ISSN:
1089-7666
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Heating in the Alfvén resonant regime has been demonstrated in the Phaedrus-T tokamak [Fusion Technol. 19, 1327 (1991)]. Electron heating during injection of radio-frequency (rf) power is indicated by a 30%–40% drop in loop voltage and modifications in sawtooth activity. Heating was observed at a frequency ωrf≈0.7Ωi on axis, using a two-strap fast wave antenna operated at 7 and 9.2 MHz with 180° phasing (N(parallel)∼100). Numerical modeling with the fast wave code fastwa [Plasma Phys. Controlled Fusion 33, 417 (1991)] indicates that for Phaedrus-T parameters the kinetic Alfvén wave is excited via mode conversion from a surface fast wave at the Alfvén resonance and is subsequently damped on electrons.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.860736
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