Helicon Plasma Discharge in a Toroidal Magnetic Field of the Tokamak

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作者
Jin, C. G. [1 ,2 ]
Yu, T. [1 ,2 ]
Zhao, Y. [1 ,2 ]
Bo, Y. [1 ,2 ]
Ye, C. [1 ,2 ]
Hu, J. S. [3 ]
Zhuge, L. J. [2 ,4 ]
Ge, S. B. [1 ,2 ]
Wu, X. M. [1 ,2 ]
Ji, H. T. [5 ]
Li, J. G. [3 ]
机构
[1] Soochow Univ, Dept Phys, Suzhou 215006, Peoples R China
[2] Soochow Univ, Key Lab Thin Films Jiangsu, Suzhou 215006, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Acad Sci ASIPP, Inst Plasma Phys, Hefei 230031, Peoples R China
[4] Soochow Univ, Anal & Testing Ctr, Suzhou 215006, Peoples R China
[5] Princeton Univ, Princeton Plasma Phys Lab, Princeton, NJ 08543 USA
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST); helicon; strong magnetic field; TORE-SUPRA; REACTORS; FUSION; BEAMS; LENS;
D O I
10.1109/TPS.2011.2161344
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
A helicon wave plasma (HWP) discharge in an experimental advanced superconducting tokamak device with a toroidal magnetic field of 2 T is investigated. The HWP with an electron density of 10(12) cm(-3) was produced with two 4-turn flat spiral antennas in series that are perpendicular to the toroidal magnetic field and driven by a 13.56-MHz radio-frequency (RF) source at a power of 1500 W, a toroidal magnetic field of 2 T, and a pressure (helium) of 1 Pa. The increase of the toroidal magnetic field from 0.5 to 2 T, the increase of the RF power from 500 to 1500 W, and the decrease of the pressure (helium) from 1 to 0.01 Pa were found to improve the plasma uniformity from the CCD images.
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页码:3103 / 3107
页数:5
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