ION-CYCLOTRON RANGE OF FREQUENCY HEATING OF A DEUTERIUM-TRITIUM PLASMA VIA THE 2ND-HARMONIC TRITIUM CYCLOTRON-RESONANCE

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WILSON, JR [1 ]
BUSH, CE [1 ]
DARROW, D [1 ]
HOSEA, JC [1 ]
JAEGER, EF [1 ]
MAJESKI, R [1 ]
MURAKAMI, M [1 ]
PHILLIPS, CK [1 ]
ROGERS, JH [1 ]
SCHILLING, G [1 ]
STEVENS, JE [1 ]
SYNAKOWSKI, E [1 ]
TAYLOR, G [1 ]
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[1] OAK RIDGE NATL LAB,OAK RIDGE,TN 37831
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.842
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O4 [物理学];
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Experiments have been performed on the TFTR to study rf wave heating of a D-T plasma by way of the second-harmonic tritium cyclotron resonance. The addition of tritium ions to a deuterium plasma allows for absorption of the rf waves at the tritium cyclotron harmonics and by electron damping of a mode converted ion Bernstein wave. Competing mechanisms include direct electron damping and damping at the fundamental cyclotron resonance of deuterium, alpha particles, and He-3 ions. The contribution of each is estimated from a series of plasma discharges where various plasma parameters are varied. The majority of the rf power is found to damp on the tritium ions.
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页码:842 / 845
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