Diagnostics for radial electric field measurements in hot magnetized plasmas

Measurements of the radial electric field profile in magnetically confined plasmas have yielded important new insights in the physics of L-H transitions, edge biasing and/or the active control of Internal and Edge Transport Barriers. The radial electric field is not an easy plasma parameter to diagnose. Techniques to measure the radial electric field in the plasma core are the Heavy Ion Beam Probe and the Motional Stark Effect. An indirect method that is quite often applied is to derive the electric field from measurements of the poloidal and toroidal rotation velocities via the radial ion force balance. This paper will first briefly explain the need for detailed measurements of the radial electric field profile. Subsequently, the various diagnostics to measure this parameter will be reviewed. The emphasis will be especially put on recent trends, rather than on an exhaustive overview. Presented at 5th Workshop “Role of Electric Fields in Plasma Confinement and Exhaust”, Montreux, Switzerland, June 23–24, 2002. Partner in the Trilateral Euregio Cluster     

Experimental and modelling study of the dependence of corona discharge on electrode geometry and ambient electric field

The results of experimental observations and mathematical modeling of corona formation on the tips of grounded rods are presented as a function of their tip height, curvature radius, the magnitude and polarity of the applied electric field producing corona. The investigations demonstrate that corona current depends on the active volume of zone in which electric field strength exceeds the breakdown criteria for air. The mathematical model was verified with the experimental data, enabling dependence of corona current on rod tip height, tip radius and applied electric field strength to be quantified with the need for a plethora of experiments.     

Neoclassical radial electric field and transport with finite orbits

Neoclassical transport in a toroidal plasma with finite ion orbits is studied, including for the first time the self-consistent radial electric field. Using a low-noise deltaf particle simulation, we demonstrate that a deep electric-field well develops in a region with a steep density gradient, because of the self-collision-driven ion flux. We find that the electric field agrees with the standard neoclassical expression, when the toroidal rotation is zero, even for a steep density gradient. Ion thermal transport is modified by the electric-field well in a way which is consistent with the orbit squeezing effect, but smoothed by the finite orbits.     

Zonal flows, GAM, and radial electric field in the H-1 heliac

Experimental results on the role of zonal flows and geodesic acoustic modes in formation of transport barriers in the H-1 heliac are reviewed. Presented at the Workshop “Electric Fields, Structures and Relaxation in Edge Plasmas”, Roma, Italy, June 26–27, 2006.     

Dynamic transport simulation code including plasma rotation and radial electric field

A new one-dimensional transport code named TASK/TX, which is able to describe dynamic behavior of tokamak plasmas, has been developed. It solves simultaneously a set of flux-surface averaged equations composed of Maxwell’s equations, continuity equations, equations of motion, heat transport equations, fast-particle slowing-down equations and two-group neutral diffusion equations. The set of equations describes plasma rotations in both toroidal and poloidal directions through momentum transfer and evaluates the radial electric field self-consistently. The finite element method with a piecewise linear interpolation function is employed with a fine radial mesh near the plasma surface. The Streamline Upwind Petrov–Galerkin method is also used for robust calculation. We have confirmed that the neoclassical properties are well described by the poloidal neoclassical viscous force. The modification of density profile during neutral beam injection is presented. In the presence of ion orbit loss, the generation of the inward radial electric field and torque due to radial current is self-consistently calculated.     

Experimental investigation of the transverse electric field in charge-coupled devices

We report a detailed experimental study of the transverse electric, field in charge-coupled devices. Using a gate-controlled photodiode structure, the effects of doping density, oxide thickness, gate length and gate voltage on the transverse electric field are examined and compared with theoretical calculations. It is found that the existing theoretical model tends to overestimate the transverse field in samples of high doping density and large gate length, or when the gate voltage difference is large.     

负径向电场对荷电粒子运动的影响及其数值模拟

从负径向电场产生的电漂移改变荷电粒子运动的极向运动速度着手,推导出在负径向电场存在时安全因子的表达式,分析了安全因子对荷电粒子漂移位移和运动轨迹的影响。建立了在负径向电场条件下,荷电粒子在梯度磁场和曲率磁场中运动数学模型。通过数值模拟,获得了通行粒子、香蕉粒子的漂移位移和运动轨迹所呈现出的新特点和规律:负径向电场改变了荷电粒子的最大漂移位移。当荷电粒子的极向运动速度增加时,最大漂移位移减小,反之增大;改变了荷电粒子的运动轨迹,通行粒子的轨亦可能变为香蕉粒子的轨迹,香蕉粒子的轨迹可能变为通行粒子的轨迹,当电场达到足够的强度时,均成为在极向上顺时针运动的通行粒子轨迹。     

负径向电场对荷电粒子运动的影响及其数值模拟

从负径向电场产生的电漂移改变荷电粒子运动的极向运动速度着手,推导出在负径向电场存在时安全因子的表达式,分析了安全因子对荷电粒子漂移位移和运动轨迹的影响。建立了在负径向电场条件下,荷电粒子在梯度磁场和曲率磁场中运动数学模型。通过数值模拟,获得了通行粒子、香蕉粒子的漂移位移和运动轨迹所呈现出的新特点和规律：负径向电场改变了荷电粒子的最大漂移位移。当荷电粒子的极向运动速度增加时,最大漂移位移减小,反之增大;改变了荷电粒子的运动轨迹,通行粒子的轨亦可能变为香蕉粒子的轨迹,香蕉粒子的轨迹可能变为通行粒子的轨迹,当电场达到足够的强度时,均成为在极向上顺时针运动的通行粒子轨迹。     

Quantum dot p-i-n structure in an electric field

Time-resolved photoluminescence (PL), steady-state PL, and electroluminescence (EL) techniques have been used to characterize the carrier relaxation processes and carrier escape mechanisms in self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dot (SAQD) p-i-n structures under reverse bias. The measurements were performed between 5 K and room temperature on a ring mesa sample as a function of bias. At 100 K, the PL decay time originating from the n  =  1 SAQD decreases with increasing reverse bias from ∼3 ns under flat band condition to∼ 400 ps for a bias of −3 V. The data can be explained by a simple model based on electron recombination in the quantum dots (QDs) or escape out of the dots. The escape can occur by one of three possible routes: direct tunneling out of the distribution of excited electronic levels, thermally assisted tunneling of ground state electrons through the upper excited electronic states or thermionic emission to the wetting layer.     

外电场作用下C6H6的分子结构及其特性

采用 B3P86方法计算了C6H6在外电场作用下分子系统的能量及分子轨道能级、谐振频率、CH键离解能和极化率等分子特性;通过跃迁矩阵元计算了各激发态的激发能,吸收及自发辐射系数,从而进一步分析了苯分子的外场效应.对于高分子化合物尤其是具有苯环结构的有机高分子化合物的外场作用特性的研究具有参考价值.     

外电场作用下的五氯酚分子结构和电子光谱的研究

为研究外电场对环境毒物氯酚类化合物的分子结构、化学键和电子光谱产生的影响, 本文采用密度泛函(DFT)B3LYP方法在6-311++G(d,p)基组水平上优化并计算了不同外电场(0—0.025 a.u.) 作用下五氯酚分子的基态几何结构、电偶极矩和分子总能量, 在此基础上利用含时密度泛函(TDDFT)在同一基组下研究了五氯酚(pentachlorophenol, PCP)的紫外吸收光谱, 并与文献中给出的苯酚的紫外吸收峰的波长进行了比较, 最后对PCP分子的前10个激发态的波长和振子强度受外电场作用的的影响规律进行了研究. 结果表明, 分子几何构型与电场大小呈现强烈的依赖关系, 分子偶极矩随着外电场的增强先减小后增加, 而分子总能量随着外电场的增强先增加后减小; PCP的紫外吸收峰相对苯酚出现了红移, 其激发态的振子强度随着电场的增强而减小、紫外吸收峰也出现红移.     

The relaxation of the structure of RADP in an electric field

X-ray scattering measurements have been made to study the behaviour of the ferroelectric glass of Rb_1–x(NH₄)_xH₂PO₄ withx0.22 in the presence of an electric field. The results showed that the system has very long relaxation times, characteristic of competing interactions. The change in the intensity of the x-ray scattering from the incommensurate modulation and the ferroelectric phase have a roughly linear relationship with time.     

Influence of peripheral radial electric field on L-H transition in T-10 tokamak

In this paper the peripheral plasma behaviour during and after L-H transition on the tokamak T-10 is considered. Abrupt changes of Scrape-Off Layer (SOL) plasma parameters (ion saturation current, floating potential, electron temperature) are observed in regimes with transition to the improved plasma confinement. Such changes begin (5–150) ms prior to the L-H transition. The time delay of a transition depends on auxiliary plasma heating powerP _aux and plasma currentI _p (at constant toroidal magnetic field inductionB _t). Presented at the Workshop on the Role of Electric Fields in Plasma Confinement and Exhaust, Budapest, 18–19 June, 2000. This work is supported by Ministry of Atomic Energy of Russia (contract 69F) and by Ministry of Science and Technology of Russia (Federal Program “Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion and Plasma Processes”).     

外电场下二氧化锆的分子结构及其特性

对O原子采用6-311++G*基组,Zr原子采用aug-cc-pVTZ-PP基组,利用密度泛函(B3P86)方法优化得到了ZrO2分子的稳定构型,并研究了不同外电场(0—0.025 a.u.)作用下ZrO2基态分子键长、能量、电荷分布、偶极矩和能级的变化规律.在优化构型的基础上,利用含时密度泛函(TD-B3P86)方法研究了ZrO2分子在外电场作用下前6个激发态的激发能、跃迁波长和振子强度的激发特性.研究结果表明:随着电场强度的增大,Zr—2O的键长增大,而Zr—3O的键长均匀减少,总能量降低,偶极矩增大;最高占据轨道能量基本保持不变,最低未占据轨道和能隙均减小.电场的增大使得激发能减小,各个激发态跃迁波长均发生不同程度的红移现象,因而,利用外电场可以控制ZrO2的发光光谱范围在可见-红外区域扩展.     

Poloidal rotation dynamics, radial electric field, and neoclassical theory in the jet internal-transport-barrier region

Results from the first measurements of a core plasma poloidal rotation velocity (upsilontheta) across internal transport barriers (ITB) on JET are presented. The spatial and temporal evolution of the ITB can be followed along with the upsilontheta radial profiles, providing a very clear link between the location of the steepest region of the ion temperature gradient and localized spin-up of upsilontheta. The upsilontheta measurements are an order of magnitude higher than the neoclassical predictions for thermal particles in the ITB region, contrary to the close agreement found between the determined and predicted particle and heat transport coefficients [K.-D. Zastrow, Plasma Phys. Controlled Fusion 46, B255 (2004)]. These results have significant implications for the understanding of transport barrier dynamics due to their large impact on the measured radial electric field profile.     

外场下SnS分子结构及其特性

对S原子采用6-311++G**基组,Sn原子采用SDB-cc-pVTZ基组,利用密度泛函(B3P86)方法对SnS分子进行了基态结构优化,并研究了外场作用下SnS基态分子键长、能量、能级分布、电荷布居分布、谐振频率和红外谱强度的影响规律.然后利用含时密度泛函(TD-B3P86)方法研究了SnS分子在外场下的激发特性.结果表明,在所加的电场范围内(-0.04 a.u.-0.04 a.u.),随着正向电场的增大,分子键长和红外谱强度均是先减小后增大;总能E,SnS基态分子的最高已占据轨道能量EH和谐振频率均是先增大后减小;分子的最低未占空轨道能量EL和能隙Eg均随正向电场的增大而减小.随着正向电场的增大,SnS分子由基态至前9个单重激发态跃迁的波长增大,激发能则减小.     

Influence of radial electric field on trajectories of plug potential bounce ion in the tandem mirror

Bouncing ions between the plug potentials play an important role in improvement of the axial confinement in the tandem mirror. We examined the influence of the radial electric field on the trajectories of the ions passed through the anchor cell with nonaxisymmetric magnetic configuration on the assumption that the shape of the magnetic flux tube was shifted from the shape of the equipotential surface of the plasma at the mirror throats of the anchor cells. The discrepancy between the shapes enhanced the radial drift of the bounce ion. Radial potential profile of the core plasma was controlled by adjustment of the radially separated endplate potentials, and it was found that the flattened radial potential profile was effective for the decrease of the radial drift. Presented at 5th Workshop “Role of Electric Fields in Plasma Confinement and Exhaust”, Montreux, Switzerland, June 23–24, 2002.     

脉冲强磁场下的电极化测量系统

多铁性材料是当前物质科学研究的热点,具有重要的科学研究意义和应用前景.低温和强磁场实验环境为研究多铁性材料提供了一种有效途径.脉冲强磁场下的电极化测量系统能实现最高磁场强度60 T、最低温度0.5 K的铁电特性测量.该系统采用热释电方法,具有磁场强度高、控温范围广、转角测量等特点,可用于强磁场下的磁电特性研究.本文介绍了该系统的测量装置和实验原理,并展示了其在多铁性材料研究中的一系列应用,揭示了脉冲强磁场电极化测量系统在磁电特性探索中的重要作用.