• DocumentCode
    644466
  • Title

    Simulations of high power gyrotron operation during window Arc

  • Author

    Schlaich, Andreas ; Gantenbein, Gerd ; Jelonnek, John ; Thumm, Manfred

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech. und Elektron. (IHE), Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    1-6 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    During tests of a megawatt-class 140 GHz gyrotron for the fusion experiment Wendelstein 7-X, a window RF arc was documented with a high-resolution spectral measurement system. The arc event coincided with strong perturbations of the nominal cavity mode TE-28,8 and a final mode switch to a neighbor mode. Simulations using a self-consistent interaction code (SELFT) have reproduced the main features of the event and provide additional information on the development of the modes during the window RF arc.
  • Keywords
    arcs (electric); gyrotrons; plasma confinement; frequency 140 GHz; fusion experiment Wendelstein 7-X; high power gyrotron; high-resolution spectral measurement system; megawatt class gyrotron; nominal cavity mode; self-consistent interaction code; window RF arc; window arc; Cavity resonators; Frequency measurement; Gyrotrons; Load modeling; Radio frequency; Reflection; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Mainz
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665433
  • Filename
    6665433