Enhanced localized energetic ion losses resulting from first-orbit linear and non-linear interactions with Alfvén eigenmodes in DIII-D

Chen, Xi; Heidbrink, William W.; Kramer, Gerrit J.; Van Zeeland, Michael A.; Pace, David C.; Petty, Craig C.; Fisher, Raymond K.; Nazikian, Raffi; Zeng, Lei; Austin, Max E.; Grierson, Brian A.; Podesta, Mario

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Title: Enhanced localized energetic ion losses resulting from first-orbit linear and non-linear interactions with Alfvén eigenmodes in DIII-D

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Two key insights into interactions between Alfvén eigenmodes (AEs) and energetic particles in the plasma core are gained from measurements and modeling of first-orbit beam-ion loss in DIII-D. First, the neutral beam-ion first-orbit losses are enhanced by AEs and a single AE can cause large fast-ion displacement. The coherent losses are from born trapped full energy beam-ions being non-resonantly scattered by AEs onto loss orbits within their first poloidal transit. The loss amplitudes scale linearly with the mode amplitude but the slope is different for different modes. The radial displacement of fast-ions by individual AEs can be directly inferred from the measurements. Second, oscillations in the beam-ion first-orbit losses are observed at the sum, difference, and harmonic frequencies of two independent AEs. These oscillations are not plasma modes and are absent in magnetic, density, and temperature fluctuations. The origin of the non-linearity as a wave-particle coupling is confirmed through bi-coherence analysis, which is clearly observed because the coherences are preserved by the first-orbit loss mechanism. Finally, an analytic model and full orbit simulations show that the non-linear features seen in the loss signal can be explained by a non-linear interaction between the fast ions and the two independent AEs.

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Chen, Xi ^[1]; Heidbrink, William W. ^[2]; Kramer, Gerrit J. ^[3]; Van Zeeland, Michael A. ^[4]; Pace, David C. ^[4]; Petty, Craig C. ^[4]; Fisher, Raymond K. ^[4]; Nazikian, Raffi ^[3]; Zeng, Lei ^[5]; Austin, Max E. ^[6]; Grierson, Brian A. ^[3]; Podesta, Mario ^[3]

Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States); General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Research Org.:: General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

OSTI Identifier:: 1354826

Grant/Contract Number:: FC02-04ER54698

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physics of Plasmas

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 21; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY

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                    Chen, Xi, Heidbrink, William W., Kramer, Gerrit J., Van Zeeland, Michael A., Pace, David C., Petty, Craig C., Fisher, Raymond K., Nazikian, Raffi, Zeng, Lei, Austin, Max E., Grierson, Brian A., and Podesta, Mario. Enhanced localized energetic ion losses resulting from first-orbit linear and non-linear interactions with Alfvén eigenmodes in DIII-D.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Chen, Xi, Heidbrink, William W., Kramer, Gerrit J., Van Zeeland, Michael A., Pace, David C., Petty, Craig C., Fisher, Raymond K., Nazikian, Raffi, Zeng, Lei, Austin, Max E., Grierson, Brian A., & Podesta, Mario. Enhanced localized energetic ion losses resulting from first-orbit linear and non-linear interactions with Alfvén eigenmodes in DIII-D.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4891442

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                    Chen, Xi, Heidbrink, William W., Kramer, Gerrit J., Van Zeeland, Michael A., Pace, David C., Petty, Craig C., Fisher, Raymond K., Nazikian, Raffi, Zeng, Lei, Austin, Max E., Grierson, Brian A., and Podesta, Mario. Mon .  
"Enhanced localized energetic ion losses resulting from first-orbit linear and non-linear interactions with Alfvén eigenmodes in DIII-D".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4891442.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1354826.

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@article{osti_1354826,

  title        = {Enhanced localized energetic ion losses resulting from first-orbit linear and non-linear interactions with Alfvén eigenmodes in DIII-D},

  author       = {Chen, Xi and Heidbrink, William W. and Kramer, Gerrit J. and Van Zeeland, Michael A. and Pace, David C. and Petty, Craig C. and Fisher, Raymond K. and Nazikian, Raffi and Zeng, Lei and Austin, Max E. and Grierson, Brian A. and Podesta, Mario},

  abstractNote = {Two key insights into interactions between Alfvén eigenmodes (AEs) and energetic particles in the plasma core are gained from measurements and modeling of first-orbit beam-ion loss in DIII-D. First, the neutral beam-ion first-orbit losses are enhanced by AEs and a single AE can cause large fast-ion displacement. The coherent losses are from born trapped full energy beam-ions being non-resonantly scattered by AEs onto loss orbits within their first poloidal transit. The loss amplitudes scale linearly with the mode amplitude but the slope is different for different modes. The radial displacement of fast-ions by individual AEs can be directly inferred from the measurements. Second, oscillations in the beam-ion first-orbit losses are observed at the sum, difference, and harmonic frequencies of two independent AEs. These oscillations are not plasma modes and are absent in magnetic, density, and temperature fluctuations. The origin of the non-linearity as a wave-particle coupling is confirmed through bi-coherence analysis, which is clearly observed because the coherences are preserved by the first-orbit loss mechanism. Finally, an analytic model and full orbit simulations show that the non-linear features seen in the loss signal can be explained by a non-linear interaction between the fast ions and the two independent AEs.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.4891442},

  journal      = {Physics of Plasmas},

  number       = 8,

  volume       = 21,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2014},

  month        = {Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2014}

}

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