Spatial and temporal structure of edge-localized modes

A. Kirk; H. R. Wilson; G. F. Counsell; R. Akers; E. Arends; S. C. Cowley; J. Dowling; B. Lloyd; M. Price; M. Walsh; Mast Team

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.245002

Spatial and temporal structure of edge-localized modes

A. Kirk, H. R. Wilson, G. F. Counsell, R. Akers, E. Arends, S. C. Cowley, J. Dowling, B. Lloyd, M. Price, M. Walsh, Mast Team

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Abstract

The periodic eruptions in magnetically confined edge-localized modes (ELM) were investigated to study the spatial and temporal structures. The cool deuterium atoms at the plasma periphery and those released from the target by recycling were excited through collisions with the expelled plasma. The consequent burst of Balmer α-series light together with the detection of heat and particles arriving at the divertor target plates, are characteristic signatures of the ELM events. The results show that the ELM process is not only up-down symmetric but also that it is extended in the poloidal direction.

Original language	English
Article number	245002
Pages (from-to)	245002-1-245002-4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	92
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.245002
State	Published - Jun 18 2004
Externally published	Yes

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We thank Jack Connor, William Morris, and Martin O’Brien for helpful comments on the manuscript. This work was funded jointly by the United Kingdom Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and by EURATOM.

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