Abstract

JET divertor load measurements using embedded thermocouples have indicated a large target asymmetry and non-uniformities in the loads and that, under H-mode conditions, the load is dominated by the ion component. ASCOT simulations of the ion contribution to JET divertor loads are consistent with the presence of a large outward radial electric field E r in the scrape-off layer (SOL) next to the separatrix. Such a field would provide an explanation for observed features of the divertor loads in JET. The required field for getting the correct in/out asymmetry is within the range of the estimated SOL E r in JET, but reproducing the experimental heat deposition profiles requires higher field values.

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