A quasi-coherent(QC)mode was observed in the core region of low-density ohmic plasmas in Sino-UNIted Spherical Tokamak.In experiments on the QC mode,two sets of moveable Langmuir probes(LPs)were used to measure the lo...A quasi-coherent(QC)mode was observed in the core region of low-density ohmic plasmas in Sino-UNIted Spherical Tokamak.In experiments on the QC mode,two sets of moveable Langmuir probes(LPs)were used to measure the local parameters including floating potential,electron temperature,electron density,and so on,as well as their profiles.To monitor the magnetohydrodynamic activities,a Mirnov probe was used to measure the poloidal magnetic fluctuation.The QC mode can be seen in the spectra of floating potential,but there is no similar peak in the spectra of magnetic fluctuation.Thus,the QC mode is probably electrostatic.By analyzing the electrostatic potential fluctuations from the LPs,the features of the QC mode including frequency,wavenumber,propagation direction,and dependence on collisionality are identified,which are consistent with the characteristics of dissipative trapped electron mode.展开更多
1.Introduction New sustainable energy is urgently needed to meet the fastgrowing requirement for clean energy in this century.Nearly 80%of the world’s energy is still generated by burning fossil fuels,resulting in po...1.Introduction New sustainable energy is urgently needed to meet the fastgrowing requirement for clean energy in this century.Nearly 80%of the world’s energy is still generated by burning fossil fuels,resulting in pollution and climate change.To realize long-term sustainable development,it is necessary to explore large-scale new energy sources that do not produce carbon dioxide(CO_(2)),within the next few decades.展开更多
The influence of a molybdenum dust buildup on plasma edge turbulence has been studied in the EAST tokamak.The motion of the dust from the upper divertor region is detected by a fast visible CCD camera,the XUV spectrom...The influence of a molybdenum dust buildup on plasma edge turbulence has been studied in the EAST tokamak.The motion of the dust from the upper divertor region is detected by a fast visible CCD camera,the XUV spectrometer arrays,and the EUV spectrometer.The MoXV emission intensity sharply increases compared with the spectral lines of various ionization states of other elements,which implies that the dust particles are the molybdenum impurities.The radial distribution of Mo^(14+)ion simulated by a simplified 1 D transport model indicates that the molybdenum dust mainly deposits in the pedestal bottom region.Moreover,it is observed that the coherent mode(CM)appears atρ=0.94 after the molybdenum impurities enter the main plasma region.The influx of molybdenum impurities results in increasing pedestal electron density and decreasing pedestal electron temperature in contrast to that before the event of impurities dropping.It is also found that the electron density gradient in the pedestal increases when the ablation of the molybdenum impurities is observed in the pedestal region.The qualitative experimental results indicate that the onset of CM is likely related to the increase of the density gradient and edge collisionality in the pedestal.In comparison to the density gradient,the enhancement of CM amplitude largely depends on the increase of the edge collisionality.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11827810,11875177,12105189 and 12075155)International Atomic Energy Agency Research(No.22733)National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Program of China(No.2019YFE03010001)。
文摘A quasi-coherent(QC)mode was observed in the core region of low-density ohmic plasmas in Sino-UNIted Spherical Tokamak.In experiments on the QC mode,two sets of moveable Langmuir probes(LPs)were used to measure the local parameters including floating potential,electron temperature,electron density,and so on,as well as their profiles.To monitor the magnetohydrodynamic activities,a Mirnov probe was used to measure the poloidal magnetic fluctuation.The QC mode can be seen in the spectra of floating potential,but there is no similar peak in the spectra of magnetic fluctuation.Thus,the QC mode is probably electrostatic.By analyzing the electrostatic potential fluctuations from the LPs,the features of the QC mode including frequency,wavenumber,propagation direction,and dependence on collisionality are identified,which are consistent with the characteristics of dissipative trapped electron mode.
文摘1.Introduction New sustainable energy is urgently needed to meet the fastgrowing requirement for clean energy in this century.Nearly 80%of the world’s energy is still generated by burning fossil fuels,resulting in pollution and climate change.To realize long-term sustainable development,it is necessary to explore large-scale new energy sources that do not produce carbon dioxide(CO_(2)),within the next few decades.
基金supported by Shenzhen Clean Energy Research Institutesupported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2017YFE0301205)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11875289, 11975271, 11605244, 11675211, 12075284, 12075283, 12075155 and 11875294)
文摘The influence of a molybdenum dust buildup on plasma edge turbulence has been studied in the EAST tokamak.The motion of the dust from the upper divertor region is detected by a fast visible CCD camera,the XUV spectrometer arrays,and the EUV spectrometer.The MoXV emission intensity sharply increases compared with the spectral lines of various ionization states of other elements,which implies that the dust particles are the molybdenum impurities.The radial distribution of Mo^(14+)ion simulated by a simplified 1 D transport model indicates that the molybdenum dust mainly deposits in the pedestal bottom region.Moreover,it is observed that the coherent mode(CM)appears atρ=0.94 after the molybdenum impurities enter the main plasma region.The influx of molybdenum impurities results in increasing pedestal electron density and decreasing pedestal electron temperature in contrast to that before the event of impurities dropping.It is also found that the electron density gradient in the pedestal increases when the ablation of the molybdenum impurities is observed in the pedestal region.The qualitative experimental results indicate that the onset of CM is likely related to the increase of the density gradient and edge collisionality in the pedestal.In comparison to the density gradient,the enhancement of CM amplitude largely depends on the increase of the edge collisionality.