Radiative divertor plasmas with convection in DIII-D

A. W. Leonard; G. D. Porter; R. D. Wood; S. L. Allen; J. Boedo; N. H. Brooks; T. E. Evans; M. E. Fenstermacher; D. N. Hill; R. C. Isler; C. J. Lasnier; R. D. Lehmer; M. A. Mahdavi; R. Maingi; R. A. Moyer; T. W. Petrie; M. J. Schaffer; M. R. Wade; J. G. Watkins; W. P. West; D. G. Whyte

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Radiative divertor plasmas with convection in DIII-D

A. W. Leonard, G. D. Porter, R. D. Wood, S. L. Allen, J. Boedo, N. H. Brooks, T. E. Evans, M. E. Fenstermacher, D. N. Hill, R. C. Isler, C. J. Lasnier, R. D. Lehmer, M. A. Mahdavi, R. Maingi, R. A. Moyer, T. W. Petrie, M. J. Schaffer, M. R. Wade, J. G. Watkins, W. P. WestD. G. Whyte

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The radiation of divertor heat flux on DIII-D [J. Luxon et al, in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1987), p. 159] is shown to greatly exceed the limits imposed by assumptions of energy transport dominated by electron thermal conduction parallel to the magnetic field. Approximately 90% of the power flowing into the divertor is dissipated through low-Z radiation and plasma recombination. The dissipation is made possible by an extended region of low electron temperature in the divertor. A one-dimensional analysis of the parallel heat flux finds that the electron temperature profile is incompatible with conduction-dominated parallel transport. Plasma flow at up to the ion acoustic speed, produced by upstream ionization, can account for the parallel heat flux. Modeling with the two-dimensional fluid code UEDGE [T. Rognlien, J. L. Milovich, M. E. Rensink, and G. D. Porter, J. Nucl. Mater. 196-198, 347 (1992)] has reproduced many of the observed experimental features.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1736-1743
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physics of Plasmas
Volume	5
Issue number	5 PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.872842
State	Published - May 1998

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Leonard, A. W., Porter, G. D., Wood, R. D., Allen, S. L., Boedo, J., Brooks, N. H., Evans, T. E., Fenstermacher, M. E., Hill, D. N., Isler, R. C., Lasnier, C. J., Lehmer, R. D., Mahdavi, M. A., Maingi, R., Moyer, R. A., Petrie, T. W., Schaffer, M. J., Wade, M. R., Watkins, J. G., ... Whyte, D. G. (1998). Radiative divertor plasmas with convection in DIII-D. Physics of Plasmas, 5(5 PART 1), 1736-1743. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.872842

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