Design of the ITER ICRF Antenna

Journal Article · Fri Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2011 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3664928· OSTI ID:21612532

Hancock, D; Nightingale, M; Bamber, R; Dalton, N; Lister, J; Porton, M; Shannon, M; Wilson, D; Wooldridge, E ^[1]; Durodie, F ^[2]; Firdaouss, M ^[3]; Winkler, K ^[4]

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1. EURATOM/CCFE Fusion Association, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, OX14 5ER (United Kingdom)
2. ERM/KMS, Association EURATOM-Belgian State, Brussels (Belgium)
3. CEA, IRFM, F-1308 Saint-Paul-lez Durance (France)
4. Max-Planck Institut fur Plasmaphysik, EURATOM-Assoziation, Garching (Germany)

The CYCLE consortium has been designing the ITER ICRF antenna since March 2010, supported by an F4E grant. Following a brief introduction to the consortium, this paper: describes the present status and layout of the design; highlights the key mechanical engineering features; shows the expected impact of cooling and radiation issues on the design and outlines the need for future R and D to support the design process. A key design requirement is the need for the mechanical design and analysis to be consistent with all requirements following from the RF physics and antenna layout optimisation. As such, this paper complements that of Durodie et al.

• OSTI ID: 21612532
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1406, Issue 1; Conference: 9. topical conference on radio frequency power in plasmas, Newport (United States), 1-3 Jun 2011; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3664928; (c) 2011 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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