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Fast wave heating of two-ion plasmas in the Princeton large torus through minority cyclotron resonance damping

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6145397· OSTI ID:6145397
Strong minority proton heating is produced in PLT through ion cyclotron resonance damping of fast waves at moderate rf power levels. In addition to demonstrating good proton confinement, the proton energy distribution is consistent with Fokker--Planck theory which provides the prescription for extrapolation of this heating regime to higher rf power levels.
Research Organization:
Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Plasma Physics Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-02-3073
OSTI ID:
6145397
Report Number(s):
PPPL-1554
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English