Images of the TE Wave Inside Tore Supra´s LH PAM Launcher

Author

Belo, Jorge ; Bibet, Philippe ; Guilhem, Dominique

Author_Institution

Centro de Fusao Nucl., Inst. Super. Tecnico (1ST), Lisbon

Volume

36

Issue

4

fYear

2008

Firstpage

1096

Lastpage

1097

Abstract

A new lower hybrid launcher based on the passive active multijunction principle and allowing for the withstand of conditions envisioned in the advanced scenarios for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (large density variations, thermal loads, neutron fluxes, and mechanical stresses) has been designed for the purpose of heating and current drive of fusion plasmas in the Tore Supra tokamak. A 3-D image of the TE wave inside the full waveguide structure of one of its modules is presented.

Keywords

Tokamak devices; laser fusion; plasma diagnostics; plasma heating by laser; International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor; LH PAM Launcher; Tore Supra tokamak; current drive; full waveguide structure; fusion plasmas; lower hybrid launcher; passive active multijunction principle; plasma heating; transverse electric wave; Fusion reactor design; Heating; Inductors; Neutrons; Photothermal effects; Plasma density; Plasma waves; Thermal loading; Thermal stresses; Antennas; International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER); TE wave; fusion; lower-hybrid launcher; mode converter; passive-active multijunction; plasma heating and current drive; waveguide arrays;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2008.922933

Filename

4509583