S Mordijck R A Moyer A Kirk P Tamain D Temple G R Mckee E Nardon
Recent experiments show the impact of Resonant Magnetic Perturbations on the density [O Schmitz et al Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 124029 (2008); T E Evans et al Nucl. Fusion 48 024002 (2008); A Kirk et al Nucl. Fusion 50 024002 (2008); Y Liang et al Phys. Rev. Lett. 98 265004 (2007)], leading to a so-called density pump-out. Previous comparison…
PublishedA. Kirk Yueqiang Liu E. Nardon P. Tamain P. Cahyna I. Chapman P. Denner H. Meyer S. Mordijck D. Temple The Mast Team
Experiments have been performed on MAST using internal (n=3) resonant magnetic perturbation coils. The application of the RMPs to L-mode discharges has shown a clear density pump out when the field line pitch angle at the low field side of the plasma is sufficiently well aligned with the applied field. The application of the RMPs before the L-H tra…
PublishedA. Kirk H.W. Muller A. Herrmann M. Kocan V. Rohde P. Tamain The Asdex Upgrade Team
The radial propagation of type-I ELMs in ASDEX Upgrade has been measured using a number of techniques. The most reliable technique uses a filament probe to measure the time difference between two separated probes and yields a mean radial velocity obtained of ~1.5 kms -1 . The radial velocity calculated using a time of flight technique suffers from …
PublishedG. De Temmerman E. Delchambre A. Kirk S. Lisgo P. Tamain
A long wavelength range infrared camera (LWIR) has been installed on MAST to compliment the existing medium wave infrared system. Simultaneous LWIR/MWIR temperature measurements have been made in the lower and upper divertors of MAST. As expected, the LWIR system is less sensitive to disturbances from hot spots on the surface. A thorough correction…
PublishedP Tamain A Kirk E Nardon B Dudson B Hnat The Mast Team
The impact of Resonant Magnetic Perturbations (RMPs) on the edge of MAST L-mode plasmas is studied using a mid-plane reciprocating probe equipped with a Gundestrup probe head. A strong impact on the characteristics of the ion saturation current fluctuations is observed just inside the separatrix, with a broadening of the power spectrum and an asymm…
PublishedE.Nardon P.Tamain M. Bécoulet G.Huysmans F.L.Waelbroeck
The plasma response to externally imposed resonant magnetic perturbations (RMPs) is investigated through quasi-linear MHD modelling in the case where the resonant surfaces are located in the pedestal of an H-mode plasma. The pedestal is a particular region regarding the question of plasma response to RMPs because of its strong E x B and electron di…
PublishedA.Kirk E.Nardon R.Akers M.Bécouleta G.Detemmerman B.Dudsonb B.Hnatc Y.Q.Liu R.Martin P.Tamain D.Taylor The Mast Team
Experiments have been performed on MAST using both external (n=1,2) and internal (n=3) resonant magnetic perturbation coils. ELM suppression has not been achieved even though vacuum modelling shows that either set of coils can produce a region for which the Chirikov parameter is greater than 1 wider than that required to produce ELM suppression in …
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