Published August 1998 | Version v1
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Recent progress in ICRF physics

Creators

  • 1. Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, MA 02139 (United States)
  • 2. Association EURATOM-CEA sur la Fusion, CEA Cadarache, 13108 St-Paul-lez-Durance Cedex (France)
  • 3. JET Joint Undertaking, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3EA (United Kingdom)
  • 4. Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas-Laboratorium voor Plasmafysica, Association 'Euratom-Belgium State', Ecole Royale Militaire-Koninklijke Militaire School, B-1000 Brussels (Belgium)
  • 5. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, PO Box 451, Princeton, NJ 08543 (United States)
  • 6. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Plasmaphysik, Euratom Association, D-85748 Garching (Germany)
  • 7. General Atomics, PO Box 85608, San Diego, CA 92186 (United States)

Description

Recent progress in the area of ICRF physics is examined and summarized. A very brief summary of simplified theoretical predictions is given. Illustrative examples of experimental results in the area of ICRF heating and fast-wave current drive are given. ICRF heating is found to be highly effective in heating plasmas to high temperatures in modern tokamaks. Fast-wave current drive has been demonstrated in several experiments and the results are in good agreement with theory. Mode-conversion heating and current drive should be effective for profile control, but experimental results are still preliminary. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (Online)
Journal Volume
40
Journal Issue
8A
Journal Page Range
p. A35-A52
ISSN
1361-6587

Conference

Title
2. Europhysics topical conference on radio frequency heating and current drive of fusion devices
Dates
20-23 Jan 1998
Place
Brussels (Belgium)

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
31022181
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ICR HEATING; MEETINGS; NON-INDUCTIVE CURRENT DRIVE; PHYSICS; PLASMA; REVIEWS
Descriptors DEC
DOCUMENT TYPES; HEATING; HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING; PLASMA HEATING