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JT-60トカマクプラズマにおける電流分布制御と閉じ込め性能の改善

Current profile control and improved confinement in JT-60 Tokamak plasmas

藤田 隆明

Fujita, Takaaki

トカマク型磁場閉じ込め装置においては、高温プラズマ中に電流を流すことによりプラズマを閉じ込めるらせん状磁場を形成している。このためトカマクプラズマの電流分布の計測は閉じ込め磁場の空間構造を把握することを意味し、磁場中のプラズマの熱・粒子輸送やプラズマの安定性の理解に極めて重要な役割を果す。本稿では、大型トカマクJT-60における高精度の電流分布計測法を紹介するとともに、その活用により発展した電流分布制御を用いた高温核融合プラズマの閉じ込め性能の改善に関する最近の研究成果について解説する。

In a tokamak, one of toroidal shaped magnetic confinement systems, a large toroidal current induced in a high temperature plasma produces helical magnetic fields to confine the plasma itself. Therefore, the spatial structure of confining magnetic fields can be determined by measuring the profile of the plasma current. This can lead to the understanding of the transport and stability properties of the plasma. In this review, a novel technique using the motional Stark effect to measure the current profile in the JT-60 tokamak is shown. With the aid of this technique, a new operational mode of a tokamak, with which the plasma confinement can be substantially improved, has been discovered. Recent experimental results of confinement improvement with the current profile control are presented.

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