Ion Bernstein Wave antenna design for DIII-D

Conference · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6665589

Phelps, R D; Mayberry, M J; Pinsker, R I

An array of two toroidal loop antennas has been designed and installed on the DIII-D tokamak to carry out Ion Bernstein Wave (IBW) heating experiments. The antenna will operate at the 2 MW level and provide direct excitation of the IBW over the frequency range of 30--60 MHz. This device will permit the study of coupling the IBW to divertor plasmas and will provide a means for improving the confinement and stability of high beta plasmas through localized off-axis heating. This paper describes both the mechanical and electromagnetic design of the IBW antenna. 2 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: General Atomics Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-84ER51044
• OSTI ID: 6665589
• Report Number(s): GA-A-19435; CONF-880929-8; ON: DE89003135
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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