Electron energy distribution function in the divertor region of the COMPASS tokamak

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Dimitrova, M. [1 ,2 ]
Hasan, E. [2 ,3 ]
Ivanova, P. [2 ]
Vasileva, E. [2 ]
Popov, Tsv [3 ]
Dejarnac, R. [1 ]
Stockel, J. [1 ]
Panek, R. [1 ]
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[1] Acad Sci Czech Republ, Inst Plasma Phys, 3 Za Slovankou, Prague 18200 8, Czech Republic
[2] Bulgarian Acad Sci, Acad E Djakov Inst Elect, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee, Sofia 1784, Bulgaria
[3] St Kl Ohridski Univ Sofia, Fac Phys, 5 J Bourchier Blvd, Sofia 1164, Bulgaria
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19TH INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON VACUUM, ELECTRON AND ION TECHNOLOGIES (VEIT2015) | 2016年 / 700卷
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10.1088/1742-6596/700/1/012009
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The plasma parameters during an L-mode hydrogen discharge in the COMPASS tokamak with a toroidal magnetic field B-T = 1.15 T, line-averaged electron density n(e) = 6 x 10(19) m(-3) and a plasma current variation from 209 kA to 100 kA were studied in the divertor region. The electron energy distribution function for 209 kA at the high-field side and the private region is Maxwellian with a temperature in the range of 5 - 9 eV, while around the outer strike point and the low-field side it is bi-Maxwellian with a low-energy electron group (4 - 5 eV) and higher energy electrons (10 - 20 eV). As the plasma current decreases, the appearance of the bi-Maxwellian EEDF is shifted towards the low-field side; at plasma current of 100 kA, the EEDF is Maxwellian in the whole divertor region.
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