An overview of diagnostic upgrade and experimental progress in the KTX

The Keda Torus eXperiment (KTX) is still operated in the commissioning phase, and preparation for the operation capability of the KTX phase II upgrade is underway. The diagnostics in the KTX have been greatly developed: (1) the terahertz interferometer has been upgraded to seven chords for electron...

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Published in:Nuclear fusion 2019-11, Vol.59 (11), p.112013
Main Authors: Liu, Wandong, Mao, Wenzhe, Lan, Tao, Zhuang, Ge, Zheng, Jian, Yuan, Peng, Li, Hong, Xie, Jinlin, Liu, Ahdi, Wu, Zhengwei, Liu, Zixi, Wan, Shude, Wang, Hai, Wen, Xiaohui, Zhou, Haiyang, Wei, Zian, You, Wei, Tu, Cui, Tan, Mingsheng, Li, Zichao, Adil, Yolbarsop, Xu, Hangqi, Deng, Tijian, Zhu, Junfeng, Chen, Chen, Zhang, Sen, Wu, Jiaren, Zu, Yiming, Luo, Bing, Xiao, Chijin, Ding, Weixing
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Language:English
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diagnostic
reversed field pinch
turbulence
upgrade
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Summary:The Keda Torus eXperiment (KTX) is still operated in the commissioning phase, and preparation for the operation capability of the KTX phase II upgrade is underway. The diagnostics in the KTX have been greatly developed: (1) the terahertz interferometer has been upgraded to seven chords for electron density profile inversion; (2) a Thomson scattering system with a 5 Joule laser has been installed and commissioning is in progress; (3) a 3D movable probe system has been developed for the electromagnetic turbulence measurement; (4) double-foil soft x-ray imaging diagnostics have been set up and a bench test has been completed; (5) an edge capacitive probe has been installed for the radial electrical field measurement; (6) a multi-channel spectrograph system has been built for detecting impurities of carbon and oxygen. In addition, the design of a new compact torus injection system has been completed for feeding and momentum driving. Pilot research, such as the 3D reversed field pinch physics and electromagnetic turbulence, etc, have been conducted in the discharge status of the KTX. The 3D spectra characters of electromagnetic turbulence are firstly measured using a classical two-point technique by Langmuir probe arrays set on the 3D movable probe system and edge magnetic sensors. The forward scattering is collected by the interferometer system, which shows the potential for turbulence research. The electromagnetic turbulence is tentatively investigated in the KTX. The formation of a quasi-single-helicity state in the KTX regime is also preliminarily explored in simulation.
ISSN:0029-5515
1741-4326
DOI:10.1088/1741-4326/ab168c