Distributed Divertor Radiation through Convection in DIII-D

The radiative dissipation of divertor target heat flux on DIII-D is shown to greatly exceed the limitations of energy transport dominated by electron thermal conduction parallel to the magnetic field. More than 80{percent} of the power flowing into the outboard divertor is dissipated through radiation with a broad poloidal profile. It is shown that energy transport dominated by convection over a large region of the divertor is consistent with the data. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}