Effect of gas puffing from different side on lower hybrid wave-plasma coupling in experimental advanced superconductive tokamak
- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Hefei 230031 (China)
- School of Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009 (China)
- CEA, IRFM, 13108 St. Paul-lez-Durance (France)
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026 (China)
Effect of gas puffing from electron-side and ion-side on lower hybrid wave (LHW)-plasma is investigated in experimental advanced superconductive tokamak for the first time. Experimental results with different gas flow rates show that electron density at the grill is higher in the case of gas puffing from electron-side; consequently, a lower reflection coefficient is observed, suggesting better effect of puffing from electron-side on LHW-plasma. The difference in edge density between electron- and ion-side cases suggests that local ionization of puffed gas plays a dominant role in affecting the density at the grill due to different movement direction of ionized electrons and that part of gas has been locally ionized near the gas pipe before diffusing into the grill region. Such difference could be enlarged and important in ITER due to the improvement of plasma parameters and LHW power.
- OSTI ID:
- 22218529
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 20, Issue 10; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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