Blob structure and motion in the edge and SOL of NSTX
Journal Article
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· Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Lodestar Research Corp., Boulder, CO (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); X Science LLC, Plainsboro, NJ 08536, USA.
The structure and motion of discrete plasma blobs (a.k.a. filaments) in the edge and scrape-off layer of NSTX is studied for representative Ohmic and H-mode discharges. Individual blobs were tracked in the 2D radial versus poloidal plane using data from the gas puff imaging diagnostic taken at 400000 frames s–1. A database of blob amplitude, size, ellipticity, tilt, and velocity was obtained for similar to ~45 000 individual blobs. Empirical relationships between various properties are described, e.g. blob speed versus amplitude and blob tilt versus ellipticity. Lastly, the blob velocities are also compared with analytic models.
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- Contributing Organization:
- The NSTX-U Team
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-09CH11466; FG02-02ER54678; AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1254654
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1266861
- Report Number(s):
- PPPL-5194
- Journal Information:
- Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol. 58, Issue 4; Related Information: The digital data for this paper can be found at: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01vx021h49j; ISSN 0741-3335
- Publisher:
- IOP ScienceCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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