The LHCD launcher for Alcator C-Mod—Design, construction, calibration and testing

MIT and PPPL have joined together to fabricate a high-power lower hybrid current drive (LHCD) system for supporting steady-state AT regime research on Alcator C-Mod. The goal of the first step of this project is to provide 1.5 MW of 4.6 GHz rf power to the plasma with a compact launcher which has ex...

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Published inFusion engineering and design Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 479 - 483
Main Authors Hosea, J., Beals, D., Beck, W., Bernabei, S., Burke, W., Childs, R., Ellis, R., Fredd, E., Greenough, N., Grimes, M., Gwinn, D., Irby, J., Jurczynski, S., Koert, P., Kung, C.C., Loesser, G.D., Marmar, E., Parker, R., Rushinski, J., Schilling, G., Terry, D., Vieira, R., Wilson, J.R., Zaks, J.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.11.2005
New York, NY Elsevier Science
Subjects
Applied sciences
C-Mod
Controled nuclear fusion plants
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy
Launcher
Lower hybrid current drive (LHCD)
Lower hybrid current drive (LHCD)
Launcher
C-Mod
Plasma
Nuclear fusion reactor
C-Mod: Launcher
Calibration
Steady state
Hybrid system
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Summary:MIT and PPPL have joined together to fabricate a high-power lower hybrid current drive (LHCD) system for supporting steady-state AT regime research on Alcator C-Mod. The goal of the first step of this project is to provide 1.5 MW of 4.6 GHz rf power to the plasma with a compact launcher which has excellent spectral selectivity and fits into a single C-Mod port. Some of the important design, construction, calibration and testing considerations for the launcher leading up to its installation on C-Mod are presented here.
ISSN:0920-3796
1873-7196
DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2005.06.200