Test Blanket Module Mockup Experiments in DIII-D

Recent DIII-D experiments have investigated the effects of localized magnetic field perturbations, using coils that approximate the magnetization of the test blanket modules (TBMs) in one ITER port. In H-mode discharges, compensation of the TBM field using an applied $n=1$ field yielded only partial recovery of the plasma rotation, and the compensation field that maximized plasma rotation differed significantly from the field that reduced the resonant magnetic response to a very low value. These results provide insight into the effects of error fields, and suggest an important role for non-resonant magnetic braking. In addition, measurements of localized heat deposition with the TBM field are being compared to orbit following calculations of fast ion loss, and a new fast ion detector has confirmed earlier observations of reduced 1 MeV triton confinement.