Recent experiments on alternative dipole phasing with the JET A2 ICRF antennas
- LPP, Association 'EURATOM-Belgian State', TEC, Royal Military Academy, 1000, Brussels (Belgium)
- MPI fuer Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstr. 2, D-85748, Garching (Germany)
- EURATOM/UKAEA Fusion Association, Culham Science Center, OX143DB, Abingdon (United Kingdom)
Using the JET A2 ICRF antennas, experiments were carried out to assess the performance of three different dipole phasing configurations relevant for the operation of the ICRF antenna in ITER. Three similar discharges with dipole (0{pi}0{pi}), 'symmetric dipole' (0{pi}{pi}0) and 'super dipole' (00{pi}{pi}) phasings were compared. In the 'super dipole' case, higher coupling was confirmed but lower heating efficiency and much stronger plasma wall interaction were observed, as corroborated, respectively, by the analysis of the diamagnetic energy response to the ICRF power steps and by the observation of a considerable temperature rise of the antenna limiters and septa in the 00{pi}{pi} case. These observations were found to be in line with simulations of the ICRF wave absorption and with High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) modelling of the RF fields near the antenna.
- OSTI ID:
- 21335821
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1187, Issue 1; Conference: 18. topical conference on radio frequency power in plasmas, Gent (Belgium), 24-26 Jun 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3273845; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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