Density limit of H-mode plasmas on JET-ILW

A. Huber; S. Brezinsek; G. Sergienko; M. Groth; P.C. de Vries; L. Aho-Mantila; G. Arnoux; M. Bernert; M.N.A. Beurskens; G. Calabro; M. Clever; H.G. Esser; C. Guillemaut; S. Jachmich; A. Järvinen; Ch. Linsmeier; G.F. Matthews; A.G. Meigs; Ph. Mertens; V. Philipps; M. Stamp; M. Wischmeier; S. Wiesen; JET-EFDA contributors

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.11.055

Density limit of H-mode plasmas on JET-ILW

A. Huber (Corresponding Author), S. Brezinsek, G. Sergienko, M. Groth, P.C. de Vries, L. Aho-Mantila, G. Arnoux, M. Bernert, M.N.A. Beurskens, G. Calabro, M. Clever, H.G. Esser, C. Guillemaut, S. Jachmich, A. Järvinen, Ch. Linsmeier, G.F. Matthews, A.G. Meigs, Ph. Mertens, V. PhilippsM. Stamp, M. Wischmeier, S. Wiesen, JET-EFDA contributors

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High-density discharges on JET with ITER-like Wall (ILW) have been analysed with the aim of establishing a mechanism for the H-mode density limit (DL) and compared with experiments in the JET carbon material configuration. The density limit is up to 20% higher in the JET-ILW than in the JET-C machine. The observed H-mode density limit is found close to the Greenwald limit. It is sensitive to the main plasma shape and is almost independent of the heating power. It has been observed that the transition from H-mode to L-mode is not always an abrupt event but may exhibit a series of H-L-H transitions, the so-called "dithering H-mode". It was observed that detachment, as well as the X-point MARFE itself, does not trigger the H-L transition and thus does not present a limit on the plasma density and that it is the plasma confinement which is ultimately responsible for the H-mode DL.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	445-449
Journal	Journal of Nuclear Materials
Volume	463
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.11.055
Publication status	Published - 2015
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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Huber, A., Brezinsek, S., Sergienko, G., Groth, M., de Vries, P. C., Aho-Mantila, L., Arnoux, G., Bernert, M., Beurskens, M. N. A., Calabro, G., Clever, M., Esser, H. G., Guillemaut, C., Jachmich, S., Järvinen, A., Linsmeier, C., Matthews, G. F., Meigs, A. G., Mertens, P., ... contributors, JET-EFDA. (2015). Density limit of H-mode plasmas on JET-ILW. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 463, 445-449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.11.055

Huber, A. ; Brezinsek, S. ; Sergienko, G. ; Groth, M. ; de Vries, P.C. ; Aho-Mantila, L. ; Arnoux, G. ; Bernert, M. ; Beurskens, M.N.A. ; Calabro, G. ; Clever, M. ; Esser, H.G. ; Guillemaut, C. ; Jachmich, S. ; Järvinen, A. ; Linsmeier, Ch. ; Matthews, G.F. ; Meigs, A.G. ; Mertens, Ph. ; Philipps, V. ; Stamp, M. ; Wischmeier, M. ; Wiesen, S. ; contributors, JET-EFDA. / Density limit of H-mode plasmas on JET-ILW. In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 2015 ; Vol. 463. pp. 445-449.

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