EAST 装置电子回旋辐射二维成像系统的屏蔽优化

介绍了EAST 装置上的384 道(极向24 道径向16 道)的外差混频式电子回旋辐射成像诊断系统及其在EAST 及其复杂的电磁环境中的运行情况。在低杂波电流驱动期间,高灵敏度的电子回旋辐射成像系统受到严重干扰以至于无法提供正确的实验数据。通过优化系统各模块的接地、外加多层铜网屏蔽等措施,使得ECEI 系统屏蔽效能与改善之前相比提高了40dB,基本保障了EAST 装置上电子回旋辐射成像诊断的正常工作。     

低混杂电流驱动实验中高能电子的回旋辐射谱分析

在低混杂电流驱动实验中，研究由波驱动的快电子的行为对理解低混杂波驱动物理是十分重要的。     

低杂波驱动中增强的电子回旋辐射

本文基于三波共振相互作用，研究了低杂波驱动的高频电磁辐射。Ｖｌａｓｏｖ方程的导向中心形式被用来推导包括动力效应的耦合系数。在小ｋｚ近似下，给出了耦合系数中的所有速度积分。对一般非线性色散关系进行了详细理论分析，结果表明：（１）低杂泵浦波可以激发电子Ｂｅｒｎｓｔｅｉｎ波，并伴随高频电磁辐射；（２）以这种方式激发的电磁辐射是一种热电子回旋辐射，辐射强度随着等离子体温度和密度的增加而增加。这样我们可以假定，本非线性不稳定性可以成为低杂波驱动中增强电子回旋辐射及等离子体电子回旋辐射的起因。     

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应用改进后的低杂波电流驱动程序对EAST进行了低杂波电流驱动的数值模拟。通过模拟发现,波注入位置、功率谱、等离子体温度和密度对低杂波的功率沉积和电流驱动剖面分布有很大影响。通过选取合适的低杂波功率谱、等离子体温度和密度,可以实现对其功率沉积和电流驱动剖面分布的控制。     

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在EAST上通过分析剩余环电压与低杂波功率之间的关系,计算得到了低杂波电流驱动效率。采用归一化功率,即功率对等离子体电流、电子密度、等离子体大半径以及有效电荷数归一化,将所有数据绘制在同一曲线中,这样可以得到不同等离子体参数下的低杂波电流驱动效率。实验得到低杂波电流驱动效率η0=(0.5~1.3)×1019 A.m-2.W-1,在等离子体电流Ip=277kA、低杂波功率PLH=681kW条件下,实验得到长达3s的低杂波全波驱动。     

托卡马克中电子回旋波与低杂波协同驱动的物理研究

揭示了电子回旋波与低杂波协同驱动等离子体并获得协同电流的机理. 从物理上阐述了双波协同驱动在相空间上和在电流剖面上所需满足的匹配关系. 通过计算机模拟研究展示了协同驱动的净增电流与波功率之间存在的非线性关系, 并对其给出了物理上的解释.本文工作将为相关实验的设计和分析提供物理上的支撑.     

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利用MEC和LSC耦合的程序研究了EAST天线不同的相位差 对功率谱的影响及对功率沉积位置和电流分布的影响。通过计算发现,随着 的增大,功率谱的结构发生了改变,当 >200°后功率沉积和电流密度分布由原先的向外层移动变为向内层移动; =200°时形成一个离轴最远的驱动电流, =120°、 =260°时分别得到电流强度最小和最大的驱动电流。因此可以通过选取合适的天线相位差 ,实现对低杂波功率沉积和驱动电流剖面的控制。     

托卡马克等离子体中的电子回旋波电流驱动

通过将波迹方程与相对论情况下的完全Fokker-Planck方程联合进行求解,研究了寻常波基频电子回旋波从托卡马克等离子体中平面弱场侧发射时的电流驱动。数值结果表明:随着等离子体电子密度、温度的提高, 功率沉积和电流分布的位置将向等离子体的边缘方向偏移,并且产生的总的驱动电流随之减小;入射波极向发射角和环向发射角度的改变对功率沉积、电流分布及其大小产生明显的影响。     

EAST低杂波电流驱动的数值模拟

应用改进后的低杂波电流驱动程序对EAST进行了低杂波电流驱动的数值模拟。通过模拟发现,波注入位置、功率谱、等离子体温度和密度对低杂波的功率沉积和电流驱动剖面分布有很大影响。通过选取合适的低杂波功率谱、等离子体温度和密度,可以实现对其功率沉积和电流驱动剖面分布的控制。     

EAST等离子体电子温度涨落特征的初步实验研究

在EAST上使用相关电子回旋辐射(CECE)诊断系统观测到不同等离子体参数下的电子温度涨落特征,介绍了欧姆放电、L模放电及无ELM的H模放电的三种现象。在欧姆密度爬升等离子体中,电子温度涨落与电子密度之间表现出很强的相关性,即存在电子温度涨落处于较高水平的电子密度的窗口。初步分析表明,电子温度涨落变化是电子密度梯度和电子温度梯度共同影响的结果。不同辅助加热下的L模等离子体中,电子温度涨落的频谱表现出不同的行为。由于电子回旋共振加热(ECRH)的功率有限,其对电子温度的改变很小,而中性束注入(NBI)有较高的注入功率,能够明显提升电子温度,加热方式及加热功率大小引起的电子温度变化与电子温度涨落变化相关。在没有边缘局域模(ELM)的H模期间,可以观测到频率为18kHz的准相干模,其存在于归一化半径ρ=0.71～0.87较宽的径向范围内。     

HL-2M 装置扫频 ECE 测量系统研制

为了测量 HL-2M 装置中的电子温度剖面分布,研制了一套扫频电子回旋辐射(SECE)系统。该系统 能够测量装置中心纵场大小在 1.4~2.2T 时的等离子体电子温度。采用扫频外差接收的方式,径向空间分辨达到 2.5cm,时间分辨达到 1ms。接收机前端的准光学系统采用两级金属反射镜的配置,系统能够接收的最小极向光 斑的直径为 1.5cm（波数 k_θ<4.2rad·cm^-1）。系统的频带范围覆盖 33~110GHz,采用 VCO 作为本振源,双边带混频 输出中频信号。后端首次采用高性能对数检波器解调中频,能直接对-70dBm 的微弱信号进行检测,输入-输出工 作区间的动态范围达到 45dB 以上。在实验期间,成功测量到了等离子体中电子逃逸以及回旋辐射产生的信号。     

掺杂KNSBN晶体吸收对光强的依赖特性

研究了Ｃｏ：ＫＮＳＢＮ晶体和重还原Ｃｏ：ＫＮＳＢＮ晶体中光致吸收的变化特性。Ｃｏ：ＫＮＳＢＮ晶体的吸收系数随泵浦光强的增加而减小，吸收系数变化的最大值为３．２ｃｍ＾－１，重还原Ｃｏ：ＫＮＳＢＮ的吸收系数随泵浦光强的增加而增加，吸收系数变化的最大值为６．５ｃｍ＾－１，在泵浦光关掉后，探测光频率很高的增幅振荡，然后呈现阻尼振荡，采用最近建立的双载流子（电子，空穴）和多重陷阱能级（两个深陷阱能级，两个浅     

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在HL-2A装置的电子回旋辐射(ECE)外差测量中,为实现电子温度剖面分布的绝对测量,采用双温度法和磁场扫描法分别对扫频和多道ECE测量系统进行了标定,获得了各道间的相对标定系数,并利用等离子体中心道Thomson散射测量的电子温度对ECE测量系统进行了绝对标定。结果表明,这两种方法都能实现可靠的标定,并对两者的优劣进行了比较和讨论。     

EAST装置低杂波电流驱动效率分析

在EAST上通过分析剩余环电压与低杂波功率之间的关系,计算得到了低杂波电流驱动效率。采用归一化功率,即功率对等离子体电流、电子密度、等离子体大半径以及有效电荷数归一化,将所有数据绘制在同一曲线中,这样可以得到不同等离子体参数下的低杂波电流驱动效率。实验得到低杂波电流驱动效率η₀=(0.5~1.3)×10¹⁹ A.m^-2.W^-1,在等离子体电流I_p=277kA、低杂波功率P_LH=681kW条件下,实验得到长达3s的低杂波全波驱动。     

Numerical simulation of electron cyclotron current drive characteristics on EAST

Electron cyclotron current drive （ECCD） will be applied in the EAST tokamak during its the new campaign. In order to provide theoretical predictions for relevant physical experiments, some numerical simulations of ECCD with the parameters of EAST have been can＇ied out by using TORAY-GA code based on the understanding of ECCD mechanisms. ECCD efficiencies achieved in different plasma and electron cyclotron （EC） wave parameters are given. The dependences of ECCD characteristics on EC wave injection angle, toroidal magnetic field, plasma density, and temperature are presented and discussed.     

Investigation of lower hybrid current drive during H-mode in EAST tokamak

H-mode discharges with lower hybrid current drive (LHCD) alone are achieved in EAST divertor plasma over a wide parameter range. These H-mode discharges are characterized by a sudden drop in D_α emission and a spontaneous rise in main plasma density. Good lower hybrid (LH) coupling during H-mode is obtained by putting the plasma close to the antenna and by injecting D₂ gas from a pipe near the grill mouse. The analysis of lower hybrid current drive properties shows that the LH deposition profile shifts off axis during H-mode, and current drive (CD) efficiency decreases due to the increase in density. Modeling results of H-mode discharges with a general ray tracing code GENRAY are reported.     

Toroidal rotation induced by 4.6 GHz lower hybrid current drive on EAST tokamak

Using a tangentially viewing x-ray imaging crystal spectrometer, substantial co-current rotation driven by lower hybrid current drive(LHCD) at 4.6 GHz is observed on EAST tokamak. This study presents plasma rotation behaviors with 4.6 GHz LHCD injection. Typically, the 10-20 km/s co-current rotation change and the transport of rotation velocity from edge to core are observed. The relationship between plasma parameters and rotation is also investigated, indicating that rotation decreases with increasing internal inductance(l_i) and increases with increasing safety factor(q_0). Hysteresis between rotation and T_e plasma stored energy is observed, suggesting different response times between the electron heating and rotation acceleration by LHCD. A comparison between the rotations driven by 4.6 G LHCD and 2.45 G LHCD on EAST is also presented, in which higher frequency LHCD could induce more rotation changes.     

Characteristics of electron cyclotron resonance plasma formed by lower hybrid current drive grill antenna

A 3.7 GHz system, which is meant for LHCD experiments on ADITYA tokamak, is used for producing ECR discharge. The ECR discharge is produced by setting the appropriate resonance magnetic field of 0.13 T, with hydrogen at a fill pressure of about 5 × 10⁻⁵ Torr. The RF power, up to 10 kW (of which ∼50% is reflected back), with a typical pulse length of 50 ms, is injected into the vacuum chamber of the ADITYA tokamak by a LHCD grill antenna and is used for plasma formation. The average coupled RF power density (the RF power/a typical volume of the plasma) is estimated to be ∼5 kW/m³. When the ECR appears inside the tokamak chamber for the given pumping frequency (f = 3.7 GHz) a plasma with a density (n _e) ∼ 4 × 10¹⁶ m⁻³ and electron temperature ∼8 eV is produced. The density and temperature during the RF pulse are measured by sets of Langmuir probes, located toroidally, on either side of the antenna. H_α signals are also monitored to detect ionization. An estimate of density and temperature based on simple theoretical calculation agrees well with our experimental measurements. The plasma produced by the above mechanism is further used to characterize the ECR-assisted low voltage Ohmic start-up discharges. During this part of the experiments, Ohmic plasma is formed using capacitor banks. The plasma loop voltage is gradually decreased, till the discharge ceases to form. The same is repeated in the presence of ECR-formed plasma (RF pre-ionization), formed 10 ms prior to the loop voltage. We have observed that (with LHCD-induced) ECR-assisted Ohmic start-up discharges is reliably and repeatedly obtained with reduced loop voltage requirement and breakdown time decreases substantially. The current ramp-up rates also decrease with reduced loop voltage operation. These studies established that ECR plasma formed with LHCD system exhibits similar characteristics as reported earlier by dedicated ECR systems. This experiment also addresses the issue of whether ECR plasma formed with grill antenna exhibits similar behavior as that formed by single waveguide ECR antenna. Our experimental observations suggest that the characteristics of (LHCD system-induced) ECR-assisted Ohmic start-up discharges show similar properties, reported earlier with normal ECR-assisted Ohmic start-up discharges and hence LHCD system may be used as ECR system at reduced toroidal magnetic field for other applications like wall conditioning.