Coordinate maps, ∇Ψ<sub>toroidal</sub>, and B × ∇Ψ<sub>toroidal</sub> vectors for 5/6, 5/5 and 5/4 island domains in W7-X
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Abstract
The edge island domain in Wendelstein 7-X consists of divertor islands that coincide with the location of rational values of the rotational transform ι≈(5/6, 5/5, 5/4) and surround the main confinement volume (the ‘main plasma’). The "5/5" edge is 5 individual islands that are unconnected. In contrast, a single island connects onto itself after 6 or 4 toroidal transits in the the “5/6” and “5/4” edge, respectively. Many interesting phenomena are related to these islands and diagnostic analyses require a mapping from `laboratory' or real space coordinates to the island coordinate system. Two procedures are described here to calculate several scalar and vector quantities for closed island structures which can be utilized in fast interpolation schemes for inverse maps. For the "5/5" edge, a fixed-boundary vacuum (zero beta) magneto-hydrodynamic solutions of the 5/5 island is found with VMEC. The solution is compatible with already existing routines which determine ∇Ψtoroidal (and other quantities) of VMEC solutions at arbitrary laboratory coordinates via stellarator symmetry. VMEC does not support solutions for the 5/4 and 5/6 island cases, so a field-line following technique for calculating the ∇Ψtoroidal and B × ∇Ψtoroidal vectors along the field line is utilized.
Presenters
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John C Schmitt
Auburn University
Authors
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John C Schmitt
Auburn University
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Matt Kriete
Auburn University
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T. Andreeva
IPP
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J. Geiger
IPP
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M. Grahl
IPP
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J. Schilling
IPP
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H. Thomsen
IPP
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E. Flom
UW-Madison