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== Experimental campaign ==
2017 Spring

== Proposal title ==
'''Alfven Eigenmodes and biasing in TJ-II'''

== Name and affiliation of proponent ==
A. Melnikov for HIBP group
Fusion National Laboratory, CIEMAT, 28040, Madrid, Spain
Institute of Plasma Physics, NSC KIPT, 310108, Kharkov, Ukraine
National Research Centre ‘Kurchatov Institute’, 123182, Moscow, Russia


== Details of contact person at LNF (if applicable) ==
A. Melnikov melnikov_07@yahoo.com

== Description of the activity, including motivation/objectives and experience of the proponent (typically one-two pages)==
Motivation. It has been observed during spring campaign 2016 that Alfven Eigenmodes are affected by the edge polarization (biasing) of the NBI-driven TJ-II discharge. The modulation of the specific modes with frequencies about 100 kHz was observed. Some of the modes were excited by biasing while the others were suppressed. So, biasing appears to be an external actuator to control the AEs. The search for the actuator to control the AEs is one of the important topics of the ITPA on the Energetic Particles in toroidal fusion devices.

1.	Title: Biasing effect on the mean potential and Alfven Eigenmodes. 
Aim: to extend the database for the phenomena observed, to check the working hypothesis.
a)	evolution of the gaps in the Alfven continuum due to density and iota evolution induced by biasing
b)	deformation of the trajectories of the resonating particles by edge Er induced by biasing.

1.1. Er (potential) response to the biasing. Dependence on plasma density. 
TS and (r, t) profile analysis: how biasing affects (r), Ne(r), Te(r) profiles 
NBI low-density plasma, low frequency meander for negative and positive Ubias  to measure profiles with/without biasing. No transitions to better confinement. 
Extension transitions to better confinement. 

1.2 AE response to the biasing.
AE mode location by HIBP
Time traces of HIBP parameters around mode excitation/suppression location
Time traces for Ipl, Halpha, Zeff, impurities, etc. 
Turbulence rotation VTURB, S(k,f) and ExB rotation (plasma potential profile) changes due to biasing
Effect on the turbulent particle flux, ΓExB
Dependence of the biasing effect on density
NBI low-density plasma, triangle or high frequency meander for negative and positive Ubias  to measure excitations/suppression of various AEs with/without biasing.
1.2 Study of the nature of 20 kHz mode affected by biasing

2.	Study of chirping Alfven modes: from Alfvenic Zoo to the mode identification and characterization.
Systematization of the individual mode characteristics:
Frequency, m, n, Vpol, cross-phases between density, potential and toroidal shift and associated ΓExB
Co-Counter-balanced NBI in low-density discharges
To be able to focus on the specific mode - accurately reproducible discharges needed.
Structure of the mode, m-s, radial size, mode rotation, S(k,f)
Poloidal rotation for all quantities: density, Bpol, potential
Compare plasma turbulence rotation, ExB rotation and AE rotation. Does the mode rotates with plasma?
To check clearly the direction- diamagnetic ion or electron drift.



== If applicable, International or National funding project or entity ==
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== Description of required resources ==
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