Alfvén wave experiments in the Phaedrus‐T tokamak*

Autor: D. Diebold, R.J. Fonck, T. Intrator, H. Y. Che, M. Doczy, T. Tanaka, R. A. Breun, S. P. Oliva, Noah Hershkowitz, M. Kishinevsky, J. Sorensen, D. A. Brouchous, George McKee, P. H. Probert, J. Pew, R. D. Johnson, Richard Majeski, P. E. Moroz, G.R. Winz, P. Nonn, J. R. DeKock, J. A. Meyer, M. Vukovic
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Physics of Fluids B: Plasma Physics. 5:2506-2512
ISSN: 0899-8221
Popis: Heating in the Alfven resonant regime has been demonstrated in the Phaedrus‐T tokamak [Fusion Technol. 19, 1327 (1991)]. Electron heating during injection of radio‐frequency (rf) power is indicated by a 30%–40% drop in loop voltage and modifications in sawtooth activity. Heating was observed at a frequency ωrf≊0.7Ωi on axis, using a two‐strap fast wave antenna operated at 7 and 9.2 MHz with 180° phasing (N∥∼100). Numerical modeling with the fast wave code fastwa [Plasma Phys. Controlled Fusion 33, 417 (1991)] indicates that for Phaedrus‐T parameters the kinetic Alfven wave is excited via mode conversion from a surface fast wave at the Alfven resonance and is subsequently damped on electrons.
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