Current quench and vessel currents characterisation at the COMPASS tokamak

Author:

Matveeva EORCID,Havlicek J,Artola F JORCID,Yanovskiy VORCID,Havranek AORCID,Adamek JORCID,Gerardin JORCID,Imrisek MORCID,Loarte AORCID,Ficker OORCID,Hronova O,Weinzettl VORCID,Panek RORCID

Abstract

Abstract The characterisation of plasma current quench and understanding of its underlying physical processes play a crucial role when designing large fusion devices such as ITER. For the first time, an extensive analysis of the COMPASS tokamak disruption database is presented. A unique set of magnetic diagnostics allows the investigation of local toroidal and poloidal vessel currents, including currents flowing along the open magnetic field lines from the plasma to the vacuum vessel (VV) (i.e., halo currents). Area-normalised current quench times are in agreement with the ITPA 1.67 ms m−2 lower limit. Extremely fast I p quench rates of up to 0.6 MA ms−1 are observed during runaway electron campaigns at COMPASS, which are under the ITPA lower limit. Vertical movement of the plasma column is accelerated by the I p quench during major disruptions. Toroidal vessel currents of around 2% – 4% of the predisruptive plasma current I p d i s r are observed during I p quench. Net poloidal eddy currents are obtained by Mirnov coils and diamagnetic loop, reaching 3% of I p d i s r . Using the Mirnov coils it is shown that the halo current magnitude grows and its poloidal profile broadens with increasing plasma current I p . Geometric features of the VV structure and in-vessel component positions on the poloidal vessel current measurements are discussed.

Funder

Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy

EUROfusion

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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