• DocumentCode
    2924518
  • Title

    P3-9: 2 MW CW RF load for gaussian mode gyrotrons

  • Author

    Ives, Lawrence ; Mizuhara, Max ; Neilson, Jeff

  • Author_Institution
    Calabazas Creek Res., Inc., San Mateo, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    18-20 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    347
  • Lastpage
    348
  • Abstract
    High power RF sources are in development for electron cyclotron heating of fusion plasmas. These sources generate long pulse or continuous power levels exceeding 1 MW, and 2 MW sources are in development. RF loads capable of dissipating 2MW of continuous power are required to test these new sources. 2 MW CW RF loads are being developed that utilize a unique launcher to distribute the power over a surface with controlled loss. The new load is predicted to dissipate the loss in a compact device that avoids arcing due to high electric fields.
  • Keywords
    cyclotrons; electric fields; gyrotrons; plasma radiofrequency heating; 2 MW CW RF load; Gaussian mode gyrotron; RF loads; continuous power level; electric field; electron cyclotron heating; fusion plasma; high power RF sources; long pulse level; Cyclotrons; Electrons; Fusion power generation; Gyrotrons; Heating; Plasma sources; Power generation; Pulse generation; Radio frequency; Testing; ITER; RF load; electron cyclotron heating; fusion plasma; gyrotron; tokamak; waterload;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2010 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Monterey, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7098-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IVELEC.2010.5503406
  • Filename
    5503406