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Hassan E, Kessel CE, Park JM, Elwasif WR, Whitfield RE, Kim K, Snyder PB, Batchelor DB, Bernholdt DE, Cianciosa MR, Green DL, Law KJH. Core-Pedestal Plasma Configurations in Advanced Tokamaks. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/15361055.2022.2145826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Ehab Hassan
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Ain Shams University, Physics Faculty of Science, Cairo, Egypt
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Sydney, New South Wales, Austalia
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- University of Manchester, Department of Mathematics, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Chen W, Yu L, Xu M, Ji X, Shi Z, He X, Li Z, Li Y, Wang T, Jiang M, Gong S, Wen J, Shi P, Yang Z, Fang K, Li J, Wei L, Zhong W, Sun A, Cao J, Bai X, Li J, Ding X, Dong J, Yang Q, Liu Y, Yan L, Wang Z, Duan X. Recent advances in high- β N experiments and magnetohydrodynamic instabilities with hybrid scenarios in the HL-2A Tokamak. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 2:667-673. [PMID: 38933129 PMCID: PMC11197780 DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2021.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Over the past several years, high- β N experiments have been carried out on HL-2A. The high- β N is realized using double transport barriers (DTBs) with hybrid scenarios. A stationary high- β N ( > 2 ) scenario was obtained by pure neutral-beam injection (NBI) heating. Transient high performance was also achieved, corresponding toβ N ≥ 3 , n e / n e G ∼ 0.6 ,H 98 ∼ 1.5 ,f b s ∼ 30 % ,q 95 ∼ 4.0 , and G ∼ 0.4 . The high- β N scenario was successfully modeled using integrated simulation codes, that is, the one modeling framework for integrated tasks (OMFIT). In high- β N plasmas, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities are abundant, including low-frequency global MHD oscillation with n = 1, high-frequency coherent mode (HCM) at the edge, and neoclassical tearing mode (NTM) and Alfvénic modes in the core. In some high- β N discharges, it is observed that the NTMs with m / n = 3 / 2 limit the growth of the plasma energy and decrease β N . The low-n global MHD oscillation is consistent with the coupling of destabilized internal (m/n = 1/1) and external (m/n = 3/1 or 4/1) modes, and plays a crucial role in triggering the onset of ELMs. Achieving high- β N on HL-2A suggests that core-edge interplay is key to the plasma confinement enhancement mechanism. Experiments to enhance β N will contribute to future plasma operation, such as international thermonuclear experimental reactor .
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- Wei Chen
- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Beams of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Beams of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Fusion Product and Energetic Particle, Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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Choi MJ, Bardōczi L, Kwon JM, Hahm TS, Park HK, Kim J, Woo M, Park BH, Yun GS, Yoon E, McKee G. Effects of plasma turbulence on the nonlinear evolution of magnetic island in tokamak. Nat Commun 2021; 12:375. [PMID: 33446658 PMCID: PMC7809268 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20652-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Magnetic islands (MIs), resulting from a magnetic field reconnection, are ubiquitous structures in magnetized plasmas. In tokamak plasmas, recent researches suggested that the interaction between an MI and ambient turbulence can be important for the nonlinear MI evolution, but a lack of detailed experimental observations and analyses has prevented further understanding. Here, we provide comprehensive observations such as turbulence spreading into an MI and turbulence enhancement at the reconnection site, elucidating intricate effects of plasma turbulence on the nonlinear MI evolution. Magnetic reconnection and plasma turbulence occur in atmospheric and magnetized laboratory plasmas. Here the authors report evolution of magnetic islands and plasma turbulence in tokamak plasmas using high resolution 2D electron cyclotron emission diagnostics.
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- Minjun J Choi
- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, Daejeon, 34133, Republic of Korea.
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- General Atomics, P.O. Box 85608, San Diego, CA, 92186-5608, USA
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, Daejeon, 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, Daejeon, 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, Daejeon, 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, Daejeon, 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- General Atomics, P.O. Box 85608, San Diego, CA, 92186-5608, USA
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