UP-SHIFTED FREQUENCY ELECTRON-CYCLOTRON CURRENT DRIVE IN A LOWER HYBRID CURRENT DRIVE PLASMA

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MAEKAWA, T [1 ]
MAEHARA, T [1 ]
MINAMI, T [1 ]
KISHIGAMI, Y [1 ]
KISHINO, T [1 ]
MAKINO, K [1 ]
HANADA, K [1 ]
NAKAMURA, M [1 ]
TERUMICHI, Y [1 ]
TANAKA, S [1 ]
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[1] OSAKA INST TECHNOL, OSAKA 535, JAPAN
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.2561
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Using oblique injection of electron-cyclotron (EC) waves, launched from the low field side in the WT-3 tokamak, into a target plasma sustained by lower hybrid current drive (LHCD), the plasma current is ramped up at a rate corresponding to 100 kA/s. The current ramp-up is ascribed to selective EC heating of tail electrons in the LHCD plasma via fundamental EC resonance at an up-shifted frequency due to the Doppler effect.
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