Characterization of edge and scrape-off layer fluctuations using the fast Li-BES system on COMPASS

0522779 - ÚFP 2020 GB eng J - Journal Article
Bencze, A. - Berta, M. - Buzássyová, K. - Háček, Pavel - Krbec, Jaroslav - Szutyányi, M.
Characterization of edge and scrape-off layer fluctuations using the fast Li-BES system on COMPASS.
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. Roč. 61, č. 8 (2019), č. článku 085014. ISSN 0741-3335. E-ISSN 1361-6587
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA16-25074S; GA MŠMT(CZ) LM2015045
Keywords : intermittency * Li-BES * SOL filaments
Impact factor: 2.829, year: 2019

Recently the Lithium-Beam Emission Spectroscopy (Li-BES) system on COMPASS has reached its full diagnostic power in terms of routine automatic operation in any kind of plasma scenarios and it is normally used as a standard tool for reconstruction of ultra fast density profiles in the edge region of COMPASS plasmas. The purpose of this study is to investigate the advantages and limitations of the COMPASS Li-BES system in characterizing plasma electron density fluctuations. We show how the atomic physics of plasma-beam interactions can affect the interpretation of the measurement at different radial positions and for different electron density profiles. We also demonstrate the usability of generalized sequential probability ratio test for automatic event detection. Using non-perturbative diagnostic, we verify the validity of the stochastic Garcia-model for scrape-off layer filaments and accompanying holes (density deficits).
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0307217