Toroidal component of velocity for geodesic acoustic modes in the edge plasmas of the J-TEXT tokamak

The toroidal component of the velocity for geodesic acoustic modes(GAMs)is first demonstrated.Multiple Langmuir probe arrays set up near the top tokamak of the J-TEXT were utilized for this study.A significant peak at the GAM frequency is observed in Mach number fluctuations.The toroidal velocity for the GAMs is estimated as 10–100 ms-1 and increases with the poloidal velocity.The ratio of toroidal component to the poloidal one of the velocity is mainly located in the interval between 0.3 and 1.0.With higher safety factors q,the ratio almost does not change with decreasing the safety factor,whereas it goes up sharply at low q.The coherencies between poloidal electric fields and Mach number fluctuations in turbulence frequency bands are also evaluated,and are higher than those between radial electric fields and Mach number fluctuations.

Kinetic Theories of Geodesic Acoustic Modes：Radial Structure,Linear Excitation by Energetic Particles and Nonlinear Saturation＇

Geodesic acoustic modes（GAMs）are oscillating zonal mode structures unique to toroidal plasmas and are capable of regulating microscopic turbulence and associated transports.Inthispaper,three important aspects of GAM dynamics are investigated,namely（1） GAM continuous spectrum and its mode conversion to kinetic GAM （KGAM）;（2） 1inear excitation of energetic particle induced GAM （EGAM） and its coupling to the GAM continuum, and （3） nonlinear saturationofEGAMviawaveparticletrapping.TheanalogybetweentheGAM

Kinetic theory of geodesic acoustic modes in toroidal plasmas:a brief review

Geodesic acoustic modes（GAM） are oscillating zonal structures unique to toroidal plasmas,and have been extensively studied in the past decades due to their potential capabilities of regulating microscopic turbulences and associated anomalous transport.This article reviews linear and nonlinear theories of GAM;with emphases on kinetic treatment,system nonuniformity and realistic magnetic geometry,in order to reflect the realistic experimental conditions.Specifically,in the linear physics,the resonant wave-particle interactions are discussed,with the application to resonant excitation by energetic particles（EPs）.The theory of EP-induced GAM（EGAM） is applied to realistic devices for the interpretation of experimental observations,and global effects due to coupling to GAM continuum are also discussed.Meanwhile,in the nonlinear physics,the spontaneous GAM excitation by microscale turbulences is reviewed,including the effects of various system nonuniformities.A unified theoretical framework of GAM/EGAM is then constructed based on our present understandings.The first-principle-based GAM/EGAM theories reviewed here,thus,provide the tools needed for the understanding and interpretation of experimental/numerical results.

Geodesic acoustic modes in tokamak plasmas with anisotropic distribution and a radial equilibrium electric field

The dispersion relation of standard geodesic acoustic modes in tokamak plasmas with anisotropic distribution and a radial equilibrium electric field is derived and analyzed. Both frequencies and damping rates increase with respect to the poloidal Mach number which indicates the strength of the radial electric field. The strength of anisotropy is denoted by the ratio of the parallel temperature（T_‖） to the perpendicular temperature（T_⊥）. It is shown that, when the parallel temperature is lower than the perpendicular temperature, the enhanced anisotropy tends to enlarge the real frequency but reduces the damping rate, and when the parallel temperature is higher than the perpendicular temperature, the effect is opposite. The radial equilibrium electric field has stronger effect on the frequency and damping rate for the case with higher parallel temperature than the case with higher perpendicular temperature.

Magnetic Components of Geodesic Acoustic Modes in Plasmas with Anisotropic Ion Distribution

The existence of magnetic components in geodesic acoustic modes is investigated for a weakly anisotropic tokamak plasma with dual-temperature Maxwellian distributions for ions. An m = 1 perpendicular magnetic perturbation is discovered to be proportional to the relative difference between the two temperatures in addition to an m = 2 perpendicular magnetic perturbation which always exists due to the m = 2 parallel return current, with m the poloidal mode number. The dispersion relation and the mode frequency are also modified by the anisotropic distribution.

Nonlinear excitation of a geodesic acoustic mode by reversed shear Alfvén eignemodes

The parametric decay process of a reversed shear Alfvén eigenmeode(RSAE)into a geodesic acoustic mode and a kinetic RSAE is investigated using nonlinear gyrokinetic theory.The excitation conditions mainly require the pump RSAE amplitude to exceed a certain threshold,which could be readily satisfied in burning plasmas operated in steady-state advanced scenario.This decay process can contribute to thermal plasma heating and confinement improvement.

Damping of Geodesic Acoustic Mode by Trapped Electrons

We study the Landau resonance between geodesic acoustic mode（GAM） and trapped electrons as a GAM’s collisionless damping. The assumption of ˉωde 〈〈ωbeis adopted.The damping rate induced by trapped electrons is found to be an increasing function of q. In low q range, circulating-ion-induced damping rate is larger than that induced by trapped electrons.As q increases, the latter becomes larger than the former. The reason is that trapped electrons’ resonant velocity is close to vtefrom the lower side, whiles circulating ions’ resonant velocity gets bigger further from vti. So the number of resonant trapped electrons increases, whiles the number of resonant circulating ions decreases. The amplitude of damping rate induced by trapped electrons in the edge plasma can be comparable to that induced by circulating ions in the low q range.Another phenomenon we found is that in the chosen range of, the damping caused by trapped electrons has a maximum value at point εq for different q. The reason is that as is close to q,trapped electorns’ resonant velocity is close to vte.

Analytical Theory of the Geodesic Acoustic Mode in the Small and Large Orbit Drift Width Limits and its Application in a Study of Plasma Shaping Effect

Analytical theories of the geodesic acoustic mode （GAM） are reviewed in the small- and large-orbit drift width limits, respectively. Different physics pictures in these two limits are displayed. As an example, these two analytical methods are employed to investigate the plasma shaping effect on the frequency and collisionless damping rate of the GAM.

Zonal Flows and Geodesic Acoustic Mode Oscillations in Tokamaks and Helical Systems

This paper reviews the theoretical foundations of zonal flow, putting emphasis on the linear response function of plasma to the external flow drive. An extension of the theory is made in order to apply it to helical systems and to study the properties of the zonal flow in the low frequency range. Further refinement of the theory is made incorporating the orbital effects of particles more precisely, and the role of neoclassical polarization current is identified.

Properties of Density Fluctuations Induced by Geodesic Acoustic Mode in the Edge of HT-7 Tokamak

Properties of the geodesic acoustic mode （GAM） density fluctuations are studied using two toroidally separated Langnmir triple-probe arrays on the top of HT-7 tokamak. The GAM scenario is identified in the potential fluctuations with the toroidally symmetric structure （n =0） and satisfying the temperature scaling of GAM mode frequency. Some theoretical predictions about the mode features of GAM density fluctuations are verified in our experiments： the toroidal mode number of GAM density fluctuations is n = 0; its amplitude is consistent with the theoretical prediction in a factor of 2; the density and potential fluctuations of GAM is in anti-phase at the top of plasma cross-section. Strong nonlinear interactions are found between GAM density fluctuations and ambient turbulence （AT）. The results support the conclusions that the envelope modulation of potential fluctuations is dominantly caused by the direct regulation of GAM in the generation processing, and the envelope modulation of density fluctuation is due to the GAM shear effect.

Geodesic acoustic mode in a reduced two-fluid model

A reduced two-fluid model is constructed to investigate the geodesic acoustic mode（GAM）. The ion dynamics is sufficiently considered by including an anisotropic pressure tensor and inhibited heat flux vector, whose evolutions are determined by equations derived from the 16-momentum model. Electrons are supposed to obey the Boltzmann distribution responding to the electrostatic oscillation with near ion acoustic velocity. In the large safety factor limit, the GAM frequency is identical with the kinetic one to the order of 1 q2 when zeroing the anisotropy. For general anisotropy, the reduced two-fluid model generates the frequency agreeing well with the kinetic result with arbitrary electron temperature. The present simplified fluid model will be of great use and interest for young researchers and students devoted to plasma physics.

Geodesic Acoustic Mode in Toroidally Axisymmetric Plasmas with Non-Circular Cross Sections

The geodesic acoustic mode （GAM）, first predicted by Winsor, Johnson and Dawson in an attempt to explain some experimentally observed low frequency oscillations in stellarators, is a special electrostatic fluid mode with low mode number and coupled with the so-called geodesic curvature of a toroidally confined plasma. The recent on this mode are due to the close relevance of the stabi- lization of drift turbulence by both the zonal flow and the GAM. Previously, the GAM was illustrated in very simple geometries,

Acoustic Purcell effect induced by quasibound state in the continuum

We study theoretically and experimentally the acoustic Purcell effect induced by quasi-bound states in the continuum(quasiBICs).A theoretical framework describing the acoustic Purcell effect of a resonant system is developed based on the system’s radiative and dissipative factors,which reveals the critical emission condition for achieving optimum Purcell factors.We show that the quasiBICs contribute to highly confined acoustic field and bring about greatly enhanced acoustic emission,leading to strong Purcell effect.Our concept is demonstrated via two coupled resonators supporting a Friedrich-Wintgen quasiBIC,and the theoretical results are validated by the experiments observing emission enhancement of the sound source by nearly two orders of magnitude.Our work bridges the gap between the acoustic Purcell effect and acoustic BICs essential for enhanced wave-matter interaction and acoustic emission,which may contribute to the research of high-intensity sound sources,high-quality-factor acoustic devices and nonlinear acoustics.

Contribution of the Large Helical Device Plasmas to Alfvén Eigenmode Physics in Toroidal Plasmas

In the large helical device （LHD） having three dimensional configuration, Alfven eigenmodes （AEs） destabilized by energetic ions are widely investigated using neutral beam heated plasmas with monotonic and non-monotonic rotational transform （l/2π） profiles. In a plasma with monotonic l/2π-profile, core-localized toroidicity-induced Alfven eigenmode （TAE） as well as global one are often observed. With the increase in the averaged toroidal beta value, defined as the ratio of total plasma pressure to toroidal magnetic pressure, core-localized TAE with low toroidal mode number becomes global. In a relatively high beta plasma with monotonic l/2π-profile, two TAEs with different toroidal mode number often interact nonlinearly and generate another modes through three wave coupling. In a plasma with non-monotonic l/2π-profile generated by intense counter neutral beam current drive, reversed shear Alfven eigenmode （RSAE） and geodesic acoustic mode （CAM） excited by energetic ions were observed for the first time in a helical plasma. Nonlinear coupling was also observed between RSAE and GAM.

径向电场对离子温度梯度模稳定性的影响

为了理解托卡马克装置中给定径向电场对离子温度梯度模(ITG)稳定性的影响,基于非线性回旋动理学理论和气球模表象推导了环位形下包含径向电场引起的极向流和密度扰动影响的ITG的本征模方程,并分别在长/短波长极限下研究了高能量粒子诱发测地声模(EGAM)所伴随的径向电场对ITG的本征频率、增长率和平行模结构的影响.不仅对该本征模方程进行了理论研究,还使用本征矩阵法对其进行数值求解,以便对理论结果进行验证.研究发现EGAM伴随的电场引起的极向转动会大幅降低ITG的增长率,而极向模数m=1的密度扰动对ITG的线性稳定性影响很小.这一结果与一般认为的带状流通过极向流剪切抑制湍流的结果是一致的.除此之外,使用本文发展的一般性方法也可以研究高能量粒子激发的阿尔芬不稳定性与漂移波湍流通过阿尔芬不稳定性激发带状结构发生的间接非线性相互作用,即带状结构所伴随的径向电场通过极向转动和密度扰动影响ITG的稳定性.该间接非线性通道可以作为对主导背景等离子体输运的微观湍流和主导高能量粒子输运的阿尔芬不稳定性之间的直接相互作用通道的补充.

中国环流器二号A(HL-2A)实验进展

中国环流器二号A(HL-2A)装置经过最近2年的改进和提高,电子回旋加热功率达到2MW,增加了液氮温度分子束加料系统,三台阶带状流探针阵列、微波反射仪和汤姆逊散射等诊断系统等。利用其所具备的条件,在该装置上开展先进托卡马克实验,进行了磁约束聚变科学关键课题的研究;在若干领域,取得了重要物理实验成果,包括首次在托卡马克装置上观测到测地声模带状流的环向对称性和三维结构,创造了电子温度达到5000万度的国内纪录等;在其他领域,比如偏滤器物理、等离子体旋转、高能电子的作用、粒子和能量约束及磁流体不稳定性等方面,积累了丰富的实验数据。该装置的升级与改造工作正在研发之中。

测地声模的径向“蝌蚪”定域化结构

从Braginskii冷离子流体模型出发,利用准环坐标系,导出了轴对称(环向模数为零的)扰动密度和扰动电位所服从的两个二维线性偏微分本征波方程。采用WKB法及Langer变换,解出了测地声模过转向点一致有效的整体模结构和分立本征频率谱;论述了不存在连续谱解的原因;指出Schrdinger意义下的径向高激发态对应了近零频模;论证了与测地声模定级分析的自洽性将导致"蝌蚪"定域化;并讨论了"蝌蚪"定域化理论与实验上所观察到的"多个测地声模共存"现象之间的关係。

托卡马克等熵平衡条件下等离子体环向转动对带状流的影响

采用流体模型理论推导了等熵平衡条件下环向转动托卡马克等离子体中带状流的色散关系。从理论上分析了环向转动对测地声模、低频带状流和声波的频率、压力和密度扰动量的影响。结果表明,环向转动对低频带状流的频率没有影响,但会使测地声模的频率逐渐增大。此外,存在环向转动时,低频带状流会具有驻波形式的压力和密度扰动量,且测地声模和声波可以沿着极向传播。而且还发现,等熵平衡可以看成是等温平衡的一种特殊情况。

托卡马克等离子体环向转动对测地声模的影响

采用回旋动理学方程推导得到了环向转动托卡马克等离子体中测地声模的色散关系,分析了环向转动对测地声模、低频模和声波分支的频率以及无碰撞阻尼率的影响。结果表明,测地声模的频率会随着环向转动马赫数而逐渐增大,而其无碰撞阻尼率则会随着环向转动马赫数而迅速减小。此外,低频模和声波分支的频率以及无碰撞阻尼率都会随着环向转动马赫数而逐渐减小,其中环向转动对声波分支的频率以及无碰撞阻尼率的影响非常小,基本上可以忽略。

测地声模的径向随机定域化

在文献[1]中,通过分析实验上观察到的测地声模的小密度-电位比与测地声模谐波定级的自洽性,论证了测地声模是在转向点附近一种"蝌蚪状"的定域结构,但没有给出导致这种结构的物理机制。从随机媒质对波传播产生定域化的角度进行了探讨,采用测地声模由漂移波湍流参量激发的产生模型,计算了随机定域化导致的也是文献[1]所关注的相干长度。讨论了与实验观测比较的有关问题。