Optimization study of antenna launching condition for efficient FWCD in KT-2 Tokamak

To derive the optimum antenna launching condition for fast wave current drive, the propagation and absorption of the ion cyclotron range of frequencies waves are studied in a KT-2 Tokamak plasma. We solve the kinetic wave equation in one dimensional slab geometry with the phase-shifted antenna array to inject the toroidal momentum to electrons. The accessibility conditions and the guidelines of the optimum antenna design for the efficient current drive are derived. The dependence of the current drive efficiency on launching conditions such as the phase and spacing is presented