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Title: Comparison of the theory and the practice of rf current drive

Abstract

The theory of rf-driven plasma currents is applied to the lower-hybrid experiments on the PLT tokamak. Particular emphasis is placed on those experiments in which the plasma current was varying. The comparison between theory and experiment is made with respect to the efficiency with which rf energy was converted to poloidal magnetic field energy. Good agreement is found irrespective of whether the current was increasing, constant, or decreasing.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
6192001
Report Number(s):
PPPL-2152
ON: DE85002722
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH03073
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; PLT DEVICES; CURRENT-DRIVE HEATING; LOWER HYBRID HEATING; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; CURRENTS; ELECTRIC HEATING; HEATING; HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING; JOULE HEATING; PLASMA HEATING; RESISTANCE HEATING; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS; 700101* - Fusion Energy- Plasma Research- Confinement, Heating, & Production

Citation Formats

Karney, C F.F., Fisch, N J, and Jobes, F C. Comparison of the theory and the practice of rf current drive. United States: N. p., 1984. Web. doi:10.2172/6192001.
Karney, C F.F., Fisch, N J, & Jobes, F C. Comparison of the theory and the practice of rf current drive. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6192001
Karney, C F.F., Fisch, N J, and Jobes, F C. 1984. "Comparison of the theory and the practice of rf current drive". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6192001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6192001.
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title = {Comparison of the theory and the practice of rf current drive},
author = {Karney, C F.F. and Fisch, N J and Jobes, F C},
abstractNote = {The theory of rf-driven plasma currents is applied to the lower-hybrid experiments on the PLT tokamak. Particular emphasis is placed on those experiments in which the plasma current was varying. The comparison between theory and experiment is made with respect to the efficiency with which rf energy was converted to poloidal magnetic field energy. Good agreement is found irrespective of whether the current was increasing, constant, or decreasing.},
doi = {10.2172/6192001},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6192001}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984},
month = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984}
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