Published March 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Vacuum system of the HL-2A tokamak

  • 1. Southwestern Inst. of Physics, Chengdu (China)

Description

The basic design of a reliable vacuum system for the HL-2A tokamak is presented. It consists of the main pumping system, pumping divertor and glow discharge cleaning (GDC) system. The main pumping system provides the pumping capability for the high vacuum of chamber, outgassing by baking and GDC. The pumping divertor initially realizes the pumping and control of edge particles in tokamak discharge. The GDC system ensures the good wall condition of the device. The preliminary operation and the data obtained with these systems are also presented. The base pressure is 4.6 x 10-6 Pa, in the preliminary physical experiment operation of the HL-2A tokamak, and the total leak and outgassing rates of vacuum chamber is below 1.8 x 10-5 Pa·m3·s-1 in 12 hours. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 59-64
ISSN
0254-6086

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
36114558
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
BAKING; CLEANING; DEGASSING; DESIGN; DIVERTORS; GLOW DISCHARGES; HL-2A TOKAMAK; LEAKS; PUMPING; VACUUM SYSTEMS
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HEATING; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES

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Notes
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