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H-mode dithering phase studies on ST40
The dithering H-mode phase, characterized by oscillations, is generally observed at input power values close to the L-H transition power threshold and low plasma collisionalities (low electron density and/or high plasma temperature). Measurements to characterize the dithering phase are presented for...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9805817/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36587816 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2021.0225 |
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author | Andrew, Yasmin Bland, James Buxton, Peter Dnestrovskij, Alexei Gryaznevich, Mikhail Kim, Eun-jin Romanelli, Michele Sertoli, Marco Thomas, Paul Varje, Jari |
author_facet | Andrew, Yasmin Bland, James Buxton, Peter Dnestrovskij, Alexei Gryaznevich, Mikhail Kim, Eun-jin Romanelli, Michele Sertoli, Marco Thomas, Paul Varje, Jari |
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description | The dithering H-mode phase, characterized by oscillations, is generally observed at input power values close to the L-H transition power threshold and low plasma collisionalities (low electron density and/or high plasma temperature). Measurements to characterize the dithering phase are presented for the low aspect ratio, high magnetic field tokamak, ST40. The dithering phase oscillation frequency is observed between 400 and 800 Hz and demonstrates an inverse relationship with core plasma density. Dithering phase H-modes are documented across a nonlinear, low-density power threshold operational space, with signature low- and high-density branches. The minimum power threshold for dithering H-mode access is measured at a core, line average electron density of 4.7(±0.5) × 10(19) m(−3), close to a predicted value of 4.1(±0.4) × 10(19) m(−3) from multi-machine studies. ASTRA calculated values of power coupled to the ion species, at the dithering H-mode transition, exhibit a similar nonlinear dependence on density. This analysis points to the important contribution of the ion thermal channel to the L-H phase transition. The low-frequency plasma density and D-alpha dithers appear to be accompanied by sudden bursts of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) activity. A simple model is tested to demonstrate a possible scenario of self-regulation among turbulence, zonal flows, pressure (density) gradient and MHD activities. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'H-mode transition and pedestal studies in fusion plasmas'. |
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spelling | pubmed-98058172023-01-12 H-mode dithering phase studies on ST40 Andrew, Yasmin Bland, James Buxton, Peter Dnestrovskij, Alexei Gryaznevich, Mikhail Kim, Eun-jin Romanelli, Michele Sertoli, Marco Thomas, Paul Varje, Jari Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci Articles The dithering H-mode phase, characterized by oscillations, is generally observed at input power values close to the L-H transition power threshold and low plasma collisionalities (low electron density and/or high plasma temperature). Measurements to characterize the dithering phase are presented for the low aspect ratio, high magnetic field tokamak, ST40. The dithering phase oscillation frequency is observed between 400 and 800 Hz and demonstrates an inverse relationship with core plasma density. Dithering phase H-modes are documented across a nonlinear, low-density power threshold operational space, with signature low- and high-density branches. The minimum power threshold for dithering H-mode access is measured at a core, line average electron density of 4.7(±0.5) × 10(19) m(−3), close to a predicted value of 4.1(±0.4) × 10(19) m(−3) from multi-machine studies. ASTRA calculated values of power coupled to the ion species, at the dithering H-mode transition, exhibit a similar nonlinear dependence on density. This analysis points to the important contribution of the ion thermal channel to the L-H phase transition. The low-frequency plasma density and D-alpha dithers appear to be accompanied by sudden bursts of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) activity. A simple model is tested to demonstrate a possible scenario of self-regulation among turbulence, zonal flows, pressure (density) gradient and MHD activities. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'H-mode transition and pedestal studies in fusion plasmas'. The Royal Society 2023-02-20 2023-01-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9805817/ /pubmed/36587816 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2021.0225 Text en © 2023 The Authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Articles Andrew, Yasmin Bland, James Buxton, Peter Dnestrovskij, Alexei Gryaznevich, Mikhail Kim, Eun-jin Romanelli, Michele Sertoli, Marco Thomas, Paul Varje, Jari H-mode dithering phase studies on ST40 |
title | H-mode dithering phase studies on ST40 |
title_full | H-mode dithering phase studies on ST40 |
title_fullStr | H-mode dithering phase studies on ST40 |
title_full_unstemmed | H-mode dithering phase studies on ST40 |
title_short | H-mode dithering phase studies on ST40 |
title_sort | h-mode dithering phase studies on st40 |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9805817/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36587816 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2021.0225 |
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