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Electron Cyclotron Wave Propagation and Absorption in the Compact Ignition Tokamak
Author: Richard C. MyerDamping of Electron Cyclotron Waves in Dense Plasmas of a Compact Ignition Tokamak
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Absorption of electromagnetic waves by hot and dense plasmas is investigated in the electron cyclotron range of frequency. It is shown that the strong reduction of the damping of the extraordinary mode, caused by finite Larmor radius effects on waves propagating perpendicularly to the magnetic field, becomes insignificant at large values of the parallel component of the refractive index. With an appropriate form of the relativistic dispersion relation which includes high order Larmor radius terms, heating of dense plasmas in a Compact Ignition Tokamak is investigated. It is shown that by using the extraordinary mode with oblique propagation and frequency of 190 GHz it is possible to bring to thermonuclear ignition a dense ohmic plasma with a toroidal magnetic field of 105 kG and a central density of 1 x 1015 cm−3. 11 refs., 11 figs.
Propagation and absorption of electron cyclotron waves in tokamak plasmas
Author: Felix A. SmithsCombined Electron Cyclotron Ray Tracing and Transport Code Studies in the Compact Ignition Tokamak
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The Compact Ignition Tokamak (CIT) operating scenario is envisaged to consist of a start-up phase in which the toroidal magnetic field (B{sub T}), plasma current (I{sub P}) and central electron density (n{sub e}(0)) are simultaneously ramped, followed by a burn cycle and a ramp down cycle. Electron cyclotron radio-frequency (ECRF) power at fixed frequency is ideally suited to heating during the ramp up phase of CIT. The angle of injection of the incident microwave beam can be varied as the toroidal field is ramped, so as to maintain central rf-power deposition. Furthermore, since the EC wave is a propagating mode in vacuum, relatively high power densities can be easily coupled into a compact device. Finally, we note that recent advances in source technology makes ECR heating at (280--310) GHz a viable option. In order to realistically simulate this ramp up scenario, a combined code has been developed in which ECRF ray tracing and absorption, and MHD equilibrium calculation, and thermal and particle transport are treated self-consistently. Previous studies of electron cyclotron resonance heating in CIT were carried out using model profiles of rf absorption based on stand-alone ray tracing and absorption calculations. In addition, these studies held the plasma current, toroidal magnetic field, and density constant in time. In the present work, a time variation in these plasma quantities is imposed and ECRF power deposition is re-calculated during rf injection so as to more realistically and self-consistently simulate ECH-assisted start-up in CIT. The most recent CIT configuration calls for a toroidal field ramp to 11T. Thus, the present studies consider the use of an ECRF source frequency of 308 GHz, with EC waves launched in the ordinary mode of polarization.
Experimental Investigation on Electron Cyclotron Absorption at Down-shifted Frequency in the PLT Tokamak
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The absorption of 60 GHz electron cyclotron waves, with the extraordinary mode and an oblique angle of propagation, has been investigated in the PLT tokamak in the regime of down-shifted frequencies. The production of energetic electrons, with energies of up to 300 to 400 keV, peaks at values of toroidal field (approx. =29 kG) for which the wave frequency is significantly smaller than the electron cyclotron frequency in the whole plasma region. The observations are consistent with the predictions of the relativistic theory of electron cyclotron damping at down-shifted frequency. Existing rf sources make this process a viable method for assisting the current ramp-up, and for heating the plasma of present large tokamaks.
Damping of Electron Cyclotron Waves in Dense Plasmas of a Compact Ignition Tokamak
Author: E. MazzucatoElectron Cyclotron Heating of a Tokamak Reactor at Down-shifted Frequencies
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The absorption of electron cyclotron waves in a hot and dense tokamak plasma is investigated for the case of the extraordinary mode for outside launching. It is shown that, for electron temperatures T/sub e/ greater than or equal to 5 keV, strong absorption occurs for oblique propagation at frequencies significantly below the electron gyrofrequency at the plasma center. A new density dependence of the wave absorption is found which is more favorable for plasma heating than the familiar n/sub e/−1 scaling.
Fusion Energy Update
Author: Relativistic Effects on Cyclotron Wave Absorption by an Energetic Electron Tail in the PLT Tokamak
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Electron cyclotron wave absorption by mildly relativistic electrons in the low density regime of the PLT tokamak is investigated. Appreciable wave damping is found for vertical propagation at frequencies of 50, 60, and 70 GHz when the spatially constant cyclotron frequency is 89 GHz. The perpendicular temperature T/sub perpendicular/(v/sub parallel/) of the fast tail is also measured from emission of radiation in the same direction. The results obtained are in satisfactory agreement with the theory of wave emission and absorption.
FY90 Milestone Report for the CIT (Compact Ignition Tokamak) Project
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Estimates of the localizability of electron-cyclotron heating power are made for the Compact Ignition Tokamak. A particular heating scenario is examined, namely, the fundamental O-mode, injected nearly perpendicular to the toroidal magnetic field. The absorption depth due to finite T{sub e} is very small, about 1 cm, near the q = 2 surface. Absorption is even better localized near q = 1. Several issues that might lead to degraded localizability are reviewed. Use of an intense, pulsed microwave source is the only issue with a possibly significant impact. 3 refs.