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Study of Alfven Eigenmodes in Tokamak COMPASS
Markovič, Tomáš ; Stöckel, Jan ; Seidl, Jakub ; Melnikov, A. ; Medvedev, S.
Having both MHD and kinetic character plasma Alfven eigenmodes are signicant not only on the eld basic plasma research, but also on the eld of magnetic connement fusion. An introduction to basic physical principles of Alfven eigenmodes under MHD approximation is provided. Presented results of recent experiments on COMPASS suggest occurrence of toroidal Alfven eigenmodes in this tokamak, which is further supported by preliminary linear MHD code simulations, althought more studies will have to be conducted in the future to further investigate presented modes therein.
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Global Power Balance in Non-Stationary Discharge Phases in the COMPASS Tokamak
Havlíček, Josef ; Imríšek, Martin ; Kovařík, Karel ; Weinzettl, Vladimír
The global power balance between different input power and sink/loss channels is important for understanding of tokamak physics, particularly for various scaling laws. The power balance is measured easily during stationary discharge phases because the terms for both magnetic field energy and plasma thermal energy build-up can be neglected. However, many important events in tokamak plasmas occur during non-stationary phases of the discharge. This article describes, quantifies and discusses the terms of the global power balance, including time dependent parts, and exemplifies them on the typical ohmic discharge of the COMPASS tokamak.
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Observation of Sawtooth Oscillations in the COMPASS Tokamak
Imríšek, Martin ; Havlíček, Josef ; Weinzettl, Vladimír ; Mlynář, Jan
The sawtooth instability in tokamak plasmas results in periodic relaxations of the core plasma density and temperature. The physics of sawtooth is still not fully understood. It is predicted that fusion-born alpha particles will lead to long sawteeth. However, longer sawteeth can seed other instabilities which cause further degradation of plasma confinement. This paper provides brief introduction into sawtooth physics and observations of sawtooth instability in COMPASS. Furthermore, evidence of triggering transition to high confinement regime by sawtooth crash is presented
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Observation and Prediction of Runaway Electrons in the COMPASS Tokamak
Papřok, R. ; Krlín, Ladislav ; Stöckel, Jan
In this paper we present new measurements of HXR radiation from the COMPASS tokamak by the use of scintillation detector, 21-pinhole CdTe semiconductor detector. This radiation is caused by the presence of highly energetic runaway electrons and in the case of Neutral Beam Injection by fusion products. We also present direct runaway electrons measurements by Cherenkov detector. We present a theoretical prediction of runaway production based on theoretical formula and experimental data from Thomson scattering and compare it with a simpler experimental method based on peak counting.
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Atomic Beam Probe Diagnostic for COMPASS Tokamak
Háček, Pavel ; Weinzettl, Vladimír ; Stöckel, Jan ; Anda, G. ; Veres, G. ; Zoletnik, S. ; Berta, M.
The COMPASS tokamak has been re-installed in IPP Prague after its transport from Culham in UK. New diagnostic tools are under development to address the scientific program focused on H-mode and pedestal physics. Atomic Beam Probe (ABP) is an innovatory diagnostic for measurement of poloidal magnetic field and plasma current fluctuations in the plasma edge. It is planned to be an extension of the beam emission spectroscopy system by collecting the lithium ions stemming from beam ionization. In the first approximation, ionization is proportional to the local plasma density. The poloidal magnetic field moves the ions toroidally. Therefore, the two-dimensional poloidal-toroidal measurement of the ion current in the exit port reveals information on both the density and magnetic field profiles, thereby also on the edge current profile. This article reviews the concept of the ABP diagnostic and the status of its installation on the COMPASS tokamak.
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Measurements of Ion Temperature in the Edge Plasma of the COMPASS Tokamak
Naydenkova, Diana ; Janky, Filip ; Weinzettl, Vladimír ; Stöckel, Jan ; Šesták, David ; Odstrčil, T. ; Ghosh, J. ; Gomes, R. ; Pereira, T.
The two-grating spectrometer, which has been developed for the ISTTOK tokamak, allows an estimation of the temporal evolution of both ion temperature and poloidal velocity of the edge plasma by analysis of Doppler-shifted and broadened CIII spectral lines at ~465nm. At the current phase of the COMPASS tokamak operation, the first measurements of ion temperature using the optical system based on the spectrometer were performed and first results are presented.
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