摘要
Investigation of the energy confinement in ohmic and lower hybrid current drive （LHCD） plasmas in HT-7 has been performed. In ohmic discharges at low densities the global energy confinement time rE increases almost linearly with the density, saturates at a critical density （2.5×10^13/cm^3 for HT-7） and is nearly constant at higher densities. The energy confinement time is in good agreement with the Neo-Alcator scaling law at different densities and currents. In the LHCD plasmas the global energy confinement time similar to that of the L-mode discharges has been observed to be in good agreement with the low confinement mode （L mode） scaling law of ITER89-P in higher electron density and plasma current.
Investigation of the energy confinement in ohmic and lower hybrid current drive （LHCD） plasmas in HT-7 has been performed. In ohmic discharges at low densities the global energy confinement time rE increases almost linearly with the density, saturates at a critical density （2.5×10^13/cm^3 for HT-7） and is nearly constant at higher densities. The energy confinement time is in good agreement with the Neo-Alcator scaling law at different densities and currents. In the LHCD plasmas the global energy confinement time similar to that of the L-mode discharges has been observed to be in good agreement with the low confinement mode （L mode） scaling law of ITER89-P in higher electron density and plasma current.
基金
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 10235010)
