THEORY OF ELECTRON-CYCLOTRON HEATING IN THE ATF TORSATRON

被引:14
作者
GOLDFINGER, RC
BATCHELOR, DB
机构
[1] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN,, USA, Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
关键词
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - Propagation in Plasma - ELECTRONS - NUCLEAR REACTORS; FUSION;
D O I
10.1088/0029-5515/27/1/004
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The designer of electron cyclotron heating (ECH) systems may select from a range of antenna positions, antenna orientations, antenna directivities, antenna polarizations and magnetic field strengths to provide optimum heating. The purpose of this study is to determine the sensitivity of ECH in torsatron geometry to these choices, regarding maximum one-pass absorption and maximum power deposition near the magnetic axis as figures of merit.
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页数:21
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