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<v x b>||ηJ|| - E||
MHD Dynamo in the edge balancesOhm’s law at some radii but isinsignifigant at others
Overview of Physics Advances in MSTD. Craig1,2, A.F. Almagri1,2, J.K. Anderson1, F. Bonomo3, D.L. Brower4, B.E. Chapman1, S.H. Choi1,2, D.J. Clayton1, H.D. Cummings1, B.H. Deng4, D.J. Den Hartog1,2, W.X. Ding4, D.A. Ennis1,2, G. Fiksel1,2, P. Franz3,
S. Gangadhara1,2, M. Gobbin3, J.A. Goetz1, B. Hudson1, R.M. Magee1, L. Marrelli3, P. Martin3, V.V. Mirnov1,2, R. O’Connell1, P. Piovesan3, S.C. Prager1,2, J.A. Reusch1, J.S. Sarff1,2, G. Spizzo3
MHD and Hall Dynamo
1University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2Center for Magnetic Self-Organization in Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas, 3Consorzio RFX - Associazione Euratom - ENEA Padova, Italy, 4University of California - Los Angeles
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at crash
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Te (e
V)
Edge Parallel Electric Field
Quasi-Single Helicity
Ion Heating
R = 1.5 ma = 0.52 mIp = 0.2-0.6 MAne ~ 1019 m-3
Te = 0.1-1.5 keVτE = 1-10 msβtot ~ <p>/B2(a) = 5-15%
The Madison Symmetric Torus
Reversed Field PinchMagnetic Topology
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SXR Tomography
t = 25.5ms
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ABSTRACTMST continues to be a fruitful device for plasma physics, particularly for studies ofmagnetic fluctuations and their effect on transport, the current profile, and ion heating.Multi-point Thomson scattering measurements of the electron temperature profilehighlight the dramatic improvement in electron energy confinement during periods ofreduced fluctuations with current profile control and the equally dramatic degradation ofconfinement during increased fluctuations at a sawtooth crash. In quasi-single helicityplasmas (where one magnetic mode dominates the spectrum) double filter SXRtomography has been used to infer temperature profiles and observe an enhancement oftemperature inside the dominant island. Hard X-Ray measurements also showevidence for generation of a confined high energy population when a large islandis present. The current profile is strongly modified by both single and two-fluid effectsarising from magnetic fluctuations. Fast Charge Exchange RecombinationSpectroscopy measurements of velocity fluctuations yield information on the MHDdynamo <v x b> and fast FIR Faraday rotation measurements of current densityfluctuations yield information on the Hall dynamo <j x b>/en. Both are important inbalancing Ohm’s law. The current density fluctuations also induce a significant non-ambipolar charge flux during reconnection events. Ion heating accompanies bursts ofmagnetic fluctuations and is measured to be a global effect, present at all radii during asawtooth crash. Spatially non-uniform features can exist, however, when edge resonantmodes burst during periods of improved confinement. Here, a more edge localizedheating is measured. Magnetic fluctuations which grow in time cause magneticreconnection in MST. Measurements have also been made of the origin of impulsivereconnection, particularly from m=0 modes, and the importance of multi-sitereconnection for obtaining the strongest effects of fluctuations on the plasma.
This work is supported by U.S.D.O.E. and the N.S.F.
Electron Confinement
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Heating is more edge localized duringsmall events where m=0 dominates
Ti (e
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Ti (e
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Ion heating during a sawtooth crash appears at all radii
power balance
Stochasticity and energy transport arereduced in PPCD
Measured thermal diffusivity is comparableto calculated one assuming transport isdominated by stochastic magnetic field:
Stochastic transport does not have to be large
χst = vth Dm
PPCD = Pulsed Poloidal Current Drive
Edge inductive electric fieldis modified to support currentin the outer part of plasma
Magnetic fluctuations arereduced and confinementimproves dramatically
During a sawtooth crash,magnetic fluctuationsare large and cause rapidenergy loss
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Core Modes(m=1; n=6,7,…)
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ene⟨ ˜ j × ˜ B ⟩||η
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Localized v and spatial profile of MHD dynamo are being measured
Hall dynamo is important at sawtooth crash in core and edge60
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EdgeHall dynamo is localized to mode resonant surfaces
1,6 resonance
q=0
Current fluctuations that produceHall dynamo also produce non-ambipolar charge flux
HXR emission is observed in some QSH periodsHXR emission is brightest when SXRtomography shows strong island also
Secondary mode amplitudes matter
Very hot islands can formin QSH with PPCD athigh plasma current
m=1, n=6m=0, n=1
Storedmagnetic
energy (kJ)
Toroidalflux (Wb)
Ti (eV)
Modeamplitudes
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Multi-mode events give the strongest effectsof fluctuations on the plasma
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Impulsive Reconnectionsawtooth crash m=0 burst
Impulsive reconnection occurs both for stable and unstable (nonlinearly driven) modes