Characterization of ECRH plasmas in TOMAS

To improve the plasma performance and control the density and plasma quality during the flat top phase, wall conditioning techniques are used in large fusion devices like W7-X and in JT60-SA. To study the performance of electron cyclotron wall conditioning, numerous experiments were performed on the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physics of plasmas 2024-05, Vol.31 (5)
Hauptverfasser: Buermans, J., Adriaens, A., Brezinsek, S., Crombé, K., Desmet, N., Dittrich, L., Goriaev, A., Kovtun, Yu, López-Rodríguez, L. D., Petersson, P., Van Schoor, M.
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Zusammenfassung:To improve the plasma performance and control the density and plasma quality during the flat top phase, wall conditioning techniques are used in large fusion devices like W7-X and in JT60-SA. To study the performance of electron cyclotron wall conditioning, numerous experiments were performed on the TOroidally MAgnetized System, which is operated by LPP-ERM/KMS at the FZ-Jülich. It is a facility designed to study plasma production, wall conditioning, and plasma–surface interactions. The produced electron cyclotron resonance heating plasmas are characterized in various conditions by density and temperature measurements using a movable triple Langmuir probe in the horizontal and the vertical direction, complemented by video and spectroscopic data, to obtain a 2D extrapolation of the plasma parameters in the machine. A way to calibrate the triple Langmuir probe measurements is also investigated. These data can be used to determine the direction of the plasma drift in the vessel and identify the power absorption mechanisms. This will give more insight in the plasma behavior and improve the efficiency of wall conditioning and sample exposure experiments.
ISSN:1070-664X
1089-7674
1089-7674
DOI:10.1063/5.0204690