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Title: Comparison of L-H transition measurements with physics models

Abstract

A technique of fitting a modified hyperbolic tangent to the edge profiles has improved the localization of plasma edge parameters. Non-dimensional edge parameters are broadly consistent with several theories of the L-H transition that use edge gradients in their formulation of a critical threshold parameter. The ion {del}B drift direction has only a small effect on the edge plasma conditions measured near the plasma midplane but a large effect on the divertor plasma. The dramatic change of power threshold with the direction of the ion {del}B drift implies that phenomena in the divertor region may be critical for the L-H transition.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
296838
Report Number(s):
GA-A22989; CONF-981064-
ON: DE99001353; TRN: 99:002479
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-89ER51114
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 17. IAEA fusion energy conference, Yokohama (Japan), 19-24 Oct 1998; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION; H-MODE PLASMA CONFINEMENT; ION DRIFT; DIVERTORS; MAGNETIC SURFACES; DOUBLET-3 DEVICE; ELECTRON DENSITY; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; ION TEMPERATURE

Citation Formats

Carlstrom, T N, Burrell, K H, Groebner, R J, Leonard, A W, Osborne, T H, and Thomas, D M. Comparison of L-H transition measurements with physics models. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Carlstrom, T N, Burrell, K H, Groebner, R J, Leonard, A W, Osborne, T H, & Thomas, D M. Comparison of L-H transition measurements with physics models. United States.
Carlstrom, T N, Burrell, K H, Groebner, R J, Leonard, A W, Osborne, T H, and Thomas, D M. 1998. "Comparison of L-H transition measurements with physics models". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/296838.
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author = {Carlstrom, T N and Burrell, K H and Groebner, R J and Leonard, A W and Osborne, T H and Thomas, D M},
abstractNote = {A technique of fitting a modified hyperbolic tangent to the edge profiles has improved the localization of plasma edge parameters. Non-dimensional edge parameters are broadly consistent with several theories of the L-H transition that use edge gradients in their formulation of a critical threshold parameter. The ion {del}B drift direction has only a small effect on the edge plasma conditions measured near the plasma midplane but a large effect on the divertor plasma. The dramatic change of power threshold with the direction of the ion {del}B drift implies that phenomena in the divertor region may be critical for the L-H transition.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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