Abstract
Following boronization, tokamak discharges in DIII-D have been obtained with confinement times up to a factor of 3.5 above the ITER89-P L-mode scaling and 1.8 times greater than the DIII-D/JET H-mode scaling relation. Very high confinement phases are characterized by relatively high central density with ne(0)1×1020 m-3, and central ion temperatures up to 13.6 keV at moderate plasma currents (1.6 MA) and heating powers (12.515.3 MW). These discharges exhibit a low fraction of radiated power, P25%, Zeff(0) close to unity, and lower impurity influxes than comparable DIII-D discharges before boronization.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3098-3101 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |