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RF sheath modeling of experimentally observed plasma surface interactions with the JET ITER-Like Antenna

JET Contributors; Krivska, A.; Bobkov, V.; Colas, L.; Dumortier, P.; Durodie, F.; Jacquet, P.; Klepper, C. C.; Milanesio, D.; Urbanczyk, G.; Abduallev, S.; Abhangi, M.; Abreu, P.; Afzal, M.; Aggarwal, K. M.; Ahlgren, T.; Ahn, J. H.; Aho-Mantila, L.; Aiba, N.; ... mehr

Abstract:

Waves in the Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies (ICRF) enhance local Plasma-Surface Interactions (PSI) near the wave launchers and magnetically-connected objects via Radio-Frequency (RF) sheath rectification. ITER will use 20MW of ICRF power over long pulses, questioning the long-term impact of RF-enhanced localized erosion on the lifetime of its Beryllium (Be) wall. Recent dedicated ICRF-heated L-mode discharges documented this process on JET for different types of ICRF antennas. Using visible spectroscopy in JET ICRF-heated L-mode discharges, poloidally-localized regions of enhanced (by ∼2–4x) Be I and Be II light emission were observed on two outboard limiters magnetically connected to the bottom of the active ITER-Like Antenna (ILA). The observed RF-PSI induced by the ILA was qualitatively comparable to that induced by the JET standard, type-A2 antennas, for similar strap toroidal phasing and connection geometries. The Be II line emission was found more intense when powering the bottom half of the ILA rather than its top half. Conversely, more pronounced SOL density modifications were observed with only top array operation, on field lines connected to the top half of the ILA. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000119802
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2019.03.009
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Zitationen: 6
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Angewandte Thermofluidik (IATF)
Institut für Technische Physik (ITEP)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 05.2019
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2352-1791
KITopen-ID: 1000119802
Erschienen in Nuclear materials and energy
Verlag Elsevier
Band 19
Seiten 324-329
Nachgewiesen in Web of Science
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