简介:BasedonthesinglebiasingelectrodeexperimentstooptimizetheconfinementofplasmainthedeviceofKT-5Ctokamak,dual-biasingelectrodeswereinsertedintotheKT5Cplasmaforthefirsttimetoexploretheenhancingeffectsofbiasingandthemechanismsofthebiasing.Bymeansofapplyingdifferentcombinationsofbiasingvoltagesontothedualelectrodes,thechangesofE_r,whicharethekeyfactorforboostinguptheE_r×Bflowshear,wereobserved.Thetimeevolutionshowedthattheinnerelectrodeplayedamajorroleindual-biasing,whichdrewlargercurrentthantheouterone.Theouterelectrodeproducedlittleinfluence.Itturnedoutthatthedual-biasingelectrodeswereaseffectiveasasingleoneinimprovingtheplasmaconfinement,forthemechanismofbiasingwasessentiallyanedgeeffect.
简介:Characteristicsofiontemperaturemeasuredwithcharge-exchangerecombinationspectroscopy(CXRS)werestudiedinOhmic,lower-hybrid-wave(LHW)drivenandion-cyclotron-resonance-frequency(ICRF)heatedplasmasinHT-7.TheresultsindicatethatthecentraliontemperatureTi0followstheone-thirdpowerlawintheproductofcentralline-averageddensityneandplasmacurrentIpinOhmicdischargesandisthereforeconsistentwiththeArtsimovichscalinglawTi0=K·(Ip·Bt·ne·R2)1/3.ItisshownthatthereisanappreciableincreaseofiontemperatureduringtheoperationwithbothLHWandICRFandthattheincrementofiontemperatureinthoseshotsismainlyduetotheenergytransferviacollisionsbetweenionsandelectronsratherthatbydirectheatingoftheions.
简介:SawtoothcontrolexperimentswereperformedonHT-7withalimiterconfigurationandontheExperimentalAdvancedSuperconductingTokamak(EAST)withadoublenullcon-figuration.Thesawtoothperiodcanbemodifiedbylowerhybridwave(LHW)andioncyclotronresonancefrequency(ICRF).Differentsawtoothbehaviorwasobservedwiththesameplasmadensity,LHWpowerbutdifferentplasmacurrentsonHT-7.TherewasadwelltimebetweenLHWaddedandthesawtoothstabilizationonHT-7whilethesawtoothstabilizationimmediatelyhappenedwhenLHWpowerwasinjectedonEAST.Thepossiblemechanismofthesawtoothcontrolisdiscussedinthispaper.Alltheexperimentalresultshaveprovedthatpowerdepositionoftheradiofrequency(RF)shouldbethekeyfactorforsawtoothcontrol.
简介:Experimentsonlowerhybridwave(LHW)couplingwereinvestigatedintheHT-7tokamak.GoodcouplingofLHWplasmahasbeendemonstratedatdifferentconditionsintheHT-7tokamak.RelevantresultshaveprovedthatLHW-plasmacouplingisaffectedbythephasedifferencebetweenadjacentwaveguides.Furthermore,theedgedensityaroundthegrillandrelevantcouplingcanbeadjustedbychangingtheplasmalineaveragedensityorthegapvaluebetweentheLHgrillandthelastclosedfluxsurfaces(LCFS).ItisfoundthatthecouplingofLHWsbecomespoorwhentheedgedensityaroundtheLHgrillislargeenoughintheHT-7tokamak,andthatcouplingremainsgoodwithaproperedgedensity.WithincreasingLHWpower,itisalsofoundthatthereflectioncoefficients(RCs)increaseduetonon-lineareffectsunderconditionsoflowedgerecycling,butcandecreaseunderhighedgerecycling.Theedgedensitydependsmainlyonthecompetitionbetweentheponderomotiveforce(PMF)andtheedgerecyclingintensityintheHT-7tokamak.
简介:SawtoothactivityonHT-7tokamakhasbeeninvestigatedexperimentallymainlybyusingsoftx-raydiodearrayandmagneticprobes.Theirbehaviorsandoccurrencesarecorrelatedcloselytothedischargeconditions:theelectrondensityNe,theelectrontemperatureTe,thesafetyfactorqaonplasmaboundaryandwallconditionetc.Whencentralline-averagedelectrondensityNe(0)isover2.0×1013cm-3,majorsawtoothactivityemergeswithaperiodofupto6.5msandafluctuationamplitudeofupto2~30%ofSXRradiationsignal.Insomecasessuchasthesafetyfactorbetween4.2~4.7andZeff=3.0~6.0,amonstersawtoothactivityoftenemergeswithoutapparentdeteriorationofplasmaconfinementandwithoutmajordisruption.Duringtheseevents,abundantMHDphenomenaareobservedincludingpartialsawtoothoscillations.Inthispaper,theobservedsawtoothbehaviorsandtheirdependenceontheandtheirdependencedensityNeandwallconditioninohmicallyheatedplasmaareintroduced,theresultsarediscussedandpresented.
简介:TheICRF(IonCyclotronRangeFrequency)cleaningtechniquehasbeenusedasaroutinewallcleaningmethodintheHT-7superconductingtokamak.Inawiderangeoftoroidalfield,thcremovalrateofresidualgasbyICRFcleaningwasabouttwentytimeshigherthanthatofglowdischargecleaning(GDC).AtdifferentgaspressureandRFpowerlevels,theICRFcleaningisstudiedcarcfully.Agoodimpurityclcaningeffectandaveryhighhydrogenremovalratewereobtained.Theremovalrateofhydrogenby5kWICRFcleaningachievedwas1.6×10-5Torr.1/s.AndtherelationshipsamongpressureP,outgassingrateQ,atomiclayersLabsorbedonsurfaceandthecleaningmodewerediscussedbriefly.
简介:Thispaperreportsforthefirsttimeanexperimentalstudyonthepowerdepositionprofileoftheioncyclotronrangefrequencies(ICRF)powerdepositingonelectronsinHT-7.ThefastFouriertransform(FFT)analysisandthebreakinslope(BIS)methodareutilizedtoobtaintheinformationofthepowerdeposition.Theresultsindicatethattheelectronswereheateddirectly,andtheelectronsabsorbedaround20%oftheinputpowerofthedischargeofinterest.
简介:DedicatedexperimentsintheHT-7tokamakwereperformedtoinvestigatethein-fluenceoferosionanddepositiononthemirrorsamples.Thefirstmirror(FM)samplesmadeofpolycrystalline(PC)stainlesssteel(SS),molybdenum(Mo)andtungsten(W)werefixedonaholderatanangleof45withrespecttothehorizontalplaneandsetatdifferentlocationswithdifferentconnectionlengthsalongthemagneticfield.Theopticalreflectivityofthefirstmirrorwasmeasuredbyaspectrophotometerbeforeandafterplasmaexposure.Itwasfoundthatthesurfacemorphologyandspecularreflectivityofthemirrorsamplesaftertheexposureweredifferentwithrespecttothedifferentdistancesfromthemirrorsurfacetothelastclosedfluxsurface(LCFS)oftheplasmainthetokamak.Itwasalsofoundthatshorteningtheconnectionlengthbeforethemirrorsurfacewouldweakentheinfluenceoftheplasmaerosionandimpuritydepositiononthemirrorsurface.Inordertomaintaintheopticalcharacteristicsofthemirrorsurface,itisnecessarytoadoptthein-situcleaningandmirrorprotectiontechniques.
简介:Inlowerhybridcurrentdrive(LHCD)experimentsinHT-7,LHwavecoupledtotheplasmafrom12klystronsislaunchedbyaphasedmulti-junctiongrill.Highpowermicrowavereflectionorarc,whichthreatenstheklystrons,thewave-guideceramicwindowsandthevacuumofthetokamak,occursometimesduringtheexperiments.Forthesakeofsafety,ahighpowermicrowavetestsystemtoperformsimulationswasdeveloped.Inthetestexperiments,theklystronandwindowcanbewellprotectedwithanoptimizedmicrowavemonitorandaPINswitch.ThelayoutofthetestsystemandthesimulatedexperimentsforHT-7aredescribedinthispaper.
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简介:APlasmaSurfaceInteraction(PSI)experimentonChinaLowActivationMarten-sitic(CLAM)steelwasdonetocheckifCLAMsteelcouldbeusedasaPlasmaFacingMaterial(PFM).Aspecimenwithadiameterof45mmwasexposedto897shotsofdeuteriumplasmaswithatotaldurationof712secataminorradiusof30cminHT-7tokamak.Duringtheexpo-sureexperiment,noobservableinfluencewasfoundonplasmaperformance.Afterexposure,thesurfaceofthespecimenseemedassmoothasbeforebutwithsomecolourchangeatthemarginofthespecimen.Eventhoughsomemicro-damage,suchasdenseblisters,melting,splashing,depositions,anddust,wasfoundonlocalsurfaceswithScanningElectronMicroscopic(SEM)observation.Thereflectivityofthespecimendecreasedonlyslightly.AlloftheseshowsCLAMsteelhasgoodstabilityandirradiationresistance.Withfurtheroptimization,itcouldpossiblybeusedasthefirstmirrormaterialforplasmadiagnosticsintokamaks.
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