HL-2A装置中的带状流三维特性研究和探针设计

HL-2A装置边缘等离子体测地声模带状流的三维特征采用外中平面上三组三台阶探针阵列组成具有环向、极向和径向分辨的独特结构的探针系统进行了研究.其中两组具有极向距离为65mm的三台阶5探针阵列组成极向带状流10探针组,另一组电动式带状流6探针阵列与带状流10探针组之间的环向距离为800mm. 此外,采用快速往复气动6探针组研究了磁分界面附近的温度、密度、雷诺协强及其径向分布.在HL-2A装置上同时观测到测地声模带状流(频率f=7kHz)的极向和环向对称性(m≈0,n 关键词： 三台阶式ZF探针 带状流 三维空间结构     

Properties of geodesic acoustic modes and the relation to density fluctuations

The geodesic acoustic mode (GAM) is a high frequency branch of zonal flows, which is observed in toroidal plasmas. Because of toroidal curvature effects, density fluctuations are excited, which are investigated with the O-mode correlation reflectometer at TEXTOR. This Letter reports on the poloidal distribution of GAM induced density fluctuation and compares them with theoretical predictions. The influence of the GAM flows on the ambient turbulence is studied, too.     

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利用往返式朗缪尔探针组在HL-2A装置等离子体边缘首次同时观测到明显的低频(ƒ=0~5kHz)和测地声模(ƒ=16kHz)带状流的极向和环向对称性(m~0,n~0),径向结构及其传播特征。并同时推算出流的径向波矢(Kr-LF=0.6 cm-1,Kr-GAM=2cm-1)。双谱分析的结果表明低频和测地声模带状流的形成可能都是由于高频湍流和这种流之间的非线性三波耦合引起的。初步研究了电子回旋加热功率和边界安全因子引起带状流幅度的变化。此外,也观测了带状流幅度在径向方向的改变。     

Toroidal symmetry of the geodesic acoustic mode zonal flow in a tokamak plasma

The toroidal symmetry of the geodesic acoustic mode (GAM) zonal flows is identified with toroidally distributed three step Langmuir probes at the edge of the HuanLiuqi-2A (commonly referred to as HL-2A) tokamak plasmas for the first time. High coherence of both the GAM and the ambient turbulence for the toroidally displaced measurements along a magnetic field line is observed, in contrast with the high coherence of the GAM but low coherence of the ambient turbulence when the toroidally displaced measurements are not along the same field line. The radial and poloidal features of the flows are also simultaneously determined. The nonlinear three wave coupling between the high frequency turbulent fluctuations and the flows is demonstrated to be a plausible formation mechanism of the flows.     

Turbulent saturation of tokamak-core zonal flows

Current theories of zonal flow dynamics focus on the transport of poloidal momentum. Different from a cylinder, stationary poloidal flows in a tokamak are accompanied by (possibly kinetic) flows along the magnetic field, which maintain incompressibility, and comprise the major part of the flow energy. In numerical turbulence studies, the flows saturate by the turbulent diffusion of the parallel flow, whereas the poloidal momentum transport continues to strongly drive the flows.     

Detection of zero-mean-frequency zonal flows in the core of a high-temperature tokamak plasma

A low-frequency, spectrally broad (Deltaf approximately 10 kHz) poloidal flow structure that peaks near zero frequency is observed in time-resolved measurements of the turbulence velocity field in the core region (r/a approximately 0.6-0.9) of DIII-D tokamak plasmas. These flows exhibit a long poloidal wavelength (low m) and a short radial coherence length comparable to the ambient turbulence decorrelation length. Characteristics of these observed poloidal flows are consistent with the theoretically predicted residual or zero-mean-frequency zonal flows.     

Zonal flows in tokamak plasmas with toroidal rotation

Zonal flows in tokamak plasmas with toroidal rotation are theoretically investigated. It is found that the low-frequency branch of zonal flows, which is linearly stable in a nonrotating system, becomes linearly unstable in a rotating tokamak, and that the high-frequency branch of zonal flows, the geodesic acoustic mode, can propagate in the poloidal direction with the frequency significantly lower than the frequency of the standing wave geodesic acoustic mode in the nonrotating system.     

Direct measurement of poloidal long-wavelength E x B flows in the HT-7 tokamak

The poloidal long-wavelength E x B time-varying flows were directly measured using a forked Langmuir probe in the HT-7 tokamak. Low-frequency (<10 kHz) E x B flows were observed at the plasma edge, which possess many of the characteristics of zonal flows, including a poloidal long-wavelength (k(theta)rho(i) approximately 0) and narrow radial extent (k(r)rho(i) approximately 0.1). The cross bicoherence of turbulent Reynolds stress indicates the existence of nonlinear three-wave coupling processes and the generation of low-frequency E x B flows. The estimated flow-shearing rate is of the same order of magnitude as the turbulence decorrelation rate and may thus regulate the fluctuation level and thereby the turbulence-driven transport.     

Experimental Study of Sheared Poloidal Flows in a Linear Plasma Machine

The radial profiles of fluctuations have been investigated in the Santander Linear Plasma Machine (SLPM). Experimental evidence of significant poloidal and E×B sheared flow has been observed in the plasma periphery. The resulting shearing rate of poloidal flow is comparable to the inverse of the correlation time of fluctuations, and the radial correlation is significantly reduced in the shear layer location. The possible role of flows driven by fluctuations and electron temperature gradients to explain these results is at present under investigation.     

Generation and stability of zonal flows in ion-temperature-gradient mode turbulence

We address the mechanisms underlying zonal flow generation and stability in turbulent systems driven by the electrostatic ion-temperature-gradient (ITG) mode. In the case of zonal flow stability, we show the poloidal flows typical of numerical simulations become unstable when they exceed a critical level. Near marginal stability of the linear ITG mode, the system can generate zonal flows that are sufficiently weak to remain stable and sufficiently strong to suppress the linear ITG mode. This stable region corresponds to the parameter regime of the nonlinear Dimits up-shift.     

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采用流体模型理论推导了等熵平衡条件下环向转动托卡马克等离子体中带状流的色散关系。从理论上分析了环向转动对测地声模、低频带状流和声波的频率、压力和密度扰动量的影响。结果表明,环向转动对低频带状流的频率没有影响,但会使测地声模的频率逐渐增大。此外,存在环向转动时,低频带状流会具有驻波形式的压力和密度扰动量,且测地声模和声波可以沿着极向传播。而且还发现,等熵平衡可以看成是等温平衡的一种特殊情况。     

托卡马克等熵平衡条件下等离子体环向转动对带状流的影响

采用流体模型理论推导了等熵平衡条件下环向转动托卡马克等离子体中带状流的色散关系。从理论上分析了环向转动对测地声模、低频带状流和声波的频率、压力和密度扰动量的影响。结果表明,环向转动对低频带状流的频率没有影响,但会使测地声模的频率逐渐增大。此外,存在环向转动时,低频带状流会具有驻波形式的压力和密度扰动量,且测地声模和声波可以沿着极向传播。而且还发现,等熵平衡可以看成是等温平衡的一种特殊情况。     

Nonlinear generation of zonal flows by ion-acoustic waves in a uniform magnetoplasma

It is shown that large-scale zonal flows (ZFs) can be excited by Reynolds stress of nonlinearly interacting random phase ion-acoustic waves (EIAWs) in a uniform magnetoplasma. Since ZFs are associated with poloidal sheared flows, they can tear apart short scale EIAW turbulence eddies, and hence contribute to the reduction of the cross-field turbulent transport in a magnetized plasma.     

Turbulent transport reduction and randomization of coherent fluctuations by zonal flows in toroidal plasma

Fluctuation-driven particle flux is greatly reduced in the plasma radial region where zonal flows are present in the H-1 toroidal heliac. This occurs without reduction in the fluctuation level. Statistical properties of fluctuations are significantly modified in this region. It is shown that the randomization of phases of coherent structures by zonal flows is responsible for the observed effect. This mechanism of transport reduction complements theoretically predicted random shearing of turbulence by zonal flows and does not require the fluctuations suppression.     

Experimental evidence of a zonal magnetic field in a toroidal plasma

A zonal magnetic field is found in a toroidal plasma. The magnetic field has a symmetric bandlike structure, which is uniform in the toroidal and poloidal directions and varies radially with a finite wavelength of mesoscale, which is analogous to zonal flows. A time-dependent bicoherence analysis reveals that the magnetic field should be generated by the background plasma turbulence. The discovery is classified as a new kind of phenomenon of structured magnetic field generation, giving insight into phenomena such as dipole field generation in rotational planets.     

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用中平面往复快速扫描6探针组观测HL-2A装置边缘等离子体的扰动特性。在一次放电中能测量到边缘等离子体参数的时空分布及其涨落量，雷诺胁强与极向流和带状流的关系，以及静电涨落驱动的粒子通量和热通量的径向变化。在多发弹丸注入(MPI)和多脉冲超声分子束注入(SMBI)条件下，研究了边缘参数的涨落和相关特性。实验结果表明：SMBI和MPI等注入手段改变了边缘的扰动特性；雷诺胁强的径向梯度可以驱动带状流，抑制湍流输运。     

Nonlinear interactions between drift waves and zonal flows

Phase coherent interactions between drift waves and zonal flows are considered. For this purpose, mode coupling equations are derived by using a two-fluid model and the guiding center drifts. The equations are then Fourier analyzed to deduce the nonlinear dispersion relations. The latter depict the excitation of zonal flows due to the ponderomotive forces of drift waves. The flute-like zonal flows with insignificant density fluctuations have faster growth rates than those which have a finite wavelength along the magnetic field direction. The relevance of our investigation to drift wave driven zonal flows in computer simulations and laboratory plasmas is discussed. Received 5 April 2002 Published online 28 June 2002     

Measurements of Reynolds stress and turbulence in the boundary plasma of the HT-7 tokamak

Measurements of electric field fluctuations, Reynolds stress and poloidal flow have been performed in the boundary region of the HT-7 tokamak using a Langmuir probe array.Sheared radial electric field and poloidal flow have been found in the vicinity of the limiter and the turbulence has been clearly modified in this region. Furthermore,the electrostatic Reynolds stress component shows a radial gradient close to the velocity shear layer location.All results here indicate that the radial gradient of Reynolds stress may play an important role in the driving of poloidal flows in the plasma boundary region.     

Modelling of the Effect of the Sheared Poloidal Flow on the Electrostatic Turbulence on the CASTOR Tokamak

Electrostatic drift turbulence of the edge plasma in the CASTOR tokamak is studied numerically by using the Hasegawa-Wakatani equations. The fluctuations of plasma density and potential as well as the corresponding fluctuation-induced particle flux are calculated for regimes with various plasma poloidal flows. Results of numerical simulations are in a reasonable agreement with experimental results.     

Velocity Fluctuations and Transport in the JET Boundary Region

A new approach for turbulent fluxes and _E×B measurements in the bulk plasma is proposed. It is based in the measurement of fluctuations in the phase velocity of fluctuations. The structure of turbulence has been investigated in the JET plasma boundary region with a fast reciprocating Langmuir probe system. Fluctuations in the radial and poloidal phase velocity have been computed from floating potential and ion saturation current measurements. The correlation between density fluctuations and fluctuations in the radial velocity of fluctuations signals show a good agreement with the turbulent transport computed from the correlation between density and poloidal electric field fluctuations. These results suggest that turbulent transport might be computed in the plasma core from measurement of density fluctuations. E×B sheared flows, both constant and varying in time, are close to the critical value to trigger the transition to improve confinement regimes below the power threshold to trigger the formation of transport barriers.