Experimental and modeling researches of dust particles in the HL-2A tokamak

The investigation of dust particle characteristics in fusion devices has become more and more imperative.In the HL-2A tokamak,the morphologies and compositions of dust particles are analyzed by using scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy(EDX) with mapping.The results indicate that the sizes of dust particles are in a range from 1 μm to 1 mm.Surprisingly,stainless steel spheres with a diameter of 2.5μm-30 μm are obtained.The production mechanisms of dust particles include flaking,disintegration,agglomeration,and arcing.In addition,dynamic characteristics of the flaking dust particles are observed by a CMOS fast framing camera and simulated by a computer program.Both of the results display that the ion friction force is dominant in the toroidal direction,while the centrifugal force is crucial in the radial direction.Therefore,the visible dust particles are accelerated toriodally by the ion friction force and migrated radially by the centrifugal force.The averaged velocity of the grain is on the order of~100 m/s.These results provide an additional supplement for one of critical plasma-wall interaction(PWI) issues in the framework of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor(ITER) programme.     

HL-2A装置偏滤器的脱靶等离子体实验

在HL-2A装置偏滤器靶板上采用嵌入式静电三探针阵列和偏滤器室内的电动扫描四探针组测量了同一极向截面的内外中性化板上和偏滤器室内的电子温度、密度、悬浮电位、空间电位、电场、电子压强及其分布,研究了偏滤器中等离子体参数的分布及非对称性和脱靶等离子体运行模式下的等离子体行为,开展了偏滤器脱离靶板等离子体的实验研究。利用主真空室的快速往复扫描三台阶式六探针系统测量了主等离子体边缘和偏滤器室内的等离子体温度、密度、粒子通量和中性粒子密度等参数,研究了脱靶等离子体的形成过程、物理特性、控制方法,以及对主等离子体性能的影响。