Return to search

An examination of the effects of neutral particles on the edge plasma in tokamaks

A detailed analysis of neutral atom recycling and pedestal fueling in a DIII-D [J. Luxon, Nucl. Fusion, 42, 614, 2002] high-confinement mode discharge is presented. Experimental data and 2D edge plasma fluid code calculations are employed to provide ion wall recycling and recombination neutral sources and background edge plasma parameters for a 2D edge neutral code calculation of detailed neutral density, ionization and charge-exchange distributions throughout the edge pedestal, scrape-off layer and surrounding halo region, divertor, and private flux regions. The effectiveness of the different neutral sources for fueling the confined plasma is evaluated.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:GATECH/oai:smartech.gatech.edu:1853/33881
Date02 April 2010
CreatorsFriis, Zachary Ward
PublisherGeorgia Institute of Technology
Source SetsGeorgia Tech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation

Page generated in 0.0023 seconds