High-density plasma with internal diffusion barrier in the Large Helical Device
High-density plasma with internal diffusion barrier in the Large Helical Device
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DOI:
10.1088/0029-5515/49/8/085002
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发表时间:
2009-07
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
R. Sakamoto;M. Kobayashi;J. Miyazawa;S. Ohdachi;H. Yamada;H. Funaba;M. Goto;S. Masuzaki;T. Morisaki;I. Yamada;K. Narihara;K. Tanaka;S. Morita;K. Ida;S. Sakakibara;Y. Narushima;K. Watanabe;Y. Suzuki;N. Ashikawa;Y. Nagayama;B. Peterson;M. Shoji;C. Suzuki;M. Tokitani;S. Yoshimura;N. Ohyabu;A. Komori;O. Motojima
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作者:
R. Sakamoto;M. Kobayashi;J. Miyazawa;S. Ohdachi;H. Yamada;H. Funaba;M. Goto;S. Masuzaki;T. Morisaki;I. Yamada;K. Narihara;K. Tanaka;S. Morita;K. Ida;S. Sakakibara;Y. Narushima;K. Watanabe;Y. Suzuki;N. Ashikawa;Y. Nagayama;B. Peterson;M. Shoji;C. Suzuki;M. Tokitani;S. Yoshimura;N. Ohyabu;A. Komori;O. Motojima
An attractive high-density operational regime which is a so-called internal diffusion barrier (IDB) has been discovered in a helical divertor configuration on the Large Helical Device (LHD). The IDB is characterized by steep density gradients and the plasma profile is divided by the IDB into a high-density core plasma and a low density mantle plasma. The IDB enables the core plasma to access the high-density/high-pressure regime. The attainable central density exceeds 1 × 1021 m−3 and the central pressure reaches ≈1.5 times atmospheric pressure. Core pellet fuelling is absolutely essential for the IDB formation and it is reproducibly obtained by employing intensive multiple-pellet injection. In the IDB core plasma, the particle diffusion coefficient is kept at a considerably low level, 0.05 m2 s−1, in spite of high-density and steep-density gradients whereas an inward particle convection velocity is not observed.