Abstract
Numerical modelling of 13CH4 injection into the outer divertor plasma of the full tungsten, vertical target of ASDEX Upgrade is presented. The SOLPS5.0 code package is used to calculate a realistic scrape-off layer plasma background corresponding to L-mode discharges in the attached divertor plasma regime. The ERO code is then used for detailed modelling of the hydrocarbon break-up, re-deposition and re-erosion processes. The deposition patterns observed at two different poloidal locations are shown to strongly reflect the cross-field gradients in divertor plasma density and temperature, as well as the local plasma collisionality. Experimental results with forward and reversed BT, accompanied by numerical modelling, also point towards a significant poloidal hydrocarbon E×B drift in the divertor region.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Aufsatznummer | 14019 |
Fachzeitschrift | Physica Scripta |
Jahrgang | T138 |
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Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 2009 |
Extern publiziert | Ja |
Veranstaltung | 12th International Workshop on Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications, PFMC-12 - Julich, Deutschland Dauer: 11 Mai 2009 → 14 Mai 2009 |