Material deposition and migration processes with resonant magnetic perturbation fields at TEXTOR

Abstract Resonant Magnetic Perturbations (RMPs) are applied with the Dynamic Ergodic Divertor (DED) at TEXTOR to control the plasma edge transport and the plasma surface interaction. This leads to the formation of a three-dimensional (3D) topology of the scrape-off layer (SOL). To quantify the erosion/deposition balance and the material migration in this 3D boundary, spherical test limiters were exposed to plasmas with and without RMP fields applied. Methane doped with 13C as tracer element was injected through a gas inlet in the test limiter. The local gas source was monitored by spatially resolving spectroscopy and the resulting deposition patterns on the limiters were analysed with colourimetry and nuclear reaction analysis. These measurements were compared to simulations of the magnetic field topology simulations. The data provide evidence of a particle migration dominated by an ExB drift within stochastic zones of the 3D plasma boundary.