Title :
Images of the RF Stability of a Lower Hybrid PAM Launcher
Author :
Belo, Jorge H. ; Bibet, Philippe ; Guilhem, Dominique
Author_Institution :
Centro de Fusao Nucl., Inst. Super. Tecnico, Lisbon
Abstract :
A novel launcher design for heating and current drive of fusion plasmas with lower hybrid waves was proposed. It uses a concept promising resistance to situations expected in the ITER advanced scenarios: the passive-active multijunction (PAM). To study its RF stability against changes in plasma loading, a code was developed, requiring visualization of multidimensional computationally generated data. Images from an application to the PAM under construction for Tore Supra illustrate the importance of visualization techniques and tools.
Keywords :
antennas in plasma; plasma hybrid waves; plasma radiofrequency heating; ITER; RF stability; Tore Supra; antennas; current drive; fusion plasmas; lower hybrid waves; passive-active multijunction launcher; plasma heating; plasma loading; Data visualization; Heating; Plasma applications; Plasma density; Plasma stability; Plasma waves; Radio frequency; Reflection; Scattering; Transmission line matrix methods; Antennas; ITER; fusion; lower-hybrid launcher; passive-active multijunction (PAM); plasma heating and current drive; plasma loading; reflection coefficients; scattering matrix; waveguide arrays;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2008.925703
