Author: R. A. CairnsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electron paramagnetic resonance
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
The Prospects for Electron Bernstein Wave Heating of Spherical Tokamaks
Author: R. A. CairnsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electron paramagnetic resonance
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Electron Bernstein Wave Heating and Emission in Spherical Tokamaks
Author: Abhay RamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
The high beta operating regime of spherical tokamaks (ST), such as in NSTX and MAST, make them attractive fusion devices. To attain the high beta's there is a need to heat and to drive currents in ST plasmas. While ST plasmas are overdense to conventional electron cyclotron (EC) waves, electron Bernstein waves (EBW) offer an attractive possibility both for heating and for driving plasma currents. EBWs, which have no density limits, can propagate into the plasma core for frequencies above the electron cyclotron frequency fce [A.K. Ram and S.D. Schultz, Phys. Plasmas, 7, 4084 (2000)]. Since EBWs are not vacuum modes, they are excited inside the plasma by mode conversion of the traditional X and O modes. From ray tracing analysis we find that EBWs are strongly absorbed by electrons in the region where the wave frequency matches the Doppler broadened electron cyclotron resonance frequency or its harmonics [A.K. Ram and S.D. Schultz, Phys. Plasmas, 7, 4084 (2000)]. The strong and localized absorption implies that thermal emission of EBWs can occur for frequencies corresponding to the local Doppler-shifted electron cyclotron frequency. This emission then converts, at the UHR, to the X and O modes which are then observed in the vacuum region.
Electron Heating Via Mode Converted Ion Bernstein Waves in the Alcator C-mod Tokamak
Author: Paul BonoliTokamaks
Author: John WessonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199592233
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
The tokamak is the principal tool in controlled fusion research. This book acts as an introduction to the subject and a basic reference for theory, definitions, equations, and experimental results. The fourth edition has been completely revised, describing their development of tokamaks to the point of producing significant fusion power.
Electron Heating by Mode-converted Ion Bernstein Waves in ICRF Heating of Tokamak Plasmas
Author: Abhay RamNew Developments in Nuclear Fusion Research
Author: Y. NakamuraPublisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781594544866
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Nuclear fusion is a process in which two nuclei join, forming a larger nucleus and releasing or absorbing energy. With some exceptions, nuclei lighter than iron release energy when they fuse, while heavier nuclei absorb energy; this is because iron has the largest binding energy. Nuclear fusion of light elements is the energy source which causes stars to shine and hydrogen bombs to explode. Nuclear fusion of heavy elements is part of the process that triggers supernovae. Nuclear fusion as an energy source has several advantages: It is vast, new source of energy; Fuels are plentiful; Inherently safe since any malfunction results in a rapid shutdown; No atmospheric pollution leading to acid rain or "greenhouse" effect; Radioactivity of the reactor structure, caused by the neutrons, decays rapidly and can be minimised by careful selection of low-activation materials. Provision for geological time-span disposal is not needed. This book brings together leading research in this field which will play a major role in the 21st century.
Electron Cyclotron Emission And Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating (Ec-16) - Proceedings Of The 16th Joint Workshop (With Cd-rom)
Author: Ronald PraterPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814462063
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
This proceedings volume, the sixteenth in a biannual series, presents a snapshot of the state of current research worldwide on Electron Cyclotron Emission (ECE) and Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating (ECRH) and related technologies. The papers address the physics, both theory and experiment, of ECE and ECRH. The technologies of high power millimeter-wave sources — gyrotrons — and transmission lines and launchers are included. The focus is on physics and technology relevant to the research and development of nuclear fusion.
Electron Cyclotron Emission and Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating (EC-16)
Author: Ronald PraterPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814340278
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
This proceedings volume, the sixteenth in a biannual series, presents a snapshot of the state of current research worldwide on Electron Cyclotron Emission (ECE) and Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating (ECRH) and related technologies. The papers address the physics, both theory and experiment, of ECE and ECRH. The technologies of high power millimeter-wave sources - gyrotrons - and transmission lines and launchers are included. The focus is on physics and technology relevant to the research and development of nuclear fusion.
EBW PHYSICS OF ECE IN NSTX.
Author: Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Topics covered include: ray tracing and Fokker-Planck coupling; relativistic and electromagnetic effects in EBW damping (ray-tracing); O-X-EBW mode conversion efficiency limit due to finite beam divergence; general prospects for electron Bernstein wave heating and current drive in spherical tokamaks; sensitivity of EBW H collisional effects on EBW coupling; and EBW propagation in a high-temperature plasma.
Author: A.K. RAM