Detection of alpha heating in JET-ILW DT plasmas by a study of the electron temperature response to ICRH modulation 2024 (English)In: Nuclear Fusion, ISSN 0029-5515, E-ISSN 1741-4326, Vol. 64, no 8, article id 086001Article in journal (Refereed) Published

Abstract [en]

In the JET DTE2 campaign a new method was successfully tested to detect the heating of bulk electrons by alpha-particles, using the dynamic response of the electron temperature T e to the modulation of ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH). A fundamental deuterium (D) ICRH scheme was applied to a tritium-rich hybrid plasma with D-neutral beam injection (NBI). The modulation of the ion temperature T i and of the ICRH accelerated deuterons leads to modulated alpha-heating with a large delay with respect to other modulated electron heating terms. A significant phase delay of similar to 40 degrees is measured between central T e and T i, which can only be explained by alpha-particle heating. Integrated modelling using different models for ICRH absorption and ICRH/NBI interaction reproduces the effect qualitatively. Best agreement with experiment is obtained with the European Transport Solver/Heating and Current Drive workflow.

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Culham Sci Ctr, JET, EUROfus Consortium, Abingdon OX14 3DB, England. [Mantica, P.; Casiraghi, I.; Dal Molin, A.; Rigamonti, D.; Tardocchi, M.] CNR, Inst Plasma Sci & Technol, Milan, Italy. [Auriemma, F.] Consorzio RFX ISTP CNR, Padua, Italy. [Gallart, D.; Mantsinen, M.] Barcelona Supercomp Ctr, Barcelona, Spain. [Kirov, K.; Jacquet, P.; Kiptily, V.; Litherland-Smith, E.; Maggi, C. F.; Maslov, M.; Menmuir, S.; Stancar, Z.; Sun, H.; Szepesi, G.] Culham Sci Ctr, UKAEA, Abingdon, England. [Lerche, E.; Van Eester, D.] ERM KMS, Lab Plasma Phys, Brussels, Belgium. [Salmi, A.] VTT, POB 1000, FI-02044 Espoo, Finland. [Delabie, E.] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA. [Eriksson, J.] Uppsala Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Uppsala, Sweden. [Garcia, J.; Huynh, P.] CEA, IRFM, St Paul Les Durance, France. [$$$Jonsson, T.] KTH, Fus Plasma Phys, EES, Stockholm, Sweden. [Mantsinen, M.] ICREA, Barcelona, Spain. [Marcer, G.; Nocente, M.] Univ Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy. [Peluso, E.] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. [Peluso, E.; Pucella, G.] ENEA CR Frascati, Frascati, Italy.: IOP Publishing , 2024. Vol. 64, no 8, article id 086001

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tokamak, DT plasmas, alpha heating, ICRH modulation

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Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics

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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-350162DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/ad52aaISI: 001249955400001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-350162DiVA, id: diva2:1882880

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