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Title: Review of the experimental papers at the IAEA conference on noninductive current drive, Culham, 1983

Abstract

Three types of noninductive current drive experiments have been reported at this conference: (1) neutral beam (2) rf current drive, and (3) relativistic electron beams (REB). If we compare the effort to develop current drive to a horse race, the neutral beam horse was first out of the gates, but it quickly found greener pastures (heating) and has dropped temporarily out of the race. The lower hybrid horse now has a big lead at the first furlong (200 m), but the bulk of the race remains to be run. The fast wave and REB horses have yet to get up speed.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5650094
Report Number(s):
PPPL-2039
ON: DE84002363
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH03073
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; CURRENT-DRIVE HEATING; REVIEWS; ELECTRON BEAM INJECTION; HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING; LOWER HYBRID HEATING; MEETINGS; NEUTRAL ATOM BEAM INJECTION; BEAM INJECTION; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELECTRIC HEATING; HEATING; JOULE HEATING; PLASMA HEATING; RESISTANCE HEATING; 700101* - Fusion Energy- Plasma Research- Confinement, Heating, & Production

Citation Formats

Motley, R W. Review of the experimental papers at the IAEA conference on noninductive current drive, Culham, 1983. United States: N. p., 1983. Web. doi:10.2172/5650094.
Motley, R W. Review of the experimental papers at the IAEA conference on noninductive current drive, Culham, 1983. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5650094
Motley, R W. 1983. "Review of the experimental papers at the IAEA conference on noninductive current drive, Culham, 1983". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5650094. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5650094.
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author = {Motley, R W},
abstractNote = {Three types of noninductive current drive experiments have been reported at this conference: (1) neutral beam (2) rf current drive, and (3) relativistic electron beams (REB). If we compare the effort to develop current drive to a horse race, the neutral beam horse was first out of the gates, but it quickly found greener pastures (heating) and has dropped temporarily out of the race. The lower hybrid horse now has a big lead at the first furlong (200 m), but the bulk of the race remains to be run. The fast wave and REB horses have yet to get up speed.},
doi = {10.2172/5650094},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983},
month = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983}
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