2012•Radiation effects and defects in solidsRequires access
First results of movable limiter experiments and its effects on the tokamak plasma confinement
A. Salar Elahi, M. Ghoranneviss, R. Arvin, and S. Mohammadi
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Abstract
Limiters play a number of roles in the tokamak operation. It serves primarily to protect the wall from the plasma when there are disruptions, runaway electrons, or other instabilities and also the limiters localize the plasma–surface interaction. In this research, we presented the first results of movable limiter experiments and its effects on the tokamak plasma confinement. For this purpose, we designed, constructed, and installed a movable localized poloidal limiter, and then measured the effects of limiter position on the time intervals of plasma parameters such as plasma density, temperature, and energy confinement time. The results of effects of the movable limiter experiments on plasma confinement.