NSTX transport study via density fluctuation measurement of FIReTIP system

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Abstract

The density fluctuation level measured by the Far Infra Red Tangential Interferometry/Polarimetry (FIReTIP) system on National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) is compared with the energy confinement for the study of turbulence transport. In the 2008 campaign, FIReTIP system was operational with 6 channels including a new channel (CH5) at the tangency radius of 132 cm. Since CH5 measures line integrated density over the turbulence dominated region from the pedestal to Scrape-Off-Layer, the density fluctuation level measured by CH5 provides correlated information with the turbulence induced transport of NSTX boundary. The density fluctuation levels are compared with the stored energy from EFIT equilibria for L-mode and H-mode cases. The possible relation to the turbulent diffusion based on the gyrocenter shift will be discussed.

*This work is supported by U.S. Department of Energy Grant Nos. DE-FG03-99ER54518, DE-AC02-76CH03073 and DE-AC05-00OR22725.

Authors

  • M. Johnson

    • University of California at Davis, Davis CA 95616

  • K.C. Lee

    • UCD
    • U.C.Davis
    • University of California at Davis, Davis CA 95616
    • University of California at Davis

  • C.W. Domier

    • University of California at Davis, Davis CA 95616

  • N.C. Luhmann, Jr.

    • University of California, Davis, CA 95616
    • University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
    • University of California at Davis, Davis CA 95616

  • H. Park

    • Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Kyungbuk, 790-784, Korea
    • Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyungbuk 790-784 Korea

  • S.A. Sabbagh

    • Columbia University
    • Columbia University, New York, New York 10027
    • Columbia U.