Characteristics of the First H-mode Discharges in NSTX
We report observations of the first low-to-high (L-H) confinement mode transitions in the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX). The H-mode energy confinement time increased over reference L-mode discharges transiently by 100-300%, as high as {approximately}150 ms. This confinement time is {approximately}1.8-2.3 times higher than predicted by a multi-machine ELM-free H-mode scaling. This achievement extends the H-mode window of fusion devices down to a record low aspect ratio (R/a) {approximately} 1.3, challenging both confinement and L-H power thresholds scalings based on conventional aspect ratio tokamaks.
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03073
- OSTI ID:
- 784549
- Report Number(s):
- PPPL-3563; TRN: US0106114
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 10 May 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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