The application of resonant magnetic perturbation(RMP)coils could break the initial axisymmetry and change the magnetic topology in tokamak systems.To understand the plasma equilibrium response to the RMP fields,three...The application of resonant magnetic perturbation(RMP)coils could break the initial axisymmetry and change the magnetic topology in tokamak systems.To understand the plasma equilibrium response to the RMP fields,three-dimensional(3 D)non-linear magnetohydrodynamics equilibrium calculations have been carried out using the HINT code for an RMP field-penetration experiment on J-TEXT.The HINT code does not assume perfectly nested flux surfaces,and is able to consider directly the change of magnetic topology due to the RMP field penetrations.Correlations between 3 D equilibrium calculations and experimental observations are presented.The magnetic topologies calculated by HINT were compared with the field topologies obtained from a vacuum approximation method.It turns out that the effects of redistribution of plasma pressure and current due to the formation of magnetic islands at various resonant rational surfaces should be considered self-consistently for understanding the change of magnetic structure.Such changes include changes in the shape and size of magnetic islands,and the distribution of stochastic fields around the magnetic islands and at the plasma boundary,which plays an important role for plasma-wall interactions.展开更多
Developing advanced magnetic divertor configurations to address the coupling of heat and particle exhaust with impurity control is one of the major challenges currently constraining the further development of fusion r...Developing advanced magnetic divertor configurations to address the coupling of heat and particle exhaust with impurity control is one of the major challenges currently constraining the further development of fusion research.It has therefore become the focus of extensive attention in recent years.In J-TEXT,several new divertor configurations,including the high-field-side single-null poloidal divertor and the island divertor,as well as their associated fundamental edge divertor plasma physics,have recently been investigated.The purpose of this paper is to briefly summarize the latest progress and achievements in this relevant research field on J-TEXT from the past few years.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFE0309100)by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51821005)。
文摘The application of resonant magnetic perturbation(RMP)coils could break the initial axisymmetry and change the magnetic topology in tokamak systems.To understand the plasma equilibrium response to the RMP fields,three-dimensional(3 D)non-linear magnetohydrodynamics equilibrium calculations have been carried out using the HINT code for an RMP field-penetration experiment on J-TEXT.The HINT code does not assume perfectly nested flux surfaces,and is able to consider directly the change of magnetic topology due to the RMP field penetrations.Correlations between 3 D equilibrium calculations and experimental observations are presented.The magnetic topologies calculated by HINT were compared with the field topologies obtained from a vacuum approximation method.It turns out that the effects of redistribution of plasma pressure and current due to the formation of magnetic islands at various resonant rational surfaces should be considered self-consistently for understanding the change of magnetic structure.Such changes include changes in the shape and size of magnetic islands,and the distribution of stochastic fields around the magnetic islands and at the plasma boundary,which plays an important role for plasma-wall interactions.
基金supported by the National MCF Energy R&D Program of China(Nos.2018YFE0309100 and 2018YFE0310300)the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFE0302000)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51821005)
文摘Developing advanced magnetic divertor configurations to address the coupling of heat and particle exhaust with impurity control is one of the major challenges currently constraining the further development of fusion research.It has therefore become the focus of extensive attention in recent years.In J-TEXT,several new divertor configurations,including the high-field-side single-null poloidal divertor and the island divertor,as well as their associated fundamental edge divertor plasma physics,have recently been investigated.The purpose of this paper is to briefly summarize the latest progress and achievements in this relevant research field on J-TEXT from the past few years.
