Published July 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Powerful 160-keV neutral deuterium beam injector for application in fusion research

  • 1. Association Euratom-CEA sur la Fusion, Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires, B. P. 6, 92265, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France

Description

A 160-keV neutral deuterium beam injector has been developed for plasma heating in JET (Joint European Torus) fusion experiment. This injector has been reliably operated at 5.9-MW extracted deuterium ion beam power (37-A, 160-keV ion beam) and 5-s pulse duration. The neutral beam power was 1.75 MW corresponding to an overall neutral injector power efficiency of 30%. The beam divergence was 0.60. The ion beam was accelerated with a three-grid multiaperture system (aperture diameter phi = 11 mm). The accelerating gap length was 24 mm. The extracted deuterium ion current density amounted to 150 mA/cm2. Grid and source body power loadings were acceptable for quasi-steady-state operation

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Volume
57
Journal Issue
7
Series
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Page Range
1266-1273
ISSN
0034-6748
CODEN
RSINA