Parametric dependence of the edge radial electric field in the DIII-D tokamak

High spatially resolved measurements of the radial electric field, Er, have been made across the transition from L mode to H mode plasmas for many different plasma parameters and conditions. The evolution of the well-like structure of the Er profile formed at the L-H transition has been investigated. No distinct variation in the shape or width of the Er well at the L-H transition is observed as a function of the plasma parameters investigated, such as the plasma current, the toroidal magnetic field and the plasma density. The value of Er is negative just inside the last closed flux surface (LCFS) for all the plasmas studied. There is a variation in the depth of the Er well for different conditions. The experimental results have been compared with theoretical predictions for suppression of plasma turbulence by sheared E × B plasma flow.

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