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17–22 Oct 2016
Kyoto International Conference Center
Japan timezone

Rotation Reversal in KSTAR and Its Turbulence and Transport Characteristics

19 Oct 2016, 14:00
4h 45m
Kyoto International Conference Center

Kyoto International Conference Center

Takaragaike, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0001 Japan
Poster EXW - Magnetic Confinement Experiments: Wave–plasma interactions; current drive; heating; energetic particles Poster 4

Speaker

Mr Dong Hyeon Na (Seoul National University)

Description

For several years, dedicated experiments have been performed in the KSTAR Ohmic L-mode plasmas to investigate the rotation reversal phenomena and it was finally observed in 2015. We found that the rotation reversal can be related to the rotation gradient change with respect to the electron density or the collisionality in the region rho ~ 0.3-0.6. In KSTAR, its possible mechanism was investigated by perturbative experiments using the beam blip technique with two measurement systems, x-ray imaging crystal spectrometers (XICS) and charge exchange recombination spectroscopy (CES). The result of the momentum transport analysis implies that the rotation reversal with respect to the electron density or the collisionality mainly results from the change of the momentum transport rather than that of the intrinsic torque. For a better understanding of the underlying physics, linear and non-linear gyrokinetic simulations are performed with GKW to analyse the turbulence and transport characteristics in the experiment. The results are compared with fluctuation characteristics measured by multi-channel microwave imaging reflectometry (MIR) and electron cyclotron emission imaging (ECEI).
Country or International Organization Republic of Korea
Paper Number EX/P4-19

Primary author

Mr Dong Hyeon Na (Seoul National University)

Co-authors

Dr Clemente Angioni (Max-Planck-Institut fuer Plasmaphysik, EURATOM Association, D-85748 Garching, Germany) Dr Hogun Jhang (National Fusion Research Institute) Dr Jae Min Kwon (National Fusion Research Institute) Mr Jihun A. Lee (Pohang University of Science and Technology) Dr Sang Gon Lee (National Fusion Research Institute) Mr Seong Moo Yang (Seoul National University) Prof. Taik Soo Hahm (Seoul National University) Dr Won Ha Ko (Korea, Republic of) Prof. Yong-Su Na (Seoul National University) Dr Yuejiang Shi (Seoul National University)

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