Published May 1986 | Version v1
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Combined application of neutral injection, lower hybrid, and ion cyclotron resonance heating in ASDEX and synergetic effects

Description

Confinement properties of ASDEX discharges are studied when NI and ICRH or NI and LH were applied simultaneously. ICRH leads to a larger change in plasma energy content when applied together with NI. At high power the βp-increases of NI and ICRH are additive corresponding to the total heating power. In the combination of NI and LH the βp-increase is the same when NI is applied to inductively or non-inductively driven plasma current despite the different current profiles. The effect of sawteeth on central confinement is described in detail in ohmically and beam heated plasmas as is the suppression of sawteeth by LH. The suppression of sawteeth by LH in low qa beam heated plasmas leads to a substantial increase of βp. The H-mode can be realized with NI under current drive conditions. ICRH can cause the H-transition in combination with NI. The H-mode, however, can also be realized with ICRH alone. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
ASDEX papers at the 13th European conference on controlled fusion and plasma physics
Imprint Pagination
149 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 4-18.
Report number
IPP--III/110

Conference

Title
13. European conference on controlled fusion and plasma heating.
Dates
14-18 Apr 1986.
Place
Schliersee (Germany, F.R.).

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
18011482
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ASDEX TOKAMAK; BEAM INJECTION HEATING; ICR HEATING; LOWER HYBRID HEATING; MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT; NEUTRAL ATOM BEAM INJECTION
Descriptors DEC
BEAM INJECTION; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CONFINEMENT; HEATING; HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA HEATING; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES