Plasma density behavior with new graphite limiters in the Hefei Tokamak-7
- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 1126, Hefei, Anhui 230031 (China)
A new set of actively cooled toroidal double-ring graphite limiters has been developed in the Hefei Tokamak-7 (HT-7) [X. Gao et al., Phys. Plasmas 7, 2933 (2000)] for long pulse operation. The extension of operational region and density behavior with graphite (C) limiters have been studied in this paper. Extended high-density region at the high plasma current low-q{sub a} was obtained. The density profile with the C limiter was studied to compare with the previous molybdenum (Mo) limiter. The critical density of multifaceted asymmetric radiation from the edge (MARFE) onset is observed in the region of Z{sub eff}{sup 1/2}f{sub GW}=0.9{approx}1.2, where f{sub GW}=n{sub e}/n{sub GW}. (Here n{sub e} is the maximum line average electron density and n{sub GW} is the Greenwald density.) Under the same injected power, the critical density of MARFE onset with the new C limiter is much higher than the previous Mo limiter.
- OSTI ID:
- 20764462
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 12, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1995627; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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