Published July 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Scrape-off layer ion temperature measurements at the divertor target in MAST by retarding field energy analyser

  • 1. University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L69 3GJ (United Kingdom)
  • 2. EURATOM/CCFE Fusion Association, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3DB (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Association Euratom-CEA, CEA/DSM/IRFM, CEA-Cadarache, F-13108 St. Paul-lez-Durance Cedex (France)
  • 4. Max-Planck Institut für Plasmaphysik, EURATOM Association, Garching (Germany)

Description

Knowledge of the ion temperature (Ti) is of key importance for determining heat fluxes to the divertor and plasma facing components, however data regarding this is limited compared to electron temperature (Te) data. Ti measurements at the divertor target, between edge-localised modes (inter-ELM) H-mode, have been made using a novel retarding field energy analyser (RFEA). Unlike previous L-mode measurements where Ti = Te, results from a range of H-mode discharges have shown that at the target Ti/Te = 1.5–3. The heat flux profiles calculated using these Ti measurements combined with data from the Langmuir probes give a comparison to that measured by infra-red camera

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.01.268

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.01.268;
arXiv
arXiv:1307.1563v1;
PII
S0022-3115(13)00276-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Journal Volume
438
Journal Issue
Suppl
Journal Page Range
p. S1212-S1215
ISSN
0022-3115
CODEN
JNUMAM

Conference

Title
20. international conference on plasma-surface interactions in controlled fusion devices
Acronym
PSI-20
Dates
21-25 May 2012
Place
Aachen (Germany)

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