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Characterization of Toroidal Alfven Eigenmode and Fishbone Instabilities in Mega-Amp Spherical Tokamak/-Upgrade
Characterization of Toroidal Alfven Eigenmode and Fishbone Instabilities in Mega-Amp Spher...
Characterization of Toroidal Alfven Eigenmode and Fishbone Instabilities in Mega-Amp Spherical Tokamak/-Upgrade

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자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20260202105152
ISBN  
9798293834747
DDC  
530
저자명  
Wong, Henry Hingyin.
서명/저자  
Characterization of Toroidal Alfven Eigenmode and Fishbone Instabilities in Mega-Amp Spherical Tokamak/-Upgrade
발행사항  
[Sl] : University of California, Los Angeles, 2025
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
형태사항  
219 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-03, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Morales, George J.;Carter, Troy A.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2025.
초록/해제  
요약This dissertation investigates low-frequency, neutral beam injection (NBI)-driven instabilities-Toroidal Alfven Eigenmodes (TAEs) and fishbone (FB) instabilities-in the spherical tokamaks MAST and MAST-U, with a focus on their effects on fast-ion confinement and bulk plasma behavior. Using a combination of diagnostics, including beam emission spectroscopy (BES) and soft X-ray measurements, detailed experimental characterizations of these instabilities are performed to support validation of theoretical and simulation models and to inform reduced fast-ion transport calculations.First, global radial mode structure measurement of TAEs in the MAST discharge 26887 at 180 ms are made with soft X-ray and inverted to obtain the emissivity fluctuation spatial structure using a novel technique. The structure shows characteristics consistent with theory for (n,m,m+1) = (1,1,2) TAEs. The global linear gyrokinetic simulations of TAEs in MAST using the Gyrokinetic Toroidal Code (GTC) are verified and validated against the measurements. The results demonstrate good agreement in mode frequencies and radial structures, providing one of the first successful validations of gyrokinetic models in spherical tokamaks. Discrepancies observed in the poloidal harmonics motivate further experimental efforts to measure fast-ion anisotropy and mode structure in greater detail.Second, this work explores the impact of FB instabilities on core confinement in MAST and MAST-U, revealing evidence of substantial magnetic axis shifts and thermal species temperature drops, despite the absence of conventional sawtooth activity. Novel core poloidal mode structures measurements are obtained first time in a spherical tokamak using a 2D BES system. The measurements reveal that not all FB-like modes have the expected (n,m) = (1,1) dominant mode numbers and structures in the core. More importantly, noticeable thermal species temperature drops occur after the appearances of these modes. This study highlights the importance to improve understanding and predictive capabilities for these modes to mitigate their associated thermal species temperature drops, and hence the direct impacts on the Lawson criterion. Finally, reduced-model transport calculations using ORBIT-Kick are performed for both TAEs and FBs. By incorporating measured mode amplitudes and frequency chirping, ORBIT-Kick captures the enhanced fast-ion transport induced by rapidly evolving instabilities. These simulations highlight how differences in mode structure and orbit location determine whether transport leads to losses or internal redistribution. The calculated transport signatures are positioned for future validation against diagnostic measurements such as neutron emission and FILD signals.Collectively, the results contribute to improved predictive capability for fast-ion behavior in the presence of MHD activity, and provide a framework for integrating diagnostic measurements into transport modeling for spherical tokamaks.
일반주제명  
Physics
일반주제명  
Electromagnetics
일반주제명  
Plasma physics
키워드  
Magnetic confinement fusion
키워드  
Plasma diagnostics
키워드  
Plasma instabilities
키워드  
Plasma simulations
키워드  
Tokamak
기타저자  
University of California, Los Angeles Physics 0666
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-03B.
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■520    ▼aThis  dissertation  investigates  low-frequency,  neutral  beam  injection  (NBI)-driven  instabilities-Toroidal  Alfven  Eigenmodes  (TAEs)  and  fishbone  (FB)  instabilities-in  the  spherical  tokamaks  MAST  and  MAST-U,  with  a  focus  on  their  effects  on  fast-ion  confinement  and  bulk  plasma  behavior.  Using  a  combination  of  diagnostics,  including  beam  emission  spectroscopy  (BES)  and  soft  X-ray  measurements,  detailed  experimental  characterizations  of  these  instabilities  are  performed  to  support  validation  of  theoretical  and  simulation  models  and  to  inform  reduced  fast-ion  transport  calculations.First,  global  radial  mode  structure  measurement  of  TAEs  in  the  MAST  discharge  26887  at  180  ms  are  made  with  soft  X-ray  and  inverted  to  obtain  the  emissivity  fluctuation  spatial  structure  using  a  novel  technique.  The  structure  shows  characteristics  consistent  with  theory  for  (n,m,m+1)  =  (1,1,2)  TAEs.  The  global  linear  gyrokinetic  simulations  of  TAEs  in  MAST  using  the  Gyrokinetic  Toroidal  Code  (GTC)  are  verified  and  validated  against  the  measurements.  The  results  demonstrate  good  agreement  in  mode  frequencies  and  radial  structures,  providing  one  of  the  first  successful  validations  of  gyrokinetic  models  in  spherical  tokamaks.  Discrepancies  observed  in  the  poloidal  harmonics  motivate  further  experimental  efforts  to  measure  fast-ion  anisotropy  and  mode  structure  in  greater  detail.Second,  this  work  explores  the  impact  of  FB  instabilities  on  core  confinement  in  MAST  and  MAST-U,  revealing  evidence  of  substantial  magnetic  axis  shifts  and  thermal  species  temperature  drops,  despite  the  absence  of  conventional  sawtooth  activity.  Novel  core  poloidal  mode  structures  measurements  are  obtained  first  time  in  a  spherical  tokamak  using  a  2D  BES  system.  The  measurements  reveal  that  not  all  FB-like  modes  have  the  expected  (n,m)  =  (1,1)  dominant  mode  numbers  and  structures  in  the  core.  More  importantly,  noticeable  thermal  species  temperature  drops  occur  after  the  appearances  of  these  modes.  This  study  highlights  the  importance  to  improve  understanding  and  predictive  capabilities  for  these  modes  to  mitigate  their  associated  thermal  species  temperature  drops,  and  hence  the  direct  impacts  on  the  Lawson  criterion. Finally,  reduced-model  transport  calculations  using  ORBIT-Kick  are  performed  for  both  TAEs  and  FBs.  By  incorporating  measured  mode  amplitudes  and  frequency  chirping,  ORBIT-Kick  captures  the  enhanced  fast-ion  transport  induced  by  rapidly  evolving  instabilities.  These  simulations  highlight  how  differences  in  mode  structure  and  orbit  location  determine  whether  transport  leads  to  losses  or  internal  redistribution.  The  calculated  transport  signatures  are  positioned  for  future  validation  against  diagnostic  measurements  such  as  neutron  emission  and  FILD  signals.Collectively,  the  results  contribute  to  improved  predictive  capability  for  fast-ion  behavior  in  the  presence  of  MHD  activity,  and  provide  a  framework  for  integrating  diagnostic  measurements  into  transport  modeling  for  spherical  tokamaks.
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