Investigation of the Ion Energy Transport in the Scrape-Off Layer on the J-TEXT Tokamak Using a Retarding Field Analyzer
Radial profiles of the ion temperature,Ti,have been measured by a double-sided retarding field analyzer(RFA) in the scrape-off layer(SOL) of the J-TEXT tokamak(R = 105 cm,r = 25-29 cm,Bt = 1.8-2.0 T,Ip = 120-180 kA,ne =(2-2.5) × 10^19 m^-3).Strongly declining Ti profiles in the SOL have been found.T...
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          | Published in | Plasma science & technology Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 601 - 606 | 
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| Format | Journal Article | 
| Language | English | 
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| ISSN | 1009-0630 | 
| DOI | 10.1088/1009-0630/18/6/04 | 
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| Summary: | Radial profiles of the ion temperature,Ti,have been measured by a double-sided retarding field analyzer(RFA) in the scrape-off layer(SOL) of the J-TEXT tokamak(R = 105 cm,r = 25-29 cm,Bt = 1.8-2.0 T,Ip = 120-180 kA,ne =(2-2.5) × 10^19 m^-3).Strongly declining Ti profiles in the SOL have been found.The different e-folding lengths,At,of the Ti profiles in two experimental configurations with different magnetic connection lengths,Lc,reveal that a longer Lc results in weaker parallel energy transport and longer At.In similarity with the particle transport across the SOL,At is approximately proportional to the square root of Lc.Additionally,the poloidal asymmetry has been identified with enhanced ion energy transport across the SOL on the low-field side. | 
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| Bibliography: | retarding field analyzer; ion energy transport; e-folding length; magnetic connection length; poloidal asymmetry 34-1187/TL LIU Hai,CHEN Zhipeng,ZHUANG Ge,SUN Yue,ZHU Lizhi,XIAO Chijin,CHEN Jie(1Institute of Fusion and Plasma Research, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China ;2Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China ;3Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, S7N 5E2, Canada ;4Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China) Radial profiles of the ion temperature,Ti,have been measured by a double-sided retarding field analyzer(RFA) in the scrape-off layer(SOL) of the J-TEXT tokamak(R = 105 cm,r = 25-29 cm,Bt = 1.8-2.0 T,Ip = 120-180 kA,ne =(2-2.5) × 10^19 m^-3).Strongly declining Ti profiles in the SOL have been found.The different e-folding lengths,At,of the Ti profiles in two experimental configurations with different magnetic connection lengths,Lc,reveal that a longer Lc results in weaker parallel energy transport and longer At.In similarity with the particle transport across the SOL,At is approximately proportional to the square root of Lc.Additionally,the poloidal asymmetry has been identified with enhanced ion energy transport across the SOL on the low-field side. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23  | 
| ISSN: | 1009-0630 | 
| DOI: | 10.1088/1009-0630/18/6/04 |