FY90 milestone report for the CIT (Compact Ignition Tokamak) project: Localizability of electron-cyclotron heating power

Technical Report · Thu Oct 25 04:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6228251· OSTI ID:6228251

Smith, G R

Estimates of the localizability of electron-cyclotron heating power are made for the Compact Ignition Tokamak. A particular heating scenario is examined, namely, the fundamental O-mode, injected nearly perpendicular to the toroidal magnetic field. The absorption depth due to finite T{sub e} is very small, about 1 cm, near the q = 2 surface. Absorption is even better localized near q = 1. Several issues that might lead to degraded localizability are reviewed. Use of an intense, pulsed microwave source is the only issue with a possibly significant impact. 3 refs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6228251
• Report Number(s): UCRL-ID-105222; ON: DE91002571
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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