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* Number of plasma discharges or days of operation: 2 days ( | * Number of plasma discharges or days of operation: 4 days in total: 2 days (scan in NBI power and magnetic configuration) and 2 days for LCR studies | ||
* Essential diagnostic systems: TS, HIBP, Doppler Reflectometer, He-Beam. | * Essential diagnostic systems: TS, HIBP, Doppler Reflectometer, He-Beam. | ||
* Type of plasmas (heating configuration): NBI#1, NIB#2 and NBI#1+2 | * Type of plasmas (heating configuration): NBI#1, NIB#2 and NBI#1+2 | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 22 September 2021
Experimental campaign
Autumn 2021
Proposal title
Pellet induced Enhanced Confinement regime in NBI plasmas: the role of Er and turbulence in PiEC phase
Name and affiliation of proponent
I. García-Cortés, K. McCarthy, Nerea Panadero, Macarena Liniers, Teresa Estrada, Daniel Carralero and HIBP group
Laboratorio Nacional de Fusión, CIEMAT
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Description of the activity
A Pellet-induced Enhanced Confinement (PiEC) regime has been recently reported [1] in discharges made in the TJ-II after a cryogenic fuel pellet is injected into its neutral beam injection (NBI) heated phase. In addition to increased particle density in the plasma core after pellet injection (PI), these plasmas show diamagnetic energy content up to 40% higher to in reference shots without PI. Moreover, the energy confinement time, as determined using a diamagnetic loop, is enhanced when compared to predictions obtained using the International Stellarator Scaling law [2]. In general, the PiEC in TJ-II is characterized by increased density gradients, by enhanced negative radial electric fields that extend from the plasma edge region to the core, as observed by HIBP and Doppler reflectometer systems, as well as by reductions in density, plasma potential and magnetic fluctuations in the plasma core.
However, the underlying physics that can induce this regime is still unclear in TJ-II. Taking into account that Er and turbulence seems to play a key role in similar phenomena observed in the W7-X (enhanced confinement after pellet injection)[3], we propose series of PIs into plasmas with controlled density and different NBI heating powers (from low power, with 1 NBI working, to high power, with both NBI working) in order to study simultaneously the evolution of plasma potential and Er profiles (HIBPs and DR) as well as of the plasma density and its fluctations (HIBPs and DR).
On another hand it is interesting to investigated the evolution of the core Long Range Correlation with and without pellets, measured by Dual HIBP and of the edge LRC, also measured by probes after PI in ECRH and NBI.
International or National funding project or entity
Cryogenic and impurity pellet studies in the stellarators TJ-II and W7-X Ref: PID2020-116599RB-I00
Description of required resources
Required resources:
- Number of plasma discharges or days of operation: 4 days in total: 2 days (scan in NBI power and magnetic configuration) and 2 days for LCR studies
- Essential diagnostic systems: TS, HIBP, Doppler Reflectometer, He-Beam.
- Type of plasmas (heating configuration): NBI#1, NIB#2 and NBI#1+2
- 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:
Preferred dates and degree of flexibility
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References
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