Harrison, J. R., Vijvers, W. A J, Theiler, C. et al. (11 more authors) (2016) Detachment evolution on the TCV tokamak. Nuclear Materials and Energy. ISSN 2352-1791
Abstract
Divertor detachment in the TCV tokamak has been investigated through experiments and modelling. Density ramp experiments were carried out in ohmic heated L-mode pulses with the ion ∇B drift directed away from the primary X-point, similar to previous studies . Before the roll-over in the ion current to the outer strike point, C III and Dα emission from the outer leg recede slowly from the strike point toward the X-point, at a rate of ∼2.0 × 10-19 m/m-3 along the magnetic field as the electron temperature along the leg reduces with increasing density. Around the onset of detachment, the upstream density profile and outer target Dα profiles broaden, possibly leading to an increase in radiation in the SOL by increased interaction between the SOL and the carbon tiles lining the outer wall. The plasma conditions upstream and at various locations along the detached outer divertor leg have been characterised, and the consistency of this data has been checked with the interpretive OSM-EIRENE-DIVIMP suite of codes and are broadly found to be consistent with measured Dγ/Dα emissivity profiles along the detached outer divertor leg.
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2017 10:00 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 13:49 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2016.10.020 |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.nme.2016.10.020 |
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