of number, momentum and energy. It was shown that the new operator correctly simulates the thermal equilibration of different plasma components. It was verified that the ambipolar radial electric field reaches steady state when the total radial guiding center particle current vanishes.