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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2017-08-03

Journal:RADIATION EFFECTS AND DEFECTS IN SOLIDS

Included Journals:SCIE、EI、Scopus

Volume:172

Issue:7-8

Page Number:555-566

ISSN No.:1042-0150

Key Words:Type-III ELM; current filament; scrape-off layer

Abstract:Measurements of current-carrying filaments associated with Type-III edge localized mode (ELM) have recently been made in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak by direct probing of the edge plasma using an advanced, fast-moving electrostatic and magnetic probe system. Contrary to expectations, no current filaments were detected near the separatrix. However, a clear signature of current filament has been observed in the far scrape-off layer (SOL) where the difference of the voltage between the divertor plates connecting a filament is sufficiently large, thus strongly suggesting that the current-carrying filaments form in the SOL, rather than being ejected from the plasma inside the separatrix. These findings provide, for the first time, information on the formation and sustainment of current filaments during type-III ELMy H-modes.