Abstract:
The results of the study of toroidal Alfven modes (TAE) using the multi-frequency Doppler backscattering (DBS) in the Globus-M tokamak are presented. The article is focused on the presentation of the Alfvén mode registration method for multichannel probing. The possible causes of the observed oscillations of the poloidal plasma rotation velocity at the Alfvén oscillation frequencies are discussed in detail. The data on the spatial distribution of Alfvén modes revealed by multi-frequency DBS are given. The recommendations for the further development of the DBS with the aim of a more detailed study of TAE in tokamaks were determined.
The experiments were carried out on the unique scientific facility (USF) Spherical Globus-M tokamak within the state task of the Ministry of Education and Science. The study of toroidal Alfvén modes was carried out with the support of the Russian Science Foundation, grant no. 17-12-01177.
Citation:
V. V. Bulanin, V. K. Gusev, G. S. Kurskiev, V. B. Minaev, M. I. Patrov, A. V. Petrov, Yu. V. Petrov, A. Yu. Yashin, “Application of the multifrequency doppler backscattering method for studying Alfvén modes at a tokamak”, Pisma v Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 45:21 (2019), 44–47; Tech. Phys. Lett., 45:11 (2019), 1107–1110