Progress in the ITER physics basis, 8; Plasma operation and control

ITER物理基盤の進展,8; プラズマ運転と制御

Gribov, Y.*; Humphreys, D. A.*; 梶原 健*; Lazarus, E. A.*; Lister, J. B.*; 小関 隆久; Portone, A.*; 嶋田 道也*; Sips, A. C. C.*; Wesley, J. C.*

Gribov, Y.*; Humphreys, D. A.*; Kajiwara, Ken*; Lazarus, E. A.*; Lister, J. B.*; Ozeki, Takahisa; Portone, A.*; Shimada, Michiya*; Sips, A. C. C.*; Wesley, J. C.*

本稿は、国際熱核融合炉(ITER)の物理基盤に関し、プラズマ運転と制御に関する最近7年間(1999年に発刊されたITER Physics Basis後)の世界の研究の進展をまとめたものである。プラズマ制御のうち、プラズマの初期化とプラズマ基本制御についてまとめた。DIII-DやJT-60におけるプラズマ初期化実験や理論研究に基づき、ITERでは、2MWのECRF加熱によって0.3V/mの低いトロイダル電場で初期プラズマを生成できることを示した。プラズマ電流,位置,形状の磁場制御及びプラズマの巨視的値や分布のプラズマ性能制御の基本制御について進展をまとめた。

This chapter describes the progress achieved in these areas in the tokamak experiments since the ITER Physics Basis (1999 Nucl. Fusion 39 2577) was written and the results of assessment of ITER to provide the plasma initiation and basic control. This chapter considers only plasma initiation and plasma basic control. The experiments on plasma initiation performed in DIII-D and JT-60U, as well as the theoretical studies performed for ITER, have demonstrated that, ITER can produce plasma initiation in a low toroidal electric field of 0.3V/m, if it is assisted by about 2MW of ECRF heating. The plasma basic control is described, which includes control of the plasma current, position and shape - the plasma magnetic control, as well as control of other plasma global parameters or their profiles - the plasma performance control.