Dynamics of Low-Intermediate-High-Confinement Transitions in Toroidal Plasmas

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作者
Cheng, J. [1 ]
Dong, J. Q. [1 ,2 ]
Itoh, K. [3 ]
Yan, L. W. [1 ]
Xu, M. [1 ]
Zhao, K. J. [1 ,4 ]
Hong, W. Y. [1 ]
Huang, Z. H. [1 ]
Ji, X. Q. [1 ]
Zhong, W. L. [1 ]
Yu, D. L. [1 ]
Itoh, S. -I. [5 ]
Nie, L. [1 ,6 ]
Kong, D. F. [6 ]
Lan, T. [6 ]
Liu, A. D. [6 ]
Zou, X. L. [7 ]
Yang, Q. W. [1 ]
Ding, X. T. [1 ]
Duan, X. R. [1 ]
Liu, Yong [1 ]
机构
[1] Southwestern Inst Phys, Chengdu 610041, Peoples R China
[2] Zhejiang Univ, Inst Fus Theory & Simulat, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China
[3] Natl Inst Nat Sci, Natl Inst Fus Sci, Toki, Gifu 5095292, Japan
[4] Natl Fus Res Inst, WCI Ctr Fus Theory, Taejon 305333, South Korea
[5] Kyushu Univ, Appl Mech Res Inst, Fukuoka 8168580, Japan
[6] USTC, Dept Modern Phys, Hefei 230026, Peoples R China
[7] CEA, IRFM, F-13108 St Paul Les Durance, France
关键词
H-MODE TRANSITION; TOKAMAK; BEHAVIOR;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.265002
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The dynamic features of the low-intermediate-high-(L-I-H) confinement transitions on HL-2A tokamak are presented. Here we report the discovery of two types of limit cycles (dubbed type-Y and type-J), which show opposite temporal ordering between the radial electric field and turbulence intensity. In type-Y, which appears first after an L-I transition, the turbulence grows first, followed by the localized electric field. In contrast, the electric field leads type-J. The turbulence-induced zonal flow and pressure-gradient-induced drift play essential roles in the two types of limit cycles, respectively. The condition of transition between types-Y and -J is studied in terms of the normalized radial electric field. An I-H transition is demonstrated to occur only from type-J.
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