ICRF launcher studies: Progress report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6135484
The research we have accomplished during the past year includes the topics of ICRF fast wave coupling to L- and H-mode edge profiles, measurements of simulated plasma loads on an 85 MHz launcher, coupling of ion Bernstein waves and a simulation of the folded waveguide launcher. We have also begun to examine coupling between launched fast waves and ion Bernstein waves driven by density gradients near the plasma edge and the effects of known edge turbulence and ponderomotive forces on the direct launching of ion Bernstein waves. We find that a TE/sub 10/ ICRF fast mode waveguide launcher has only a moderate increase in its reflection coefficient when coupling into a model H-mode plasma density profile. We find that linear coupling from fast modes to ion Bernstein modes can only occur with large density gradient scale lengths near the plasma edge. The current power level of ion Bernstein wave heating experiments is found to yield ponderomotive force effects which can substantially modify plasma edge density profiles. 7 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Wisconsin Univ., Madison (USA). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-86ER52133
- OSTI ID:
- 6135484
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/52133-2; ON: DE88001710
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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700101 -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Confinement
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BERNSTEIN MODE
BOUNDARY LAYERS
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
CYCLOTRON RESONANCE
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FLUCTUATIONS
HEATING
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ION CYCLOTRON-RESONANCE
LAYERS
OSCILLATION MODES
PLASMA DENSITY
PLASMA HEATING
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PLASMA SIMULATION
POWER COEFFICIENT
PROGRESS REPORT
REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS
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SIMULATION
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TOKAMAK DEVICES
VARIATIONS
WAVE PROPAGATION
WAVEGUIDES