Physics design, construction and commissioning of the ICRH system for the stellarator Wendelstein 7-X

• Published in: Fusion engineering and design Vol. 192; p. 113627
• Main Authors: Ongena, J., Castano-Bardawil, D., Crombé, K., Kazakov, Y.O., Schweer, B., Stepanov, I., Van Schoor, M., Vervier, M., Krämer-Flecken, A., Neubauer, O., Nicolai, D., Satheeswaran, G., Offermanns, G., Hollfeld, K.P., Benndorf, A., Dinklage, A., Hartmann, D., Kallmeyer, J.P., Wolf, R.C., TEC
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2023
• Subjects: Confinement; Heating; ICRH; Radiofrequency; Stellarator; ICRH; Confinement; Stellarator; Radiofrequency; Heating

•An ICRH antenna has been built for the largest stellarator in the world, Wendelstein 7-X. This is also the first time that an ICRH antenna is constructed for such a stellarator.•The antenna is installed in Wendelstein 7-X and is ready for operations.•Main aims are: heating of stellarator plasmas, p...