Fast-wave current drive in the Irvine torus
Journal Article
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· Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
Steady-state electron currents were driven by fast waves with ..omega../sub c/i<<..omega..<<..omega../sub ce/ in an initially current-free plasma in the Irvine Torus. Current direction was controlled by the fast-wave phased-array antenna. Low power experiments (<25 W) generated up to 1.3 A of electron current with a peak effeciency of eta = InR/Papprox. =(6 x 10/sup -2/ A/W)(10/sup 13/ cm/sup -3/)m. Up to 14% of the wave energy was converted to poloidal magnetic field energy.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Physics, University of California, Irvine, California 92717
- OSTI ID:
- 6093146
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 56:8; ISSN PRLTA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Conference
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Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987
· AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)
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OSTI ID:7184720
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Thesis/Dissertation
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Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1986
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Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989
· AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (USA)
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OSTI ID:6447983
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700101* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Confinement
Heating
& Production
700108 -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Wave Phenomena
ANTENNAS
CURRENT-DRIVE HEATING
DATA
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC HEATING
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRON DENSITY
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HEATING
INFORMATION
JOULE HEATING
NUMERICAL DATA
PLASMA
PLASMA DENSITY
PLASMA HEATING
RESISTANCE HEATING
STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS
TORI
WAVE PROPAGATION