Published May 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Study of an edge transport barrier by Langmuir probes in the compact helical system

  • 1. Department of Energy Engineering and Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603 (Japan)
  • 2. National Institute of Fusion Science, Toki 509-5292 (Japan)

Description

The edge transport barrier (ETB) produced by the L-H transition was measured by a triple Langmuir probe (LP) at two toroidal sections of the compact helical system (CHS), of which diagnostic method has good time and spatial resolutions. The radial profiles of electron density (ne), electron temperature (Te) and space potential (Vs) in the ETB region have different shapes at two different toroidal sections. These profiles are deformed inside the ETB region at one location and are formed with rather smooth variations at the other. These deformations gradually disappear in the deep H-phase (after ∼15 ms from the transition) and the profiles inside the ETB become similar at both sections. The deformation seems linked to the presence of a non-rotating magnetic island at the rational surface of the rotational transform ι/2π = 1

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0741-3335/48/A277/ppcf6_5A_S26.pdf or at the Web site for the journal Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (ISSN 1361-6587) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
5A
Journal Page Range
p. A277-A283
ISSN
0741-3335
CODEN
PPCFET

Conference

Title
10. IAEA technical meeting on H-mode physics and transport barriers
Dates
28-30 Sep 2005
Place
St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)

Optional Information

Collaborations
CHS Experimental Group