• DocumentCode
    1214351
  • Title

    Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating (ECRH) of a Spheromak Plasma

  • Author

    Granatstein, V.L. ; Chu, K.R.

  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    6/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    144
  • Lastpage
    149
  • Abstract
    ECRH calculations are carried out for the MS Spheromak (Bto = 20-25 kG, ne ¿ 1014 cm-3) under the assumption of a straight-line ray path. These preliminary calculations indicate that for "end-on" illumination of the Spheromak plasma by an extraordinary wave at the second harmonic of the cyclotron frequency, almost complete single-pass absorption is achieved even when electron temperature is low (¿ 100 eV). The use of gyrotrons currently under development would make an early experimental demonstration possible.
  • Keywords
    Absorption; Cyclotrons; Electrons; Frequency; Gyrotrons; Heating; Lighting; Plasma temperature; Plasma waves; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.1984.4316307
  • Filename
    4316307
    • Link To Document
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