Measurement of fast electron transport by lower hybrid modulation experiments in Alcator C-Mod
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Schmidt, Andrea Elizabeth
Bonoli, Paul T.
Parker, R.
Porkolab, Miklos
Wallace, Gregory Marriner
Wright, John C.
Wilson, J. R.
Harvey, R. W.
Smirnov, A. P.
Date Issued
November 2009
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AIP Conference Proceedings
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American Institute of Physics
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Schmidt, A. E. et al. “Measurement of Fast Electron Transport by Lower Hybrid Modulation Experiments in Alcator C-Mod.” AIP Conf. Proc., November 26, 2009, Volume 1187, pp. 339-342.
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Abstract
The Lower Hybrid Current Drive (LHCD) system on Alcator C-Mod can produce spectra with a wide range of peak parallel refractive index (n||). An experiment in which LH power is square-wave modulated on a time scale much faster than the current relaxation time does not significantly alter the poloidal magnetic field inside the plasma and thus allows for realistic modeling and consistent plasma conditions for different ny spectra. Boxcar binning of hard x-rays during LH power modulation allows for time resolution sufficient to resolve the build-up, steady-state, and slowing-down of fast electrons. A transport model built in Matlab has been used to determine a fast electron pinch velocity for a high-n|| case of 1-2 m/s.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center
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https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3273762
