Reconstruction of the q and p profiles in ITER from external and internal measurements

被引:13
作者
Zakharov, L. E. [1 ]
Foley, E. L. [2 ]
Levinton, F. M. [2 ]
Yuh, H. Y. [2 ]
机构
[1] Princeton Univ, Princeton Plasma Phys Lab, Princeton, NJ 08543 USA
[2] Nava Photon, Princeton, NJ 08543 USA
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D O I
10.1134/S1063780X08030021
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
A method is developed for calculating uncertainties in reconstructing the equilibrium profiles of the safety factor q and plasma pressure p in the ITER device from external magnetic measurements and from motional Stark effect line polarization (MSE-LP) and motional Stark effect line shift (MSE-LS) signals from excited NBI atoms inside the plasma core. It is shown that, with MSE-LP signals, as well as with MSE-LS signals (the use of which was recently proposed by Nova Photonics, Inc.), it is possible to substantially improve the reconstruction of the profiles that determine the plasma magnetic configuration.
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页码:173 / 188
页数:16
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