LOCAL EXPANSION METHOD FOR FAST PLASMA BOUNDARY IDENTIFICATION IN JET

被引:60
作者
OBRIEN, DP [1 ]
ELLIS, JJ [1 ]
LINGERTAT, J [1 ]
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST PLASMA PHYS,W-8046 GARCHING,GERMANY
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D O I
10.1088/0029-5515/33/3/I08
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
A local expansion technique for the reconstruction of the plasma boundary is presented. The method is particularly accurate in identifying the separatrix in X-point configurations. It is applied to JET discharges and the results are compared with those of a full equilibrium code and with other independent diagnostics. It is found that the majority of the H-mode discharges at JET have been achieved in marginal limiter configurations. The method is sufficiently reliable and fast for real time shape control.
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