Effects of ferromagnetic components on energetic ion confinement in ITER

ITERにおける強磁性構造体の高エネルギーイオン閉じ込めに与える影響

篠原 孝司; 及川 聡洋; 浦野 創; 大山 直幸; Lnnroth, J.*; Saibene, G.*; Parail, V.*; 鎌田 裕

Shinohara, Koji; Oikawa, Toshihiro; Urano, Hajime; Oyama, Naoyuki; Lnnroth, J.*; Saibene, G.*; Parail, V.*; Kamada, Yutaka

By using a fully three dimensional magnetic field orbit-following Monte-Carlo code, the energetic ion confinement was investigated for the current conceptual design of the ferromagnetic components in ITER which will be employed for reducing the toroidal magnetic field (TF) ripple. The ferromagnetic insert is effective in the reference Scenario No. 2 and Scenario No. 4 to improve the energetic ion confinement. Over-compensation appears at half of the full toroidal magnetic field and its effect becomes stronger when the amount of the ferromagnetic insert is increased. Whether to increase the ferromagnetic insert to achieve lower TF ripple amplitude at the full field operation depends on how prospected are possibilities of lower field operations. Planned test blanket modules do not induce large loss at the full field in Scenario No. 4. At the half field, however, the loss reaches 10% for the alpha particles due to localized large TF ripple.