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Languages : en
Pages : 6
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The great stumbling block in the quest for fusion power using magnetic confinement devices is anomalous transport. It is conjectured that turbulent plasma fluctuations may be responsible for the degraded energy confinement observed in experiments. There exists a clear need for more detailed experimental studies of plasma microturbulence. We have started a set of experiments to measure electron temperature and density fluctuations using electron cyclotron emission (ECE). The ECE systems will employ auto-correlation and cross-correlation techniques to measure radiation from the Advanced Toroidal Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and also from the Texas Experimental Tokamak (TEXT) at the University of Texas. This set of experiments on a stellerator and a tokamak will allow a unique comparative study of the fluctuation physics in the two different magnetic configurations. This work is in support of the United States Department of Energy Tokamak Transport Initiative and involves a collaborative effort between Auburn University, Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Texas at Austin and ORNL. 3 refs.
Experimental Studies of Plasma Fluctuations Using Electron Cyclotron Emission on ATF (Advanced Toroidal Facility) and TEXT (Texas Experimental Tokamak).
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The great stumbling block in the quest for fusion power using magnetic confinement devices is anomalous transport. It is conjectured that turbulent plasma fluctuations may be responsible for the degraded energy confinement observed in experiments. There exists a clear need for more detailed experimental studies of plasma microturbulence. We have started a set of experiments to measure electron temperature and density fluctuations using electron cyclotron emission (ECE). The ECE systems will employ auto-correlation and cross-correlation techniques to measure radiation from the Advanced Toroidal Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and also from the Texas Experimental Tokamak (TEXT) at the University of Texas. This set of experiments on a stellerator and a tokamak will allow a unique comparative study of the fluctuation physics in the two different magnetic configurations. This work is in support of the United States Department of Energy Tokamak Transport Initiative and involves a collaborative effort between Auburn University, Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Texas at Austin and ORNL. 3 refs.
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Languages : en
Pages : 6
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The great stumbling block in the quest for fusion power using magnetic confinement devices is anomalous transport. It is conjectured that turbulent plasma fluctuations may be responsible for the degraded energy confinement observed in experiments. There exists a clear need for more detailed experimental studies of plasma microturbulence. We have started a set of experiments to measure electron temperature and density fluctuations using electron cyclotron emission (ECE). The ECE systems will employ auto-correlation and cross-correlation techniques to measure radiation from the Advanced Toroidal Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and also from the Texas Experimental Tokamak (TEXT) at the University of Texas. This set of experiments on a stellerator and a tokamak will allow a unique comparative study of the fluctuation physics in the two different magnetic configurations. This work is in support of the United States Department of Energy Tokamak Transport Initiative and involves a collaborative effort between Auburn University, Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Texas at Austin and ORNL. 3 refs.
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Experimental Studies of Plasma Fluctuations Using Electron Cyclotron Fluctuations on the Texas Experimental Tokamak. Final Technical Report
Energy Research Abstracts
Overview of Recent Results from the Advanced Toroidal Facility
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Pages : 14
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An overview of recent experimental results from the Advanced Toroidal Facility (ATF) is presented. Beam-heated plasmas with {bar n}{sub e} of 102° m{sup -3} and [tau]{sub E}* of ≈ 20 ms have been achieved. Thermal collapse of the plasmas is mitigated by wall conditioning and particle fueling. Confinement time scales positively with density and magnetic field, offsetting deterioration with power. Results fit the Large Helical Device (LHD) scaling and the drift wave turbulence scaling. Bootstrap currents observed during electron cyclotron heating agree with neoclassical theory in magnitude and parameter dependences. Fast reciprocating Langmuir probe measurements show that edge fluctuations in ATF have many similarities to those in the Texas Experimental Tokamak (TEXT). The location of {tilde B} instabilities has shifted outward in radius, consistent with the broader pressure profiles. 14 refs., 6 figs.
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Pages : 14
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An overview of recent experimental results from the Advanced Toroidal Facility (ATF) is presented. Beam-heated plasmas with {bar n}{sub e} of 102° m{sup -3} and [tau]{sub E}* of ≈ 20 ms have been achieved. Thermal collapse of the plasmas is mitigated by wall conditioning and particle fueling. Confinement time scales positively with density and magnetic field, offsetting deterioration with power. Results fit the Large Helical Device (LHD) scaling and the drift wave turbulence scaling. Bootstrap currents observed during electron cyclotron heating agree with neoclassical theory in magnitude and parameter dependences. Fast reciprocating Langmuir probe measurements show that edge fluctuations in ATF have many similarities to those in the Texas Experimental Tokamak (TEXT). The location of {tilde B} instabilities has shifted outward in radius, consistent with the broader pressure profiles. 14 refs., 6 figs.
Government Reports Announcements & Index
INIS Atomindeks
Physics Briefs
Electron Cyclotron Emission Measurements on the Texas Experimental Tokamak
Author: Max Eugene Austin
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Category : Cyclotrons
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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Category : Cyclotrons
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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The investigation of the toroidal distribution of the electron cyclotron resonant heating waves in the Texas experimental tokamak
Author: John Wei-ly Lin
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Category : Tokamaks
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Category : Tokamaks
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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