Ion Bernstein wave heating on the Compact Ignition Tokamak (CIT)

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6488796· OSTI ID:6488796

Ignat, D W; Ono, M

In the present plan, CIT is to be heated by power in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF), and electron cyclotron heating (ECH) may be used if suitable rf sources can be developed. We consider the option of ion Bernstein wave heating (IBWH). The key points are that a simple vacuum waveguide launcher can be well- removed from high fluxes of heat and particles and that the development of a suitable source is straightforward. A practical point is that an IBWH waveguide launcher, including transition from coaxial power feeds, fits inside the shield wall surrounding CIT. To confirm IBWH as an option for CIT, experiments are needed on a shaped, H-mode plasma at high power. Successful experiments should be followed by a tube development program to allow CIT heating at 200 - 275 MHz. 2 refs., 3 figs.

• Research Organization: Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Plasma Physics Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 6488796
• Report Number(s): PPPL-2583; ON: DE89006877
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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