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Extrapolation of the Dutch 1 MW tunable free electron maser to a 5 MW ECRH source

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/83878· OSTI ID:83878
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
  2. FOM-Instituut voor Plasmafysica, Rijnhuizen (Netherlands)
A Free Electron Maser (FEM) is now under construction at the FOM Institute (Rijnhuizen) Netherlands with the goal of producing 1 MW long pulse to CW microwave output in the range 130 GHz to 250 GHz with wall plug efficiencies of 50% (Verhoeven, et al EC-9 Conference). An extrapolated version of this device is proposed which by scaling up the beam current, would produce microwave power levels of up to 5 MW CW in order to reduce the cost per watt and increase the power per module, thus providing the fusion community with a practical ECRH source.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
83878
Report Number(s):
UCRL-ID--119072; ON: DE95014381
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English