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H-mode plasmas at very low aspect ratio on the Pegasus Toroidal Experiment

Journal Article · · Nuclear Fusion
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  1. Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (United States); University of Wisconsin-Madison
  2. Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (United States)

H-mode is obtained at $$A\sim 1.2$$ in the Pegasus Toroidal Experiment via Ohmic heating, high-field-side fueling, and low edge recycling in both limited and diverted magnetic topologies. These H-mode plasmas show the formation of edge current and pressure pedestals and a doubling of the energy confinement time to $${{H}_{98y,2}}\sim 1$$ . The L–H power threshold $${{P}_{\text{LH}}}$$ increases with density, and there is no $${{P}_{\text{LH}}}$$ minimum observed in the attainable density space. The power threshold is equivalent in limited and diverted plasmas, consistent with the FM3 model. However, the measured $${{P}_{\text{LH}}}$$ is $$\sim 15\,\,\times $$ higher than that predicted by conventional International Tokamak Physics Activity (ITPA) scalings, and $${{P}_{\text{LH}}}/{{P}_{\text{ITPA}08}}$$ increases as $$A\to 1$$ . Small ELMs are present at low input power $${{P}_{\text{IN}}}\sim {{P}_{\text{LH}}}$$ , with toroidal mode number $$n\leqslant 4$$ . At $${{P}_{\text{IN}}}\gg {{P}_{\text{LH}}}$$ , they transition to large ELMs with intermediate 5 < n < 15. The dominant-n component of a large ELM grows exponentially, while other components evolve nonlinearly and can damp prior to the crash. Direct measurements of the current profile in the pedestal region show that both ELM types exhibit a generation of a current-hole, followed by a pedestal recovery. Large ELMs are shown to further expel a current-carrying filament. Small ELM suppression via injection of low levels of helical current into the edge plasma region is also indicated.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) (SC-24)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-96ER54375
OSTI ID:
1333880
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1327562
OSTI ID: 22925603
Journal Information:
Nuclear Fusion, Journal Name: Nuclear Fusion Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 57; ISSN 0029-5515
Publisher:
IOP ScienceCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Public Data Set: Continuous, Edge Localized Ion Heating During Non-Solenoidal Plasma Startup and Sustainment in a Low Aspect Ratio Tokamak dataset January 2017
Public Data Set: A Power-Balance Model for Local Helicity Injection Startup in a Spherical Tokamak dataset May 2018
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dataset March 2018
Public Data Set: Initiation and Sustainment of Tokamak Plasmas with Local Helicity Injection as the Majority Current Drive
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dataset July 2018
Public Data Set: Radially Scanning Magnetic Probes to Study Local Helicity Injection Dynamics
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dataset July 2018
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Public Data Set: Advancing Local Helicity Injection for Non-Solenoidal Tokamak Startup dataset January 2019
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Radially scanning magnetic probes to study local helicity injection dynamics journal October 2018
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