Modification of the Current Profile in DIII-D by Off-Axis Electron Cyclotron Current Drive
Abstract
Localized non-inductive currents due to electron cyclotron wave absorption have been measured on the DIII-D tokamak. Clear evidence of the non-inductive currents is seen on the internal magnetic field measurements by motional Stark effect spectroscopy. The magnitude and location of the non-inductive current is evaluated by comparing the total and Ohmic current profiles of discharges with and without electron cyclotron wave power. The measured current agrees with Fokker-Planck calculations near the magnetic axis, but exceeds the predicted value as the location of the current drive is moved to the half radius.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Atomics, San Diego, CA (US)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 767040
- Report Number(s):
- GA-A23167
TRN: US0110762
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-99ER54463; W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 26th European Conference on Controlled Fusion and Plasma Physics, Maastricht (NL), 06/14/1999--06/18/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1 Jul 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; DOUBLET-3 DEVICE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MODIFICATIONS; STARK EFFECT; NON-INDUCTIVE CURRENT DRIVE; FOKKER-PLANCK EQUATION
Citation Formats
Luce, T C, Lin-Liu, Y R, Harvey, R W, Giruzzi, G, Lohr, J M, Petty, C C, Politzer, P A, Prater, R, and Rice, B W. Modification of the Current Profile in DIII-D by Off-Axis Electron Cyclotron Current Drive. United States: N. p., 1999.
Web.
Luce, T C, Lin-Liu, Y R, Harvey, R W, Giruzzi, G, Lohr, J M, Petty, C C, Politzer, P A, Prater, R, & Rice, B W. Modification of the Current Profile in DIII-D by Off-Axis Electron Cyclotron Current Drive. United States.
Luce, T C, Lin-Liu, Y R, Harvey, R W, Giruzzi, G, Lohr, J M, Petty, C C, Politzer, P A, Prater, R, and Rice, B W. 1999.
"Modification of the Current Profile in DIII-D by Off-Axis Electron Cyclotron Current Drive". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/767040.
@article{osti_767040,
title = {Modification of the Current Profile in DIII-D by Off-Axis Electron Cyclotron Current Drive},
author = {Luce, T C and Lin-Liu, Y R and Harvey, R W and Giruzzi, G and Lohr, J M and Petty, C C and Politzer, P A and Prater, R and Rice, B W},
abstractNote = {Localized non-inductive currents due to electron cyclotron wave absorption have been measured on the DIII-D tokamak. Clear evidence of the non-inductive currents is seen on the internal magnetic field measurements by motional Stark effect spectroscopy. The magnitude and location of the non-inductive current is evaluated by comparing the total and Ohmic current profiles of discharges with and without electron cyclotron wave power. The measured current agrees with Fokker-Planck calculations near the magnetic axis, but exceeds the predicted value as the location of the current drive is moved to the half radius.},
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year = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999},
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