Published May 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Study of the β dependence of confinement and heat transport in ASDEX Upgrade

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Plasmaphysik, EURATOM Association, Garching D-85748 (Germany)

Description

First β scan experiments have been made in ASDEX Upgrade in H-mode plasmas with type-I ELMs. Two sets of discharges, performed in different density ranges, scan β between βN = (1.4-2.2) and βN (1.4-2). Global analysis of these dedicated experiments exhibits a strong unfavourable β scaling as Bτth ∼ β-0.9. This tendency is confirmed by a local analysis which shows an increase in the thermal heat diffusivity with increasing β as χeff/B ∼ β0.65. These results are discussed and compared with studies made in DIII-D, JET and JT-60U

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0029-5515/47/5/014;
PII
S0029-5515(07)39445-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Fusion
Journal Volume
47
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 490-497
ISSN
0029-5515
CODEN
NUFUAU

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Collaborations
ASDEX Upgrade Team