Title :
Cavity resonance mode plasma breakdown for the IGNITEX experiment
Author :
Eways, S.E. ; Booth, W.D. ; Carrera, R. ; Oakes, M.E. ; Jaeger, E.F.
Author_Institution :
Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
RF cavity resonance mode breakdown for the Fusion Ignition Experiment (IGNITEX) is studied. It is shown, using an average electron calculation, that the ionization rate is much larger than the loss rate and breakdown can be achieved with modest RF power. The cavity resonance mode favorable for breakdown is the TM (transverse magnetic) which has a resonance frequency of 246.5 MHz
Keywords :
fusion reactor ignition; fusion reactor theory and design; plasma instability; plasma toroidal confinement; Fusion Ignition Experiment; IGNITEX experiment; RF cavity resonance mode breakdown; average electron calculation; ionization rate; loss rate; plasma breakdown; transverse magnetic; Breakdown voltage; Electric breakdown; Electrons; Ionization; Magnetic resonance; Plasma confinement; Plasma density; Radio frequency; Tokamaks; Toroidal magnetic fields;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 1989. Proceedings., IEEE Thirteenth Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.1989.102348
