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[en] An essential challenge in present fusion plasma research is the study of plasma turbulence. The turbulence behavior is investigated experimentally on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak using Doppler reflectometry, a diagnostic technique sensitive to density fluctuations at a specific wavenumber k perpendicularto. This microwave radar diagnostic utilizes localized Bragg backscattering of the launched beam (k0) by the density fluctuations at the plasma cutoff layer. The incident angle θ selects the probed k perpendicularto via the Bragg condition k perpendicularto ∼ 2k0sinθ. The measured Doppler shifted frequency spectrum allows the determination of the perpendicular plasma rotation velocity, u perpendicularto =vExB+vturb, directly from the Doppler frequency shift(fD = u perpendicularto k perpendicularto /2π), and the turbulence amplitude from the backscattered power level. This thesis work presents a survey of u perpendicularto radial profiles and k perpendicularto spectrum measurements for a variety of plasma conditions obtained by scanning the antenna tilt angle. This was achieved by extending the existing V-band Doppler reflectometry system (50 - 75 GHz) with a new W-band system (75 - 110 GHz), which was especially designed for measuring the k perpendicularto spectrum and additionally expands the radial coverage into the plasma core region. It consists of a remote steerable antenna with an adjustable line of sight allowing for dynamic wavenumber selection up to 25 cm -1 and a reflectometer with a 'phase locked loop' stabilized transmitter allowing for the precise determination of the instrument response function. The proper system functionality was demonstrated by laboratory testing and benckmarking against the V-band system. The new profile measurements obtained show a dependence of u perpendicularto on the probed k perpendicularto. The observations indicate that the shape of the turbulence k perpendicularto spectrum is a significant factor in the u perpendicularto measurement. The results also suggest that the contribution of the intrinsic turbulence phase velocity vturb to the measured u perpendicularto may not be negligible in some cases. The measured turbulence k perpendicularto spectra exhibit the expected monotonic power fall-off with S(k1) α k perpendicularto-α. For the low (L) confinement mode the spectral index is found to agree very well with previous results from other tokamak experiments with α ∝ 4. The measurements show that the transition from L-mode to high (H) confinement mode is accompanied by a reduction of the turbulence level. In H-mode the spectral index is observed to increase towards the core reaching comparatively high values with α ∝ 6 - 9. Altering the heating scenario by applying additional electron cyclotron resonance heating effects the k perpendicularto spectra indicating a link between the plasma turbulence and the heating scheme. (orig.)
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Apr 2008; 129 p; Diss. (Dr.rer.nat.)
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