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

• Published in: Fusion 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...