A CO2 laser-based phase contrast imaging(PCI) diagnostic has been developed on HL-2A tokamak.It can detect line integrated plasma density fluctuations by measuring the phase shift of laser beam after being scattered b...A CO2 laser-based phase contrast imaging(PCI) diagnostic has been developed on HL-2A tokamak.It can detect line integrated plasma density fluctuations by measuring the phase shift of laser beam after being scattered by the bulk plasma.The diagnosed radial region ranges from ρ≡r/a =0.625 to 0.7.32-channel HgCdTe detectors with alternative-current biased amplifiers are arranged in line at the imaging plane of the optical path.This PCI is able to diagnose density fluctuations with wavenumbers ranging from 2 to 15 cm-1 and the time resolution is better than 2 μs.The first experimental data were achieved in 2018 spring campaign of HL-2A tokamak.High performance is confirmed in different discharging configurations and makes it a keen tool in broadband turbulence investigations.展开更多
The impact of resonant magnetic perturbation(RMP)on blob motion and structure in the SOL of the HL-2A tokamak is studied using a gas puff imaging diagnostic.Ellipse fitting is applied to study the structure and motion...The impact of resonant magnetic perturbation(RMP)on blob motion and structure in the SOL of the HL-2A tokamak is studied using a gas puff imaging diagnostic.Ellipse fitting is applied to study the structure and motion of blobs quantitatively.The radial locations,amplitudes and scale sizes of blobs are obtained based on the fitted ellipse.Furthermore,based on the measurement of blob location,the radial and poloidal velocities of blobs are calculated.With the application of RMP,the edge poloidal shear flow is significantly weakened and the wave number spectrum changes from quasisymmetric to significantly up-down asymmetric.The application of RMP also causes the detected blob location to be much further into the far scrape-off layer(SOL)and increases the blob amplitude.Blob poloidal velocity in the SOL is slowed.Larger-size and longer-lifetime blobs are observed with RMP.With the application of RMP,stronger-amplitude and larger-size blobs are detected in the far SOL and they may cause a more serious erosion problem to the first wall.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2017YFE0300405)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.11875124, 11705052, 11575055 and 11611130164)the National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Science Program of China (No.2015GB120002)
文摘A CO2 laser-based phase contrast imaging(PCI) diagnostic has been developed on HL-2A tokamak.It can detect line integrated plasma density fluctuations by measuring the phase shift of laser beam after being scattered by the bulk plasma.The diagnosed radial region ranges from ρ≡r/a =0.625 to 0.7.32-channel HgCdTe detectors with alternative-current biased amplifiers are arranged in line at the imaging plane of the optical path.This PCI is able to diagnose density fluctuations with wavenumbers ranging from 2 to 15 cm-1 and the time resolution is better than 2 μs.The first experimental data were achieved in 2018 spring campaign of HL-2A tokamak.High performance is confirmed in different discharging configurations and makes it a keen tool in broadband turbulence investigations.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2022YFE03100002,2022YFE03010004 and 2019YFE03060002)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U1867222,U1967206 and 51821005)the Sichuan Natural Science Foundation(Nos.2022NSFSC1791 and 2020JDTD0030).
文摘The impact of resonant magnetic perturbation(RMP)on blob motion and structure in the SOL of the HL-2A tokamak is studied using a gas puff imaging diagnostic.Ellipse fitting is applied to study the structure and motion of blobs quantitatively.The radial locations,amplitudes and scale sizes of blobs are obtained based on the fitted ellipse.Furthermore,based on the measurement of blob location,the radial and poloidal velocities of blobs are calculated.With the application of RMP,the edge poloidal shear flow is significantly weakened and the wave number spectrum changes from quasisymmetric to significantly up-down asymmetric.The application of RMP also causes the detected blob location to be much further into the far scrape-off layer(SOL)and increases the blob amplitude.Blob poloidal velocity in the SOL is slowed.Larger-size and longer-lifetime blobs are observed with RMP.With the application of RMP,stronger-amplitude and larger-size blobs are detected in the far SOL and they may cause a more serious erosion problem to the first wall.
