Mechanisms of Extending Operation Regionin the HL-1M Tokamak

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2001-01-11
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StableoperatingregionintheHL-1Mtokamakhasbeenextendedbymeansofwallconditioning,corefuellingandcurrentcontroltechniques.Themechanismsoftheextensionareanalyzedinthispaper.Lithiumizationdiminishestheimpuritiesandhydrogenrecyclingtothelowestlevel.Afterlithiumizationahighdensityupto7×1019m-3wasobtainedeasilybystronggaspuffingwithordinaryohmicdischargealone.MoreattractivelywefoundthatmetalLi-coatingexhibitedtheeffectsofwallstabilization.Thelowqalimitwithhigherdensitywasextendedbyafactorof1.5~2incomparisonwiththatforboronization,and1.2forsiliconization.Siliconizationnotonlyextendedstableoperatingregionsignificantlybyitself,butalsoprovidedagoodtargetplasmaforotherexperimentsofraisingdensitylimit.Corefuellingschemesarefavourableespeciallyforsiliconizedwallwithahigherlevelofmedium-Zimpurity(Z=14).Aftersiliconizationthemaximumdensitynearto1020m-3wasachievedbyacombinationofsupersonicmoleculebeaminjectionandmultipelletinjection.ThenewdefinedslopeofHugilllimitillustratingmoreclearlythesituationunderlowqaandhighnedischargeswascreatedtoindicatethenewregionextendedbycombiningIpramp-upwithcorefuelling.TheslopewithalargeMurakamicoefficientincreasedbyafactorof50~60%.