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Hiroto Matsuura, Ken Nakano, Yosuke Kuwahara, Shinichiro Kado
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 55 | Number 2 | February 2009 | Pages 52-58
Technical Paper | Seventh International Conference on Open Magnetic Systems for Plasma Confinement | doi.org/10.13182/FST09-A6982
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Neutral particle behavior and H alpha emission spectrum are simulated with Monte Carlo code DEGAS for divertor simulator Material and Plasma(MAP)-II. Effect of plasma condition (ie. detach and attach) on neutral particle transport and H alpha emission is studied. Target plate reflection is the main neutral source for MAP-II attached plasma. Change of projectiles and comparison with puffing source are also shown.