Scaling and transport analysis of divertor conditions on the Alcator C-Mod tokamak
- Plasma Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
Detailed measurements and transport analysis of divertor conditions in Alcator C-Mod [Phys. Plasmas {bold 1}, 1511 (1994)] are presented for a range of line-averaged densities, 0.7{lt}{ital {bar n}}{sub {ital e}}{lt}2.2{times}10{sup 20} m{sup {minus}3}. Three parallel heat transport regimes are evident in the scrape-off layer: sheath-limited conduction, high-recycling divertor, and detached divertor, which can coexist in the same discharge. {ital Local} cross-field pressure gradients are found to scale simply with a {ital local} electron temperature. This scaling is consistent with classical electron parallel conduction being balanced by anomalous cross-field transport ({chi}{sub {perpendicular}}{similar_to}0.2 m{sup 2} s{sup {minus}1}) proportional to the local pressure gradient. A 60%--80% of divertor power is radiated in attached discharges, approaching 100% in detached discharges. Detachment occurs when the heat flux to the plate is low and the plasma pressure is high ({ital T}{sub {ital e}}{similar_to}5 eV). High neutral pressures in the divertor are nearly always present (1--20 mTorr), sufficient to remove parallel momentum via ion--neutral collisions.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-78ET51013
- OSTI ID:
- 63632
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 2; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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