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- Title
MHD instability dynamics and turbulence enhancement towards the plasma disruption at the HL-2A tokamak.
- Authors
Li, Y. C.; Jiang, M.; Xu, Y.; Shi, Z. B.; Xu, J. Q.; Liu, Yi.; Liang, A. S.; Yang, Z. C.; Wen, J.; Zhang, Y. P.; Wang, X. Q.; Zhu, Y. J.; Zhou, H.; Li, W.; Luo, Y.; Su, X.; Duan, X. R.; Ding, X. T.; Dong, J. Q.; Yang, Q. W.
- Abstract
The evolutions of MHD instability behaviors and enhancement of both electrostatic and electromagnetic turbulence towards the plasma disruption have been clearly observed in the HL-2A plasmas. Two types of plasma disruptive discharges have been investigated for similar equilibrium parameters: one with a distinct stage of a small central temperature collapse (∼ 5–10%) around 1 millisecond before the thermal quench (TQ), while the other without. For both types, the TQ phase is preceded by a rotating 2/1 tearing mode, and it is the development of the cold bubble from the inner region of the 2/1 island O-point along with its inward convection that causes the massive energy loss. In addition, the micro-scale turbulence, including magnetic fluctuations and density fluctuations, increases before the small collapse, and more significantly towards the TQ. Also, temperature fluctuations measured by electron cyclotron emission imaging enhances dramatically at the reconnection site and expand into the island when approaching the small collapse and TQ, and the expansion is more significant close to the TQ. The observed turbulence enhancement near the X-point cannot be fully interpreted by the linear stability analysis by GENE. Evidences suggest that nonlinear effects, such as the reduction of local E r × B shear and turbulence spreading, may play an important role in governing turbulence enhancement and expansion. These results imply that the turbulence and its interaction with the island facilitate the stochasticity of the magnetic flux and formation of the cold bubble, and hence, the plasma disruption.
- Subjects
PLASMA instabilities; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC instabilities; TURBULENCE; TOKAMAKS; ELECTRON emission; PLASMA turbulence
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-023-31304-5