Role of neutral-beam fuelling profile in energy confinement and neutron emission on TFTR

H. K. Park, M. G. Bell, W. M. Tang, G. Taylor, M. Yamada, R. V. Budny, D. C. McCune, R. M. Wieland

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Abstract

The role of the neutral-beam fuelling profile in determining the stored energy and neutron emission in neutral-beam-heated discharges on TFTR is investigated. It is found that the neutral-beam fuelling profile is sensitive to both the magnitude and the shape of the electron density. The ion stored energy correlates well with the peaking of the neutral-beam fuelling profile, whereas the electron stored energy is insensitive to this parameter. The DD fusion neutron emission is also well correlated with the peaking of the neutral-beam fuelling profile. The derived empirical scalings of the ion stored energy and neutron yield include discharges from the L mode to the supershot regime.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberI08
Pages (from-to)1271-1276
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Fusion
Volume34
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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