ICRF heated enhanced performance modes and mode conversion electron heating in alcator C-mod
D(H) minority heating experiments were performed at {ital B}{sub {ital T}}=5.3 T with up to 3.5 MW of RF power. The highest stored energy of 130 kJ was achieved in an ELM-free H-mode plasma. The H-mode power threshold is roughly consistent with the ITER scaling, {ital P}/{ital S}=0.044{bar {ital n}}{sub {ital eB}}{sub {ital T}}, but H-modes have been obtained at power levels as much as a factor of two below this scaling. H-factors of up to 1.5 have been observed in ELM-free H-mode plasmas. The highest fusion reactivity of 9{times}10{sup 13} sec{sup {minus}1} was obtained in a PEP H-mode plasma with lithium pellet injection and on-axis ICRF heating. These discharges are characterized by highly peaked density and ion temperature profiles, with fusion reactivity enhanced by typically an order of magnitude above similar L-mode discharges. Effective localized direct electron heating by mode converted IBW was observed in H-{sup 3}He plasmas (analogous to D-T plasmas) at 6.5 T. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-78ET51013
- OSTI ID:
- 285384
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9505105-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 96:020003
- 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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