Optimized calculation of the synergy conditions between electron cyclotron current drive and lower hybrid current drive on EAST

The optimized synergy conditions between electron cyclotron current drive(ECCD) and lower hybrid current drive(LHCD) with normal parameters of the EAST tokamak are studied by using the C3PO/LUKE code based on the understanding of the synergy mechanisms so as to obtain a higher synergistic current and provide theoretical reference for the synergistic effect in the EAST experiment. The dependences of the synergistic effect on the parameters of two waves(lower hybrid wave(LHW) and electron cyclotron wave(ECW)), including the radial position of the power deposition, the power value of the LH and EC waves, and the parallel refractive indices of the LHW(N) are presented and discussed.     

Experiment and simulation of tearing mode evolution with electron cyclotron current drive in KSTAR

The tearing mode (TM) plasma instability was observed in low confinement (L-mode) plasmas when non-axisymmetric magnetic perturbation (MP) was applied using external coils during 2011 campaign of KSTAR. Based on the collected information of the magnetic island location in a plasma, a discharge was designed for suppression of a (2,1) TM mode by adjusting electron cyclotron (EC) launcher angles to the estimated island position. Here, the (m,n) notation describes the poloidal mode number and the toroidal mode number of the TM, respectively. The discharge is analysed with experimental observations and numerical simulations. Mirnov coil (MC) arrays and electron cyclotron emission (ECE) are used for analysis of the island width and the location as well as the mode number. The EC deposition and its alignment with the island are estimated by X-ray imaging crystal spectroscopy (XICS) and ECE measurements. An integrated numerical system is employed for modelling of this discharge to analyse a temporal evolution of the mode activity by integrating plasma equilibrium, transport, heating and current drive, and the magnetic island evolution, in a self-consistent way. The effect of EC current drive is discussed by comparing with another TM discharge but without ECCD. Some possibilities for classifying this mode to neoclassical tearing mode (NTM) and stabilisation effect of ECCD are suggested based on the experimental observation and the simulation results.     

Neoclassical tearing mode stabilization by electron cyclotron current drive for HL-2M tokamak

Investigation of neoclassical tearing mode and its suppression by electron cyclotron current drive(ECCD) has been carried out in HL-2 M tokamak. The current driving capability of the electron cyclotron wave is evaluated. It is found that the deposition location can be effectively controlled by changing the poloidal angle. The validation of electron cyclotron wave heating and current driving has been demonstrated for the upper launcher port. We show that 3.0 MW and2.5 MW modulated ECCD can completely stabilize(2,1) and(3,2) NTMs, respectively. The non-modulated ECCD, radial misalignment as well as current profile broadening have deleterious effect on the NTM stabilization. The time required for suppression of(3,2) mode is shorter than that required for the suppression of(2,1) mode. Moreover, the time needed for complete stabilization at different initial island width has been quantitatively presented and analyzed.     

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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。     

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。     

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用TSC程序模拟了EAST装置等离子体放电的全过程。模拟中考虑了自举电流，并加入了离子回旋共振加热ICRH和快波电流驱动FWCD，得到了中心电子温度4.5keV、中心离子温度3.8keV、中心电子密度1.2×1020m–3的D形截面的等离子体。根据模拟结果对EAST装置进行了伏秒数分析，并研究了不同等离子体电流上升时间、有效电荷数Zeff对放电的影响。     

低混杂波高N‖分量对EAST等离子体电流驱动的影响

EAST等离子体高约束模运行条件下，在等离子体边缘区域观测到明显的等离子体电流带.在EAST托卡马克装置非圆截面平衡位形下，使用射线追踪方法研究低混杂波高平行折射率N_‖分量对电流驱动的影响.结果表明：当-8≤N_‖≤-6时，平行折射率分量能够在小半径（0.7 < r/a < 1）区域驱动kA量级的等离子体电流.对于具有台基区、等离子体边缘温度更高的电子温度剖面，驱动电流的位置r/a>0.9.低混杂波朗道阻尼的理论分析与数值模拟结果一致.另外，高N_‖低混杂波在等离子体边缘的功率沉积和电流驱动与电子温度分布和发射谱分布相关.     

EAST低混杂波功率沉积和电流驱动剖面控制的数值模拟

对原有的低混杂波电流驱动模拟程序进行改进,使之能够研究EAST上如何控制低混杂波功率沉积和电流驱动分布.在EAST非圆截面的平衡位形下,应用改进后的程序详细计算不同低混杂波功率谱、等离子体密度和温度分布对低混杂波功率沉积位置和电流驱动剖面分布的影响.通过计算发现,选取合适的低混杂波功率谱,等离子体温度分布和密度分布可以对功率沉积位置和电流驱动分布的剖面进行控制;调节等离子体温度分布可以很好的控制低混杂波近轴电流驱动分布和离轴电流驱动分布.     

托卡马克等离子体不同平衡位形下的电子回旋波电流驱动

在给定的等离子体总电流和中心电流密度条件下,数值求解平衡方程,求出不同拉长比和三角形变因子的托卡马克等离子体温度、密度、磁场分布,然后通过求解波迹方程和Fokker-Planck方程,分别计算这些位形下的电子回旋波波迹和电流驱动.结果表明：电子回旋波X模从顶部发射时,随着拉长比的增大,波迹会向弱场侧偏移.电子回旋波X模从弱场侧发射时,电子回旋波在等离子体中传播沉积的功率份额随着拉长比的增大而增加,驱动电流位置随着三角形变因子的增大向等离子体中心移动.驱动电流位置随环向和极向发射角的减小向中心移动,对应的电流密度峰值也变大.     

EAST 电子回旋共振加热效果的数值模拟和分析

为了给EAST 电子回旋共振加热物理实验提供理论依据和模拟预测,从电子热输运方程出发,运用 CRONOS 输运程序对不同等离子体和波参数下,电子回旋加热效果进行了数值模拟计算。给出不同电子回旋波功率、入射角、电子密度和纵场等参数对电子回旋加热效果的影响,预测在不同参数下,电子温度、等离子体总内能和能量约束时间的变化,分析了其原因,并与实验结果进行了初步的比较。     

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.     

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。     

东方超环上低杂波驱动等离子体环向旋转实验研究

旋转和旋转剪切能抑制磁流体不稳定性和增强等离子体约束.低杂波电流驱动作为未来聚变堆上可能的旋转驱动手段,探索低杂波在现有托卡马克装置上驱动等离子体旋转的驱动机制,可以为未来的聚变堆上旋转预测提供重要参考.在东方超环托卡马克装置上,早期发现了2.45 GHz的低杂波能有效驱动等离子体旋转的现象,认为是边界旋转的改变导致芯部旋转的同电流方向的增加造成的.更高频率下4.6 GHz低杂波电流驱动可以更有效地驱动同电流方向的等离子体旋转.本论文分析在欧姆背景等离子体下,不同功率的低杂波对等离子体环向旋转的影响,研究安全因子剖面变化对环向旋转的关系,利用功率调制获得了低杂波驱动旋转实验中的环向动量输运系数变化情况,发现环向动量扩散系数(χφ)、环向动量箍缩系数(Vpinch)的数值大小趋势是从芯部向靠外的区域逐渐变大.这与低杂波驱动环向旋转时,环向旋转速度由靠外的区域向芯部传递的特性吻合.     

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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。     

Novel Applications of Millimeter and Submillimeter Wave Gyro-Devices

The possible applications of high-power millimeter (mm) and submillimeter waves from gyro-devices span a wide range of technologies. The plasma physics community has already taken advantage of recent advances in applying high-power micro- and mm-waves generated by gyrotron oscillators in the areas of RF-plasma production, heating, noninductive current drive, plasma stabilization and active plasma diagnostics for magnetic confinement thermonuclear fusion research, such as lower hybrid current drive (8 GHz), electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) (28–170 GHz), electron cyclotron current drive (ECCD), collective Thomson scattering and heat-wave propagation experiments. Other important applications of gyrotrons are electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) discharges for generation of multi-charged ions and soft X-rays, as well as industrial materials processing and plasma chemistry. Submillimeter wave gyrotrons are employed in high-frequency broadband electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Future applications which await the development of novel high-power gyro-amplifiers include high resolution radar ranging and imaging in atmospheric and planetary science as well as deep-space and specialized satellite communications and RF drivers for next-generation high-gradient linear accelerators (supercolliders). The present paper reviews the state-of-the-art and future prospects of these recent applications of gyro-devices.     

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。     

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采用1.5维的放电模拟程序TSC结合蒙特卡罗程序NUBEAM对使用中性束加热的EAST放电全过程进行数值模拟研究。分析了典型实验参数条件下的中性束的加热及电流驱动效果。讨论了不同背景等离子体密度对中性束加热及电流驱动效果的影响。模拟结果表明,中性束的注入使得背景等离子体温度有了较大幅度的提升,并能驱动出一定份额的非感应电流;适当降低背景等离子体密度有助于提高中性束的加热及电流驱动效率。     

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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。     

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。     

Simulation of electron cyclotron current drive and electron cyclotron resonant heating for the HL-2A tokamak＊

A quasi-linear formalism is developed for relativistic particles. It is self-consistent including spatial diffusion. An attempt is made to simulate the process of electron cyclotron resonant heating （ECRH） and electron cyclotron current drive （ECCD） for the HL-2A tokamak. Temperature oscillating regimes in Tore Supra diagnosed by MHD activity seem to be reproduced in the simulation. The special feature in this paper is to see the resonance in the long time scale for relativistic plasma.