Ion Cyclotron Resonant Heating (ICRH) system used on the Tandem Mirror Experiment-Upgrade (TMX-U)

Conference · Mon Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6171437

Ferguson, S W; Maxwell, T M; Antelman, D R; Scofield, D W; Brooksby, C A; Karsner, P G; Molvik, A W; Cummins, W F; Falabella, S; Poulsen, P

Ion Cyclotron Resonant Heating (ICRH) is part of the plasma heating system used on the TMX-U experiment. Radio frequency (RF) energy is injected into the TMX-U plasma at a frequency near the fundamental ion resonance (2 to 5 MHz). The RF fields impart high velocities to the ions in a direction perpendicular to the TMX-U magnetic field. Particle collision then converts this perpendicular heating to uniform plasma heating. This paper describes the various aspects of the ICRH system: antennas, power supplies, computer control, and data acquisition. 4 refs., 10 figs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6171437
• Report Number(s): UCRL-92518; CONF-851102-68; ON: DE86005198; TRN: 86-005255
• Resource Relation: Conference: 11. symposium on engineering problems in fusion research, Austin, TX, USA, 18 Nov 1985; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
TMX DEVICES
ICR HEATING
ANTENNAS
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
POWER
POWER SUPPLIES
PRESSURE VESSELS
CONTAINERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
HEATING
HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
PLASMA HEATING
TANDEM MIRRORS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
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