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Direct Measurement of ICRF-Enhanced Plasma Potentials on WEST Using Reciprocating Emissive Probes
Abstract
An extensive documentation of ICRF-enhanced plasma potentials has been conducted over two experimental campaigns on the WEST tokamak using reciprocating emissive probes magnetically connected to two ICRF antennas. The collected data spans a wide range of antenna electrical settings (coupled power, toroidal phasing, left–right power balance) and plasma parameters (density at the antenna limiter above and below the lower hybrid resonance, plasma current, minority fraction). By scanning the edge safety factor across multiple probe plunges, the magnetic connection between the probe and the antenna varied, enabling the construction of a 2D map of the plasma and floating potentials around an active ICRF antenna. This dataset will be used to validate RF simulation tools equipped with the sheath boundary condition and used to predict RF rectified potentials and ICRF-induced impurity sputtering in future machines. This paper presents the diagnostic and some initial measurements, while the rest will be reported elsewhere.
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Diab, Raymond [Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center], Baek, Seung-Gyou [Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center], Colas, Laurent [CEA, IRFM, Saint Paul Lez Durance (France)], Guillermin, Benoit [CEA, IRFM, Saint Paul Lez Durance (France)], Gunn, James-Paul [CEA, IRFM, Saint Paul Lez Durance (France)], Batal, Tristan [CEA, IRFM, Saint Paul Lez Durance (France)], Burke, William [Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center], Fedorczak, Nicolas [CEA, IRFM, Saint Paul Lez Durance (France)], Hillairet, Julien [CEA, IRFM, Saint Paul Lez Durance (France)], Leccacorvi, Rick [Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center], Vieira, Rui [Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center]. 2026-01-07. Direct Measurement of ICRF-Enhanced Plasma Potentials on WEST Using Reciprocating Emissive Probes. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf%2F202634603007
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