Title :
Progress in the development of a large-area RF plasma generator
Author :
Feist, J.H. ; Kraus, W. ; Speth, E. ; Ciric, M. ; Heinemann, B. ; Probst, F. ; Riedl, R.
Author_Institution :
EURATOM-Assoc., Max-Planck-Inst. fur Plasmaphys., Garching, Germany
fDate :
30 Sep-5 Oct 1995
Abstract :
A large-area plasma generator is being developed at IPP (Max-Planck-Institut fur Plasmaphysik) in Garching for the second neutral beam injector on ASDEX-Upgrade, scheduled for operation in 1997. With an RF power of less than 120 kW, a 55 kV, 88 A hydrogen beam was produced in a series of 120 pulses with 5 s pulse length. The use of a Faraday shield inside the original quartz vessel greatly improved the reliability of the source operation
Keywords :
fusion reactor design; particle beam fusion accelerators; plasma beam injection heating; plasma production; ASDEX-Upgrade; H beam; RF power; large-area RF plasma generator; pulse length; quartz vessel; second neutral beam injector; source operation; Coils; Particle beam injection; Particle beams; Plasma applications; Plasma sources; Power supplies; Pulsed power supplies; Radio frequency; Structural beams; Variable speed drives;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 1995. SOFE '95. Seeking a New Energy Era., 16th IEEE/NPSS Symposium
Conference_Location :
Champaign, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2969-4
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.1995.534388
