論文

査読有り
2009年8月

Investigation of Experimental Configuration for Electron Bernstein Wave Heating on LHD

PLASMA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
  • Hiroe Igami
  • ,
  • Ryosuke Ikeda
  • ,
  • Hiromi Takahashi
  • ,
  • Yasuo Yoshimura
  • ,
  • Takashi Shimozuma
  • ,
  • Shin Kubo
  • ,
  • Hitoshi Tanaka
  • ,
  • Kazunobu Nagasaki
  • ,
  • Takashi Mutoh

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開始ページ
430
終了ページ
438
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1088/1009-0630/11/4/13
出版者・発行元
IOP PUBLISHING LTD

Investigation of experimental configuration for the electron Bernstein wave (EBW) heating by using the existing electron cyclotron heating (ECH) antennas on LHD was performed. By using an antenna installed in the lower port, direct oblique launching of the extraordinary (X-) mode from the high magnetic field side (HFS) is available. Since the parallel component of the refractive index (N(parallel to)) varies during propagation because of the inhomogeneity of the magnetic field, N(parallel to) can be zero when the launched X-mode crosses the fundamental electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) layer even N(parallel to) is noonzero initially. In such a condition, if the electron density is above a certain level the obliquely launched X-mode can pass the fundamental ECR layer without being damped out and can be mode-converted to EBW that is absorbed at the Doppler shifted ECR layer. By using an antenna installed in the horizontal port, oblique launching from the lower magnetic field side (LFS) toward the over-dense plasma is available. Excitation of EBW via the mode conversion process of ordinary mode(O)-extraordinary mode(X)-electron Bernstein wave (B)is expected with the O-mode launching toward an appropriate direction. The O-X-B mode conversion rate and the region of power deposition were surveyed by varying the magnetic field strength and the launching direction. The results of the survey suggest that efficient heating in the core region is difficult by using the existing antenna. Rearrangement of the final mirror of the launching antenna may be needed.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/1009-0630/11/4/13
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000268937200013&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1088/1009-0630/11/4/13
  • ISSN : 1009-0630
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000268937200013

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