Experimental studies of fast wave propagation in DIII-D
- General Atomics, San Diego, California 92186 (United States)
Fast Alfv{acute e}n waves radiated from the phased array antenna in the DIII-D tokamak and used for heating and current drive are studied by employing a {dot {ital B}}-loop array mounted on the vacuum vessel wall. The wave propagation direction controlled by the antenna phasing is clearly observed. A small divergence of the rays arising from the anisotropic nature of the fast wave is found. Comparison with a ray tracing code confirms that the ray position calculated by the code is accurate up to at least one toroidal turn of the rays. Conservation of {ital Rk}{sub t} which is a basic assumption in computer codes is tested. Although the upshift of toroidal wavenumber {ital k}{sub t} at small major radius {ital R} is confirmed, {ital Rk}{sub {ital t}} is not well conserved. A mass density interferometer is demonstrated by employing the extraordinary fast wave. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
- Research Organization:
- General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-89ER51114
- OSTI ID:
- 284131
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9505105-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 96:020009
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 355, Issue 1; Conference: 11. topical conference on radio frequency in plasmas, Palm Springs, CA (United States), 17-19 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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