Title :
High-average-power millimeter-wave FEL for plasma heating using the ETA-II accelerator
Author :
Throop, A.L. ; Atkinson, D.P. ; Clark, J.C. ; Deis, G.A. ; Jong, R.A. ; Nexsen, W.E. ; Paul, A.C. ; Scharlemann, E.T. ; Stallard, B.U. ; Thomassen, K.I. ; Turner, W.C. ; Makowski, M.A. ; Hopkins, D.B.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
The Microwave Tokamak Experiment (MTX) is under construction at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to investigate the feasibility of intense, pulsed microwave radiation for plasma heating on future ignition tokamaks. A high-average-power free-electron laser (FEL) will use the Experimental Test Accelerator (ETA-II), a linear induction accelerator, in combination with an advanced high-field wiggler, to produce 1-2 MW of power at 1-2-mm wavelengths for periods of up to 0.5 s. The design of the FEL, termed the Intense Microwave Prototype (IMP), is described, along with the status and major issues associated with the experiment
Keywords :
free electron lasers; fusion reactor ignition; linear accelerators; plasma heating; 0.5 s; 1 to 2 MW; 1 to 2 mm; ETA-II accelerator; Experimental Test Accelerator; Intense Microwave Prototype; Microwave Tokamak Experiment; advanced high-field wiggler; high-average-power free-electron laser; ignition tokamaks; linear induction accelerator; plasma heating; pulsed microwave radiation; Cogeneration; Electromagnetic heating; Free electron lasers; Ignition; Laboratories; Life estimation; Linear accelerators; Plasma accelerators; Plasma waves; Tokamaks;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1989. Accelerator Science and Technology., Proceedings of the 1989 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1989.73245
