Abstract
The OEDGE code is used to model core fueling for attached L-mode plasmas and between edge localized modes (ELMs) for attached H-mode plasmas in DIII-D. Empirical plasma reconstruction has been used to determine the plasma conditions in these discharges. EIRENE is used to model the hydrogen recycling. Divertor recycling accounts for 65–100% of the core fueling. The fraction of the total divertor target flux ionized inside the separatrix ranges from 5% to 20%. The fraction of total wall flux ionized inside the separatrix ranges from 20% to 50%. Neutrals originating from wall regions closer to the separatrix are more likely to ionize in the confined plasma. Ionization in the confined plasma is concentrated below the midplane with peaks in the poloidal profiles just above the X-point. Radial core ionization in high density H-mode is peaked strongly near the separatrix.
