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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Li, J.
• Guo, H. Y.
• Wan, B. N.
• Gong, X. Z.
• Liang, Y. F.
• Xu, G. S.
• Gan, K. F.
• Hu, J. S.
• Wang, H. Q.
• Wang, L.
• Zeng, L.
• Zhao, Y. P.
• Denner, P.
• Jackson, G. L.
• Loarte, A.
• Maingi, R.
• Menard, J. E.
• Rack, M.
• Zou, X. L.

Titel

A long-pulse high-confinement plasma regime in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak

Ist Teil von

• Nature physics, 2013-12, Vol.9 (12), p.817-821

Ort / Verlag

London: Nature Publishing Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• High-performance and long-pulse operation is a crucial goal of current magnetic fusion research. Here, we demonstrate a high-connement plasma regime known as an H-mode with a record pulse length of over 30 s in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak sustained by lower hybrid wave current drive (LHCD) with advanced lithium wall conditioning. We nd that LHCD provides a exible boundary control for a ubiquitous edge instability in H-mode plasmas known as an edge-localized mode, which leads to a marked reduction in the heat load on the vessel wall compared with standard edge-localized modes. LHCD also induces edge plasma ergodization that broadens the heat deposition footprint. The heat transport caused by this ergodization can be actively controlled by regulating the edge plasma conditions. This potentially offers a new means for heat-ux control, which is a key issue for next-step fusion development. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]