TJ-II: Feed back control of Zonal Flows and turbulence in TJ-II: Difference between revisions
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* Number of plasma discharges or days of operation: | * Number of plasma discharges or days of operation: 2 experimental days | ||
* Essential diagnostic systems: | * Essential diagnostic systems: probes and biasing | ||
* Type of plasmas (heating configuration): | * Type of plasmas (heating configuration): | ||
* Specific requirements on wall conditioning if any: | * Specific requirements on wall conditioning if any: | ||
* External users: need a local computer account for data access: yes/no | * External users: need a local computer account for data access: yes/no | ||
* Any external equipment to be integrated? Provide description and integration needs: | * Any external equipment to be integrated? Provide description and integration needs: Feed-back system | ||
== Preferred dates and degree of flexibility == | == Preferred dates and degree of flexibility == | ||
Revision as of 10:46, 10 October 2019
Experimental campaign
2019 Autumn
Proposal title
Feed back control of Zonal Flows and turbulence
Name and affiliation of proponent
NIFS [H. Takahashi], KYOTO UNIVERSITY [Sh. Ohshima], CIEMAT [U. Losada, C. Hidalgo]
Details of contact person at LNF
Ulises Losada
Description of the activity
Stellarator devices have pioneered the detection of long-range correlations, consistent with the theory of zonal flows i.e., stable modes that are driven by turbulence and regulate turbulent transport, of interest in astrophysics, atmospheric dynamics and fusion plasmas.
Recent results in the TJ-II stellarator indicate that both turbulent and neo-classical mechanisms, and their mutual interaction, should be considered to achieve a full understanding of the impact of radial electric fields on the mechanisms for the production and suppression of edge Zonal Flows [1]. Therefore the radial electric field is a key ingredient to amplify the turbulent drive of zonal flows [i.e. symmetry breaking of turbulence] and the damping [i.e. influence on particle orbits].
The goal of this proposal is to explore the feasibility of active control of dynamical Zonal Flows by active feed-back experiments using biasing induced electric fields as external actuator and the amplitude of low frequency ZFs as sensor.
International or National funding project or entity
If applicable, enter funding here or write N/A
Description of required resources
Required resources:
- Number of plasma discharges or days of operation: 2 experimental days
- Essential diagnostic systems: probes and biasing
- Type of plasmas (heating configuration):
- Specific requirements on wall conditioning if any:
- External users: need a local computer account for data access: yes/no
- Any external equipment to be integrated? Provide description and integration needs: Feed-back system
Preferred dates and degree of flexibility
Preferred dates: (format dd-mm-yyyy)
References
- ↑ R. Gerrú et al., NF 2019