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Book Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequency Heating on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor

Download or read book Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequency Heating on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete ion cyclotron range of frequency (ICRF) heating system for the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR), consisting of four antennas and six generators designed to deliver 12.5 MW to the TFTR plasma, has now been installed. Recently a series of experiments has been conducted to explore the effect of ICRF heating on the performance of low recycling, Supershot plasmas in minority and non-resonant electron heating regimes. The addition of up to 7.4 MW of ICRF power to full size (R ∼ 2.6 m, a ∼ 0.95 m), helium-3 minority, deuterium Supershots heated with up to 30 MW of deuterium neutral beam injection has resulted in a significant increase in core electron temperature (?T{sub e}=3--4 key). Simulations of equivalent deuterium-tritium (D-T) Supershots predict that such ICRF heating should result in an increase in ?{sub alpha}(O) ∼ 30%. Direct electron heating has been observed and has been found to be in agreement with theory. ICRF heating has also been coupled to neutral beam heated plasmas fueled by frozen deuterium pellets. In addition ICRF heated energetic ion tails have been used to simulate fusion alpha particles in high recycling plasmas. Up to 11.4 MW of ICRF heating has been coupled into a hydrogen minority, high recycling helium plasma and the first observation of the toroidal Alfven eigenmode (TAE) instability driven by the energetic proton tail has been made in this regime.

Book Planning for US Ion Cyclotron Heating Research Relevant to the Compact Ignition Tokamak and Alcator C Mod

Download or read book Planning for US Ion Cyclotron Heating Research Relevant to the Compact Ignition Tokamak and Alcator C Mod written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ion cyclotron heating (ICH) has been chosen as the primary method for providing auxiliary heating power to the plasma in the Compact Ignition Tokamak (CIT). Sustained progress in ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF) heating experiments, together with supporting technology development, continues to justify selection of this technique as the preferred one for heating CIT to ignition. However, the CIT requirements are sufficiently different from existing achievements that continued experimentation and development are needed to meet the goals of the CIT experiment with a high degree of reliability. The purpose of this report is fourfold: (1) to review briefly the physics and technology research and development (R and D) needs for ICH on CIT, (2) to review the status of and planned programs for ICH on US and international machines, (3) to propose a unified ''mainline'' R and D program specifically geared to testing components for CIT, and (4) to assess the needs for experiments including C-Mod, the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR), and DIII-D to provide earlier information and improved probability of success for CIT ICH. 4 refs., 4 figs., 5 tabs.

Book Ion Heating in ATC Tokamak in the Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies

Download or read book Ion Heating in ATC Tokamak in the Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies written by Hironori Takahashi and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies Mode Conversion Electron Heating in Deuterium hydrogen Plasmas in the Alcator C Mod Tokamak

Download or read book Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies Mode Conversion Electron Heating in Deuterium hydrogen Plasmas in the Alcator C Mod Tokamak written by Yijun Lin and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Localized direct electron heating by mode-converted ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF) waves in D(H) tokamak plasmas has been clearly observed for the first time in Alcator C-Mod. Both on- and off-axis (high field side) mode conversion electron heating (MCEH) have been observed. The MCEH profile was obtained from a break in slope analysis of electron temperature signals in the presence of rf (radio frequency) shut-off. The temperature was measured by a 32-channel high spatial resolution (7 mm) 2nd harmonic heterodyne electron cyclotron emission (ECE) system. The experimental profiles were compared with the predictions from a toroidal full-wave ICRF code TORIC. Using the hydrogen concentration measured by a high-resolution optical spectrometer, TORIC predictions were shown qualitatively in agreement with the experimental results for both on- and off-axis MC cases. From the simulations, the electron heating from mode converted ion cyclotron wave (ICW) and ion Bernstein wave (IBW) is examined.

Book ICRF Heating and Transport of Deuterium tritium Plasmas in TFTR

Download or read book ICRF Heating and Transport of Deuterium tritium Plasmas in TFTR written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper describes results of the first experiments utilizing high-power ion cyclotron range of frequency (ICRF) to heat deuterium-tritium (D-T) plasmas in reactor-relevant regimes on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR). Results from these experiments have demonstrated efficient core, second harmonic, tritium beating of D-T supershot plasmas with tritium concentrations ranging from 6%-40%. Significant direct ion heating on the order of 60% of the input radio frequency (rf) power has been observed. The measured deposition profiles are in good agreement with two-dimensional modeling code predictions. Energy confinement in an rf-heated supershot is at least similar to that without rf, and possibly better in the electron channel. Efficient electron heating via mode conversion of fast waves to ion Bernstein waves (IBW) has been demonstrated in ohmic, deuterium-deuterium and DT-neutral beam injection plasmas with high concentrations of minority 3He (n{sub 3He}/n{sub e} = 15% - 30%). By changing the 3He concentration or the toroidal field strength, the location of the mode-conversion radius was varied. The power deposition profile measured with rf power modulation indicated that up to 70% of the power can be deposited on electrons at an off-axis position. Preliminary results with up to 4 MW coupled into the plasma by 90-degree phased antennas showed directional propagation of the mode-converted IBW. Analysis of heat wave propagation showed no strong inward thermal pinch in off-axis heating of an ohmically-heated target plasma in TFTR.

Book Report of the Ad Hoc Panel on Rf Heating in Tokamaks

Download or read book Report of the Ad Hoc Panel on Rf Heating in Tokamaks written by United States. Energy Research and Development Administration and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fusion Energy Update

Download or read book Fusion Energy Update written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book ICRF Heating in Large Tokamaks

Download or read book ICRF Heating in Large Tokamaks written by J. Hosea and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Development and Experimental Evaluation of Theoretical Models for Ion Cyclotron Resonance Frequency Heating of Tokamak Plasmas

Download or read book Development and Experimental Evaluation of Theoretical Models for Ion Cyclotron Resonance Frequency Heating of Tokamak Plasmas written by Mervi Mantsinen and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nuclear Science Abstracts

Download or read book Nuclear Science Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Energy Research Abstracts

Download or read book Energy Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: