Quasilinear analysis of ion Bernstein and lower hybrid waves synergy
- Center d`Etudes Nucleaires de Grenoble, DRFMC/PSI, Grenoble (France)
- Associazione Euratom-ENEA sulla Fusione, Frascati, Rome (Italy)
- Hydro-Quebec, Varenne, Quebec (Canada)
- MPB Technologies, Dorval, Quebec (Canada)
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey, (United States)
A quasilinear analysis of the absorption of Ion Bernstein Wave (IBW) by the electron population of the plasma is performed. It uses an analytical calculation of the amplitude of the electric field along the trajectory to obtain the quasilinear diffusion coefficient. A numerical integration of the Fokker-Planck equation is performed together with the dynamical evolution of the IBW and Lower Hybrid Wave (LHW) ray trajectories. The damping of IBW is calculated on the distorted distribution function generated by the previous application of Lower Hybrid Current Drive (LHCD) which has bridged the {ital n}{sub {parallel}}-gap. This calculation is particularly relevant because of the IBW/LHW experiments on the Princeton Beta Experiment-Modified (PBX-M). {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03073
- OSTI ID:
- 285248
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9505105-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 96:023795
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 355, Issue 1; Conference: 11. topical conference on radio frequency in plasmas, Palm Springs, CA (United States), 17-19 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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