Parametric excitation of electrostatic whistler wave and electronBernstein wave by extraordinary EM wave

In the present paper, the parametric decay instability of an extraordinary electromagnetic wave (X-wave) into an electron Bernstein wave (EBW) and an electrostatic whistler wave (W-wave) has been studied. Expressions are derived for homogeneous threshold, growth rate, and convective threshold for this instability. The relevance of the present parametric process has been pointed out to explain the generation of whistler mode radiations in the SL-2 experiment, ionospheric modification experiment, in the polar cusp region of the magnetosphere, as well as during intense electron cyclotron resonance heating in the MTX tokamak     

Adaptive finite elements method for the solution of the Maxwell equations in inhomogeneous magnetized plasma

The wave propagation in magnetized cold plasma inhomogeneous in one direction (the slab plasma model) involves solution of the set of the second order ODE’s. Several problems have to be treated in the numerical solution. An initial value approach cannot be used for the boundary problem where exponentially growing solution exists. The equations are stiff (the O and X modes have different wavelengths) and there is also, in the cold plasma model, a singularity of the solution in the upper hybrid resonance. For the boundary problem of this type, the finite elements method fits well. To remove the singularity at UHR, we introduce small ad hoc collisions. In warm plasma, the O and X waves are converted in the UHR region to the electron Bernstein waves. It is well known that the power of the O and X waves absorbed in UHR region in a weakly collisional cold plasma represents the power converted to EBW. To minimize the computational requirements of the algorithm, an adaptive mesh, based on the local error estimation, is constructed. The code is used to analyze electron cyclotron emission (ECE) from the spherical tokamak MAST.     

Generation of noninductive current by electron-Bernstein waves on the COMPASS-D Tokamak

Electron-Bernstein waves (EBW) were excited in the plasma by mode converted extraordinary (X) waves launched from the high field side of the COMPASS-D tokamak at different toroidal angles. It has been found experimentally that X-mode injection perpendicular to the magnetic field provides maximum heating efficiency. Noninductive currents of up to 100 kA were found to be driven by the EBW mode with countercurrent drive. These results are consistent with ray tracing and quasilinear Fokker-Planck simulations.     

Dynamic Simulation of the Electron Bernstein Wave Heating Under NBI Conditions in TJ–II Plasmas

In this work, we have calculated the expected properties of the Electron Bernstein Wave (EBW) heating using the O–X–B double mode conversion scenario in a plasma that evolves from Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) to Neutral Beam Injection (NBI) heating in the TJ–II device. For this purpose, a transport simulation that reproduces the time evolution of a typical collapsing plasma heated by a combination of ECR and NBI power has been used. It is seen that the predicted EBW absorption depends strongly on the plasma characteristics, whose time evolution depends in turn on the heating properties. Therefore, the need of consistently computing the ray tracing and the plasma evolution is underlined. The fraction of the absorbed EBW heating power becomes very high as soon as the O mode cutoff layer appears. This guarantees the overlapping of both EBW and ECR heating, thus avoiding excessive plasma cooling when the wave cutoff is reached. The EBW power deposition profile evolves from off‐axis to a much more centred shape that persists until the radiative collapse quenches the plasma (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

ECE from MAST — Gaussian beams and antenna aiming problem

The effect of the direction of the detected beam on the intensity of electron cyclotron emission (ECE) is studied. It is found that the combined effects of the strong dependence of the conversion efficiency of O mode at the plasma resonance on the direction of the incident wave and the partial screening of the beam waist by the vessel wall of the spherical tokamak MAST, can be responsible for the weakening of ECE for some frequencies.     

快波模式转换效率的理论分析和数值模拟

利用相位积分法, 在传统的布登模型基础上, 考虑了高场侧截止层的影响, 构建了三体模型, 求出了快波通过单一衰减层的传输系数、反射系数和模式转换系数. 在双离子情况下, 模拟的结果与Kazakov等人的结果相符合. 针对EAST实验, 将双离子模型推广至三离子模型, 分析了不同相位、少子浓度、频率和纵场强度对快波模式转换效率的影响, 为未来离子回旋加热实验提供参考. 关键词： 模式转换加热 离子回旋波加热 相位积分     

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.     

Experimental observations of mode-converted ion cyclotron waves in a tokamak plasma by phase contrast imaging

The process of mode conversion, whereby an externally launched electromagnetic wave converts into a shorter wavelength mode(s) in a thermal plasma near a resonance in the index of refraction, is particularly important in a multi-ion species plasma near the ion cyclotron frequency. Using phase contrast imaging techniques (PCI), mode-converted electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves have been detected for the first time in the Alcator C-Mod tokamak near the H-3He ion-ion hybrid resonance region during high power rf heating experiments. The results agree with theoretical predictions.     

Measurement of density fluctuations on the JIPP T-IIU tokamak via an HCN laser scattering

Observation of density fluctuations in tokamak plasmas is important to study the plasma confinement and to perform high power heating of the plasma. We observed the density fluctuations by means of an HCN laser scattering method during rf heating in the ion-cyclotron range of frequency on a tokamak plasma.The density fluctuations at the drift wave frequency are not enhanced so much by the heating, but the frequency spectrum is shifted to higher frequency. The increase of the density fluctuation level during the heating has been observed only in low-frequency region owing to MHD activity.     

Generation of cyclotron harmonic waves in the ionosphericmodification experiments

In the present paper, the parametric decay instability of the pump X-mode into electron Bernstein wave (EBW) near second harmonics of electron cyclotron frequency and IBW at different harmonics (ωci; n=2,3,4) is examined. Expressions are derived for homogenous threshold, growth rate and convective threshold for this instability. Applications and relevances of the present investigation to ionospheric modification experiment in the F-layer of the ionosphere as well as during intense electron cyclotron resonance heating in the upcoming MTX tokamak have been given     

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介绍了离子回旋波加热领域研究进展,具体分析了快波少子加热模式转换情况以及影响模式转换分量大小和位置的因素。通过控制波的频率及少子浓度,使得波能够顺利传播到托卡马克等离子体的离子混合共振与截止的区域附近,并转换为离子Bernstein波而被等离子体有效吸收,因而能够改善加热效果。     

快波模式转换电子加热

利用全波方法对环形轴对称托卡马克等离子体中快波模式转换电子加热的机理进行了讨论,并针对EAST超导托卡马克上未来ICRF实验中可能的快波模式转换电子加热方案进行了模拟计算,为进一步ICRF实验方案设计优化提供了理论依据。     

Electron-Bernstein-wave current drive in an overdense plasma at the Wendelstein 7-AS stellarator

Electron-Bernstein-wave (EBW) current drive in an overdense plasma was demonstrated at the Wendelstein 7-AS stellarator for the first time. The EBWs were generated by O-X-B mode conversion. The relatively high current drive efficiency was consistent with theoretical predictions. The experiments provided first investigations of EBW phase space interaction for wave refractive indices much larger than unity.     

Change of zonal flow spectra in the JIPP T-IIU tokamak plasmas

When Ohmically heated low-density plasmas are additionally heated by higher-harmonics ion-cyclotron-range-of frequency heating, heated by neutral beam injection, or strongly gas puffed, the intensity of zonal flows in the geodesic acoustic mode frequency range in the tokamak core plasma decreases sharply and that of low-frequency zonal flow grows drastically. This is accompanied by a damping of the drift wave propagating in the electron diamagnetic drift direction, turbulence by trapped electron mode (TEM), and the increase of the mode propagating to ion diamagnetic drift direction (ITG). In the half-radius region, TEM and high-frequency zonal flows remain intense in both OH and heated phases. ITG and low-frequency zonal flows grow in heated plasmas, suggesting a strong coupling between ITG and low-frequency zonal flow.     

ICRF Heating Theory

The fundamental aspects of plasma heating in the Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies (ICRF) are presented, with an emphasis on heating tokamak devices. Topics include wave propagation, minority heating, ion-ion hybrid mode conversion, second harmonic heating, evolution of the ion velocity distribution, and ICRF antenna design.     

产生高β托卡马克中高能电子的电子迴旋共振加热方法

Rosenbluth等人曾建议在托卡马克外侧产生少量高能香蕉粒子就可以稳定气球模,使托卡马克过渡到第二稳定区运行。本文就设计了一种用电子迴旋共振加热(简称ECRH)在反应堆托卡马克中产生这样的高能电子的方法:在托卡马克外侧,主要沿小环θ方向射入一束具有有限N_∥和某一合适频率ω的射频波,使波束主要在一个磁面附近的窄层内传播,利用高次谐频接力式加热把处于分布函数尾部的少量电子变成这样的高能电子。用各向异性弱相对论介电系数理论作数值计算发现,当N_∥和ω取适当值时,寻常模和异常模都有明显的加热作用。 关键词：     

Study of Electron Heat Pulse Propagation and Particle Diffusion During the Synergy of LHW and IBW Heating in the HT-7

A successful experiment on lower hybrid wave (LHW) and ion Bernstein wave (IBW) synergy has been carried out in the HT-7 superconducting tokamak. With 560KW of LHW heating power and 160 KW of IBW heating power, during the synergy of the LHW and IBW experiment we achieved an improved plasma: the electron density increased and peaked, the soft X intensity increased too. A five-channel far-infrared (FIR) hydrogen cyanide (HCN) laser interferometer was used to measure the electron density profile. The particle diffusion coefficient was studied for the experiment, and the result compared with the heat diffusion coefficient. With the same injected LHW and IBW power, high electron density n_e can deduce the electron pulse propagation and the particle diffusion.     

Study of Density Behavior During LHCD and IBW Heating in the HT-7 Superconducting Tokamak

A new method using special shape parameters has been introduced to study density behavior with synergy of lower hybrid current drive (LHCD) and ion Bernstein wave (IBW) heating in the HT-7 superconducting tokamak. During the synergy of the LHCD and IBW heating an improved confinement plasma was achieved, and the electron density was increased and peaked.     

Electron cyclotron resonance heating in a short cylindrical plasma system

Electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) plasma is produced and studied in a small cylindrical system. Microwave power is delivered by a CW magnetron at 2.45 GHz in TE¹⁰ mode and launched radially to have extraordinary (X) wave in plasma. The axial magnetic field required for ECR in the system is such that the first two ECR surfaces (B = 875.0 G andB = 437.5 G) reside in the system. ECR plasma is produced with hydrogen with typical plasma density n^e as 3.2 × 10¹⁰ cm^-3 and plasma temperature T^e between 9 and 15 eV. Various cut-off and resonance positions are identified in the plasma system. ECR heating (ECRH) of the plasma is observed experimentally. This heating is because of the mode conversion of X-wave to electron Bernstein wave (EBW) at the upper hybrid resonance (UHR) layer. The power mode conversion efficiency is estimated to be 0.85 for this system. The experimental results are presented in this paper.     

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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.