Formation and termination of high ion temperature mode in heliotron/torsatron plasmas

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作者
Ida, K
Kondo, K
Nagasaki, K
Zushi, H
Kurimoto, Y
Hamada, T
Sano, F
Mizuuchi, T
Okada, H
Besshou, S
Funaba, H
Hidekuma, S
Watanabe, K
Obiki, T
机构
[1] Natl Inst Fus Sci, Gifu 50952, Japan
[2] Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Energy Sci, Uji 611, Japan
[3] Kyoto Univ, Inst Adv Energy, Uji 611, Japan
[4] Kyoto Univ, Fac Engn, Kyoto 60601, Japan
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10.1088/0741-3335/40/5/045
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
The physics of the formation and termination of high ion temperature mode (hgh T-i mode) is studied by controlling density profiles and radial electric field. High ion temperature mode is observed for neutral beam heated plasmas in heliatron/torsatron plasmas (Heliotron-E). This high T-i mode plasma is characterized by a peaked ion temperature profile and is associated with a peaked electron density profile produced by neutral beam fuelling with low wall recycling. This high T-i mode is terminated by flattening of the electron density caused either by gas puffing or by second-harmonic ECH (core density 'pump out').
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页码:793 / 797
页数:5
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