Conceptual Design of a Doppler Spectrometer for 10$^2$ m/s Cross-Field Flows in Tokamak Divertors

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Main Authors: Fujii, Keisuke, Sano, Ryuichi, Nakano, Tomohide, Park, Jae-Sun, Lore, Jeremy, Shafer, Morgan, Biewer, Theodore
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author Fujii, Keisuke
Sano, Ryuichi
Nakano, Tomohide
Park, Jae-Sun
Lore, Jeremy
Shafer, Morgan
Biewer, Theodore
author_facet Fujii, Keisuke
Sano, Ryuichi
Nakano, Tomohide
Park, Jae-Sun
Lore, Jeremy
Shafer, Morgan
Biewer, Theodore
contents It has been theoretically predicted that the \ExB drift caused by the spontaneously generated potential in scrape-off-layers (SOLs) and divertors in tokamaks is of a similar size to the poloidal component of the parallel flow and turbulent flow, thereby it significantly impacts on the plasma transport there. Many experiments indeed have implied the role of the electric potential, however, its direct observation through its \ExB flow measurement has never been realized because the drift velocity ($10^2$--$10^3$ m/s) is significantly below the detection limit of existing diagnostics. To realize a cross-field ion flow measurement, variety of systematic uncertainties of the system must be narrowed down. Here, we develop a conceptual design of the Doppler spectrometry that enables to measure the impurity flows with $10^2$-m/s accuracy, based on an in-situ wavelength-calibration techniques developed in astrophysics field, the iodine-cell method. We discuss its properties and applicability. In particular, the scaling relation of the wavelength accuracy and various spectroscopic parameters is newly presented, which suggests the high importance of the wavelength resolution of the system. Based on transport simulations for the JT-60SA divertor, the feasibility of the system is assessed.
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spellingShingle Conceptual Design of a Doppler Spectrometer for 10$^2$ m/s Cross-Field Flows in Tokamak Divertors
Fujii, Keisuke
Sano, Ryuichi
Nakano, Tomohide
Park, Jae-Sun
Lore, Jeremy
Shafer, Morgan
Biewer, Theodore
Plasma Physics
It has been theoretically predicted that the \ExB drift caused by the spontaneously generated potential in scrape-off-layers (SOLs) and divertors in tokamaks is of a similar size to the poloidal component of the parallel flow and turbulent flow, thereby it significantly impacts on the plasma transport there. Many experiments indeed have implied the role of the electric potential, however, its direct observation through its \ExB flow measurement has never been realized because the drift velocity ($10^2$--$10^3$ m/s) is significantly below the detection limit of existing diagnostics. To realize a cross-field ion flow measurement, variety of systematic uncertainties of the system must be narrowed down. Here, we develop a conceptual design of the Doppler spectrometry that enables to measure the impurity flows with $10^2$-m/s accuracy, based on an in-situ wavelength-calibration techniques developed in astrophysics field, the iodine-cell method. We discuss its properties and applicability. In particular, the scaling relation of the wavelength accuracy and various spectroscopic parameters is newly presented, which suggests the high importance of the wavelength resolution of the system. Based on transport simulations for the JT-60SA divertor, the feasibility of the system is assessed.
title Conceptual Design of a Doppler Spectrometer for 10$^2$ m/s Cross-Field Flows in Tokamak Divertors
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.18219