Characteristics of upstream and downstream plasma parameters from langmuir probes and visible spectrometers in the D-Module of GAMMA 10/PDX

Takaaki Iijima, Toshiki Hara, Kunpei Nojiri, Akihiro Terakado, Md Shahinul Islam, Tsubasa Yoshimoto, Sotaro Yamashita, Naomichi Ezumi, Mizuki Sakamoto, Yousuke Nakashima

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Abstract

Plasma parameters in the upstream and downstream regions in the divertor simulation experimental module (D-module) of the tandem mirror plasma device GAMMA 10/PDX were conducted using Langmuir probes. The detached plasma was produced using hydrogen puffing. In the upstream region, the electron temperature decreased from 30 to 7 eV, and the electron density increased. On the other hand, rollover of ne at the V-shaped corner was observed in the downstream region. Increasing HΑ/HΒ at the corner of the V-shaped target was attributed to the molecular activated recombination processes. Ha/Hß in the downstream region was different from that in the upstream region. Therefore, the ionization front appeared in the upstream region of the Dmodule.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1156
JournalPlasma and Fusion Research
Volume14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Detached plasma
  • Divertor
  • GAMMA 10/PDX
  • Molecular activated recombination

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