Abstract
The plasma with neoclassical internal transport barrier (N-ITB) has been observed for electron cyclotron heated (ECH) plasma in the Compact Helical System Heliotron/Torsatron. The N-ITB is characterized by the peaked electron temperature, with a large temperature gradient (0.43 keV cm-1) and a large electric field shear at the barrier location. The transport analysis shows that the electron thermal conductivity in plasma with N-ITB is lower than that without N-ITB at the transport barrier. The neoclassical transport is calculated from the analytical model for the neoclassical particle flux. In the ECH plasma with N-ITB, the electron thermal conductivity χe is at the level of the neoclassical χe at the barrier transport which demonstrates that the anomalous transport is reduced to a level well below the neoclassical transport.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 317 |
Pages (from-to) | A197-A201 |
Journal | Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 5 A |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 8th IAEA Technical Committee Meeting on H-Mode Physics and Transport Barriers - Toki, Japan Duration: Sept 5 2001 → Sept 7 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Condensed Matter Physics