Physics of confinement improvement of plasmas with impurity injection in DIII-D

M. Murakami, G. R. McKee, G. L. Jackson, G. M. Staebler, D. A. Alexander, D. R. Baker, G. Bateman, L. R. Baylor, J. A. Boedo, N. H. Brooks, K. H. Burrell, J. R. Cary, R. H. Cohen, R. J. Colchin, J. C. DeBoo, E. J. Doyle, D. R. Ernst, T. E. Evans, C. Fenzi, C. M. GreenfieldD. E. Greenwood, R. J. Groebner, J. T. Hogan, W. A. Houlberg, A. W. Hyatt, R. Jayakumar, T. C. Jernigan, R. A. Jong, J. E. Kinsey, A. H. Kritz, R. J. La Haye, L. L. Lao, C. J. Lasnier, M. A. Makowski, J. Mandrekas, A. M. Messiaen, R. A. Moyer, J. Ongena, A. Pankin, T. W. Petrie, C. C. Petty, C. L. Rettig, T. L. Rhodes, B. W. Rice, D. W. Ross, J. C. Rost, S. G. Shasharina, H. E. St. John, W. M. Stacey, P. I. Strand, R. D. Sydora, T. S. Taylor, D. M. Thomas, M. R. Wade, R. E. Waltz, W. P. West, K. L. Wong, L. Zeng

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External impurity injection into L mode edge discharges in DIII-D has produced clear confinement improvement (a factor of 2 in energy confinement and neutron emission), reduction in all transport channels (particularly ion thermal diffusivity to the neoclassical level), and simultaneous reduction of long wavelength turbulence. Suppression of the long wavelength turbulence and transport reduction are attributed to synergistic effects of impurity induced enhancement of E × B shearing rate and reduction of toroidal drift wave turbulence growth rate. A prompt reduction of density fluctuations and local transport at the beginning of impurity injection appears to result from an increased gradient of toroidal rotation enhancing the E × B shearing. Transport simulations carried out using the National Transport Code Collaboration demonstration code with a gyro-Landau fluid model, GLF23, indicate that E × B shearing suppression is the dominant transport suppression mechanism.

Originele taal-2Engels
Pagina's (van-tot)317-323
Aantal pagina's7
TijdschriftNuclear Fusion
Volume41
Nummer van het tijdschrift3
DOI's
StatusGepubliceerd - mrt. 2001

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