Enhancement of edge turbulence concomitant with ELM suppression during boron powder injection in EAST

Sun, Z.; Maingi, R.; Diallo, A.; Xu, W.; Qian, Y. Z.; Tritz, K.; Ye, Y.; Li, C. L.; Xu, Z.; Wang, Y. F.; Ye, K. X.; Bortolon, A.; Nagy, A.; Zhang, L.; Duan, Y. M.; Lu, Z. Y.; Wang, H. Q.; Shi, T. H.; Zhao, H. L.; Gao, W.; Xu, J. C.; Chen, R.; Huang, M.; Zuo, G. Z.; Xu, G. S.; Gong, X. Z.; Hu, J. S.

doi:10.1063/5.0058809

Enhancement of edge turbulence concomitant with ELM suppression during boron powder injection in EAST

Journal Article · Wed Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0058809· OSTI ID:1818374

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Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center (China)
Nanchang Univ. (China)
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui (China)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
Anhui Univ. of Science and Technology, Huainan (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui (China); Key Lab. of Photovoltaic and Energy Conservation Materials, Hefei (China)

A reproducible, quasi-stationary edge localized mode (ELM)-suppressed scenario was obtained over a wide range of plasma parameters by continuous injection of boron (B) powder into an upper-single null discharge in the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak [Sun et al., Nucl. Fusion 61, 014002 (2021)]. This powder-induced ELM-absent regime is associated with an edge harmonic mode (EHM) that provides continuous particle exhaust to maintain constant density without confinement degradation and impurity accumulation, the latter of which is often observed in ELM-free regimes. A flow rate threshold of B powder injection, leading to a threshold intensity of the EHM, is necessary for full ELM suppression. The fundamental harmonic of the EHM exhibits a toroidal mode number n = 1. The mode is observable in the entire poloidal cross section with a peak near the upper X-point in an upper-single null configuration. Here, the EHM spans radially across the pedestal and scrape-off layer, peaking inside the separatrix. The EHM appears to be insensitive to q₉₅, heating power, plasma toroidal rotation, and pedestal collisionality.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-09CH11466; FC02-04ER54698; SC0016553

OSTI ID:: 1818374

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 28; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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