ELM-free and inter-ELM divertor heat flux broadening induced by Edge Harmonics Oscillation in NSTX

Gan, K.; Ahn, J. -W.; Gray, T. K.; Zweben, S. J. ; Fredrickson, E. D. ; Scotti, F.; Maingi, R. ; Park, J. -K. ; Canal, G. P.; Soukhanovskii, V. A.; McLean, A. G.; Wirth, B. D.
Issue date: 2017
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Gan, K., Ahn, J. -W., Gray, T. K., Zweben, S. J., Fredrickson, E. D., Scotti, F., Maingi, R., Park, J. -K., Canal, G. P., Soukhanovskii, V. A., McLean, A. G., & Wirth, B. D. (2017). ELM-free and inter-ELM divertor heat flux broadening induced by Edge Harmonics Oscillation in NSTX [Data set]. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University. https://doi.org/10.11578/1562042
@electronic{gan_k_2017,
  author      = {Gan, K. and
                Ahn, J. -W. and
                Gray, T. K. and
                Zweben, S. J. and
                Fredrickson, E. D. and
                Scotti, F. and
                Maingi, R. and
                Park, J. -K. and
                Canal, G. P. and
                Soukhanovskii, V. A. and
                McLean, A. G. and
                Wirth, B. D.},
  title       = {{ELM-free and inter-ELM divertor heat flu
                x broadening induced by Edge Harmonics O
                scillation in NSTX}},
  publisher   = {{Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Pri
                nceton University}},
  year        = 2017,
  url         = {https://doi.org/10.11578/1562042}
}
Description:

A new n=1 dominated Edge Harmonic Oscillation (EHO) has been found in NSTX. The new EHO, rotating toroidally in the counter-current direction and the opposite direction of the neutral beam, was observed during certain inter-ELM and ELM-free periods of H-mode operation. This EHO is associated with a significant broadening of the integral heat flux width (?_int) by up to 150%, and a decrease in the divertor peak heat flux by >60%. An EHO induced filament was also observed by the gas puff imaging diagnostic. The toroidal rotating filaments could change the edge magnetic topology resulting in toroidal rotating strike point splitting and heat flux broadening. Experimental result of the counter current rotation of strike points splitting is consistent with the counter-current EHO.

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Authors Gan, K.
Ahn, J. -W.
Gray, T. K.
Zweben, S. J. (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
Fredrickson, E. D. (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
Scotti, F.
Maingi, R. (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
Park, J. -K. (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
Canal, G. P.
Soukhanovskii, V. A.
McLean, A. G.
Wirth, B. D.
Domains Natural Sciences
Communities Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Subcommunities NSTX, Spherical Torus, Tokamak Experimental Sciences
Issue date 2017
Date Created 2017-01-01
Date Modified 2024-02-23
URI https://doi.org/10.11578/1562042
URI http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01cz30pw31p
Publisher Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
Type Dataset
Funders United States Department of Energy, DE-AC02-09CH11466
United States Department of Energy, DE-AC05-00OR22725
United States Department of Energy, DE-SC0008309
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