Control of divertor heat load by Ar injection with keeping high performance in ELMy H-mode plasmas on JT-60U

Higashijima, Satoru; Asakura, Nobuyuki; Kubo, Hirotaka; Miura, Yukitoshi; Nakano, Tomohide; Konoshima, Shigeru; Itami, Kiyoshi; Sakurai, Shinji; Takenaga, Hidenobu; Tamai, Hiroshi; et al.

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 313-316, p.1123 - 1130, 2003/03

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3115(02)01502-7

Reduction of steady-state heat load in the divertor and transient one by ELMs is a crucial issue for tokamak fusion devices. High radiation loss power is necessary for the heat load reduction, and the conventional gas puffing can increase the density and the radiation loss power, but it degrades the confinement. Core plasma with high confinement should be maintained simultaneously. Impurity seeding is a secure way to enhance the radiation loss power. In JT-60U, heat load is successfully reduced by Ar injection with keeping a high confinement in ELMy H-mode plasmas. In this paper, heat load reduction, radiation enhancement, and change of ELM activity are discussed.