Impurity transport studies in the Texas Experimental Tokamak (TEXT)

Journal Article · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1994 · Physics of Plasmas; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.870749· OSTI ID:5201388

Horton, W; Rowan, W ^[1]

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1. Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States) Fusion Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)

The results of impurity transport experiments in the Texas Experimental Tokamak (TEXT) [Nucl. Technol./Fusion [bold 1], 479 (1981)] are compared with the predictions of a turbulence-based transport model. In the experiments, Sc was injected into the plasma using laser ablation and the time-resolved profiles of critical Sc ionization stages were measured along with the potential fluctuation profile. The experiment was simulated using a one-dimensional (1-D) radial transport code with the standard transport flux [Gamma]=[minus][ital D]([partial derivative][ital n]/[partial derivative][ital r])+[ital nV]. The diffusion coefficient [ital D] and convective velocity [ital V] parameters were varied until the time-dependent 1-D simulations reproduce the data. This representation for the empirical impurity transport is compared with the [bold E][times][bold B] turbulent diffusivities and mobility based on the fluctuation data and the measured radial electric field. The agreement is best with the [bold E][times][bold B] diffusivity taken in the strong turbulence regime, where [ital D]=[ital c][sub [ital D]]([tilde [phi]]/[ital B][sub [ital T]]), while the comparison with the weak turbulence diffusivity and the collisional (no fluctuations) diffusivity results in qualitative disagreements. The percolation theory diffusivity ([tilde [phi]]/[ital B][sub [ital T]])[sup 7/10]([Delta][omega]/[ital k][sup 2][sub [perpendicular]])[sup 3/10] is also briefly discussed.

• DOE Contract Number: FG05-80ET53088; FG05-88ER53267
• OSTI ID: 5201388
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas; (United States), Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas; (United States) Vol. 1:4; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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