On the origin of high harmonic fast wave edge losses in NSTX

W. Tierens, R. Bilato, N. Bertelli, S. Shiraiwa, J. Myra, L. Colas

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Abstract

Many mechanisms have been proposed to explain the high harmonic fast wave edge losses in the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) (Perkins et al 2012 Phys. Rev. Lett. 109 045001). Here, we discuss a newly discovered edge loss mechanism (Tierens et al 2021 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 64 035001) which involves the resonant excitation of surface waves on filaments. We show that this edge loss mechanism can explain the main parameter dependencies observed in NSTX experiments.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number096011
JournalNuclear Fusion
Volume62
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

  • filament
  • HHFW
  • NSTX
  • turbulence

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