Electrode Biasing on TEXTOR: A Tool for Fundamental Physics Studies
The application in TEXTOR of an externally controlled radial electric field E{sub r}, imposed by means of an electrode, has allowed to ascertain many aspects of the physics of the creation of E{sub r} and of its effect on radial transport. Radial conductivity was shown to depend on parallel viscosity with the latter's nonlinear response to E{sub r} providing the basic ingredient for E{sub r} bifurcation, typical for L- to H-mode transitions. Simultaneous time and space resolved measurements of E{sub r} and of the plasma flows in the edge by means of a newly developed inclined Mach probe have allowed to further substantiate the role of parallel viscosity and of neutral collisions in the damping of rotation. The causal role of grad E{sub r} in bringing about the transport changes has been proven by showing that the field shear is spatially correlated with and temporally leads the density gradient, as well as by comparison with theoretical modeling.
- OSTI ID:
- 20849879
- Journal Information:
- Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 47, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2006 American Nuclear Society (ANS), United States, All rights reserved. http://epubs.ans.org/; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1536-1055
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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