Absorption of fast waves by electrons on the DIII-D tokamak
Efficient direct heating of electrons by fast waves has been observed on the DIII-D tokamak. The measured fast-wave heating efficiency was independent of magnetic field, in contrast to the strong inverse magnetic field scaling predicted by the theory of single-pass damping, indicating multiple-pass...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Physical review letters 1992-07, Vol.69 (2), p.289-292 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Efficient direct heating of electrons by fast waves has been observed on the DIII-D tokamak. The measured fast-wave heating efficiency was independent of magnetic field, in contrast to the strong inverse magnetic field scaling predicted by the theory of single-pass damping, indicating multiple-pass absorption. The central heating of electrons by the fast waves had a strong dependence on the target eelctron temperature. {ital H}-mode plasmas were obtained with fast-wave heating alone for the first time in the direct electron heating regime. |
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ISSN: | 0031-9007 1079-7114 |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.289 |