Parallel transport studies of high-Z impurities in the core of Alcator C-Mod plasmas
Measurements of poloidal variation, [˜ over n][subscript z]/⟨n[subscript z]⟩ , in high-Z impurity density have been made using photodiode arrays sensitive to vacuum ultraviolet and soft x-ray emission in Alcator C-Mod plasmas. In/out asymmetries in the range of −0.2 < n[subscript z,cos]/⟨n[subscr...
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| author | Reinke, Matthew Logan Rice, John E. Greenwald, Martin J. Howard, Nathaniel Thomas Hutchinson, Ian Horner Hubbard, Amanda E Hughes Jr, Jerry Terry, James L Wolfe, Stephen M |
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| description | Measurements of poloidal variation, [˜ over n][subscript z]/⟨n[subscript z]⟩ , in high-Z impurity density have been made using photodiode arrays sensitive to vacuum ultraviolet and soft x-ray emission in Alcator C-Mod plasmas. In/out asymmetries in the range of −0.2 < n[subscript z,cos]/⟨n[subscript z]⟩ < 0.3 are observed for r/a < 0.8 , and accumulation on both the high-field side, n[subscript z,cos] < 0, and low-field side, n[subscript z,cos] > 0, of a flux surface is found to be well described by a combination of centrifugal, poloidal electric field, and ion-impurity friction effects. Up/down asymmetries, −0.05 < n[subscript z,sin]/⟨n[subscript z]⟩ < 0.10, are observed over 0.5 < r/a < 0.9 with n[subscript z,sin] > 0 corresponding to accumulation opposite the ion ∇ B drift direction. Measurements of the up/down asymmetry of molybdenum are found to disagree with predictions from recent neoclassical theory in the trace limit, n[subscript z]Z[superscript 2]/n[subscript i] ≪ 1. Non-trace levels of impurities are expected to modify the main-ion poloidal flow and thus change friction-driven impurity density asymmetries and impurity poloidal rotation, v[subscript θ,z] . Artificially modifying main-ion flow in parallel transport simulations is shown to impact both [˜ over n][subscript z]/⟨n[subscript z]⟩ and v[subscript θ,z], but simultaneous agreement between measured and predicted up/down and in/out asymmetry as well as impurity poloidal rotation is not possible for these C-Mod data. This link between poloidal flow and poloidal impurity density variation outlines a more stringent test for parallel neoclassical transport theory than has previously been performed. Measurement and computational techniques specific to the study of poloidal impurity asymmetry physics are discussed as well. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/839212023-02-26T03:35:47Z Parallel transport studies of high-Z impurities in the core of Alcator C-Mod plasmas Reinke, Matthew Logan Rice, John E. Greenwald, Martin J. Howard, Nathaniel Thomas Hutchinson, Ian Horner Hubbard, Amanda E Hughes Jr, Jerry Terry, James L Wolfe, Stephen M Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center Hutchinson, Ian Reinke, Matthew Logan Hutchinson, Ian H. Rice, John E. Greenwald, Martin J. Howard, Nathaniel Thomas Hubbard, Amanda E. Hughes, Jerry W. Terry, James L. Wolfe, Stephen M. Measurements of poloidal variation, [˜ over n][subscript z]/⟨n[subscript z]⟩ , in high-Z impurity density have been made using photodiode arrays sensitive to vacuum ultraviolet and soft x-ray emission in Alcator C-Mod plasmas. In/out asymmetries in the range of −0.2 < n[subscript z,cos]/⟨n[subscript z]⟩ < 0.3 are observed for r/a < 0.8 , and accumulation on both the high-field side, n[subscript z,cos] < 0, and low-field side, n[subscript z,cos] > 0, of a flux surface is found to be well described by a combination of centrifugal, poloidal electric field, and ion-impurity friction effects. Up/down asymmetries, −0.05 < n[subscript z,sin]/⟨n[subscript z]⟩ < 0.10, are observed over 0.5 < r/a < 0.9 with n[subscript z,sin] > 0 corresponding to accumulation opposite the ion ∇ B drift direction. Measurements of the up/down asymmetry of molybdenum are found to disagree with predictions from recent neoclassical theory in the trace limit, n[subscript z]Z[superscript 2]/n[subscript i] ≪ 1. Non-trace levels of impurities are expected to modify the main-ion poloidal flow and thus change friction-driven impurity density asymmetries and impurity poloidal rotation, v[subscript θ,z] . Artificially modifying main-ion flow in parallel transport simulations is shown to impact both [˜ over n][subscript z]/⟨n[subscript z]⟩ and v[subscript θ,z], but simultaneous agreement between measured and predicted up/down and in/out asymmetry as well as impurity poloidal rotation is not possible for these C-Mod data. This link between poloidal flow and poloidal impurity density variation outlines a more stringent test for parallel neoclassical transport theory than has previously been performed. Measurement and computational techniques specific to the study of poloidal impurity asymmetry physics are discussed as well. United States. Dept. of Energy (Contract DE-FC02-99ER54512) United States. Dept. of Energy (Fusion Research Postdoctoral Research Program) 2014-01-13T19:48:14Z 2014-01-13T19:48:14Z 2013-05 2012-11 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1070664X 1089-7674 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/83921 Reinke, M. L., I. H. Hutchinson, J. E. Rice, M. Greenwald, N. T. Howard, A. Hubbard, J. W. Hughes, J. L. Terry, and S. M. Wolfe. “Parallel transport studies of high-Z impurities in the core of Alcator C-Mod plasmas.” Physics of Plasmas 20, no. 5 (2013): 056109. © 2013 AIP Publishing LLC https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8319-5971 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4438-729X https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0026-6939 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4802197 Physics of Plasmas Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Institute of Physics (AIP) Hutchinson via Chris Sherratt |
| spellingShingle | Reinke, Matthew Logan Rice, John E. Greenwald, Martin J. Howard, Nathaniel Thomas Hutchinson, Ian Horner Hubbard, Amanda E Hughes Jr, Jerry Terry, James L Wolfe, Stephen M Parallel transport studies of high-Z impurities in the core of Alcator C-Mod plasmas |
| title | Parallel transport studies of high-Z impurities in the core of Alcator C-Mod plasmas |
| title_full | Parallel transport studies of high-Z impurities in the core of Alcator C-Mod plasmas |
| title_fullStr | Parallel transport studies of high-Z impurities in the core of Alcator C-Mod plasmas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parallel transport studies of high-Z impurities in the core of Alcator C-Mod plasmas |
| title_short | Parallel transport studies of high-Z impurities in the core of Alcator C-Mod plasmas |
| title_sort | parallel transport studies of high z impurities in the core of alcator c mod plasmas |
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