Density Profile and Diffusion Coefficient During IBW Heating in the HT-7 Superconducting Tokamak

The electron density coefficient was studied during IBW heating in the HT-7 tokamak. The frequency of IBW was 30 MHz, and the injected power was 130 kW. An improved confinement mode was induced by IBW heating in the HT-7. The peaked density profile was formed gradually, and the Ha radiation intensity was decreased abruptly. A five-channel far-infared (FIR) hydrogen cyanide (HCN) laser interferometer was used to measure the electron density profile. The evolution of the density profile and the soft X ray intensity profile were studied during the improved confinement phase. The electron density diffusion coefficient was studied carefully for IBW heating discharges. The results were compared with Ohmic heating plasma and with different toroidal field Bt (2.0 T and 1.8 T). For 30MHz frequency of IBW heating, the higher Bt leads the lower electron density diffusion coefficient at the region of r/a > 0.6 in the HT-7.