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FIDA/FIHA signals from mixed deuterium/hydrogen beams in mixed species plasmas.

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Abstract

Fast-ion D-alpha and H-alpha spectra are measured during experiments that assess the isotope dependence of fast-ion driven instabilities in both the Alfven and ion-cyclotron frequency bands. Hydrogen and deuterium neutral beams are injected into both hydrogen and deuterium thermal plasmas. With hydrogen injection, measured Doppler shifts are similar to deuterium injection (for a typical case). To model these plasmas, FIDASIM is upgraded to treat mixed thermal species. TRANSP calculations that utilize the measured species mix predict the fast-ion distribution. The spectra predicted by TRANSP/FIDASIM are compared with the data for cases with and without fast-ion driven instabilities.

Presenters

  • Garrett Prechel

    University of California, Irvine

Authors

  • Garrett Prechel

    University of California, Irvine

  • Genevieve H DeGrandchamp

    University of Califronia, Irvine, UCI, University of California, Irvine

  • William W Heidbrink

    University of California, Irvine

  • Luke Stagner

    General Atomics, General Atomics - San Diego

  • Michael A Van Zeeland

    General Atomics - San Diego, General Atomics

  • Shaun R Haskey

    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory