TJ-II: Electric potential and turbulence studies with HIBP and LP via edge biasing

Experimental campaign

2019 Autumn

Proposal title

TJ-II: Electric potential and turbulence studies with HIBP and LP via edge biasing

Name and affiliation of proponent

A. Melnikov and T. Popov

Details of contact person at LNF

Kieran J McCarthy

Description of the activity

Biasing is very important for the transport studies since it is the only way for causality study (Er versus confinement), a historical ‘chicken and egg’ problem, still unresolved. This topic is natural for the studies in any small and medium size plasma devices. After the finish of the JE the studies on this topic could be continued in many devices of the CRP, which will help to establish the real collaborative work and to increase the CRP contribution to the mainstream plasma research. The goal is to study the effect of the Er on plasma confinement using edge biasing - an actuator for the improved confinement transition.

Biasing scenario Low frequency meander of Ubias to measure profiles with/without biasing (normal confinement/improved confinement). Other options?

The characteristics to be measured by HIBP and probes are the effects of biasing on plasma potential in the core and edge, the spectra of electrostatic turbulence (plasma potential and density), Zonal Flow / long-range correlations LRC, turbulence rotation VTURB, 2D turbulence spectrum S(k,f) and turbulent particle flux, ΓExB

The plasma scenarios will be to check the effect of biasing with positive and negative polarity on the global confinement of the target plasma with: (1) positive potential (low-density, ECRH) (2) negative potential (high-density, ECRH) (3) negative potential (low-to-high density, NBI, no ECRH)

An open question to be answered is the dependence of the biasing effect on the iota (strong rational values) – iota scan. At the moment – no idea how to realize. Scenario with iota-vac variation? It is expected to obtain knowledge of the evolution of core and edge plasma characteristics for modeling (transport models like ASTRA (Proposal by С. Gutierrez-Tapia et al), etc)

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