Archivio Istituzionale della RicercaA flexible auxiliary Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating (ICRH) system (f = 80 -- 120 MHz) has been included in the IGNITOR machine design. ICRH systems have been successfully tested on a number of existing devices especially at high density. Ignition can be accelerated significantly by relatively low levels of ICRH (about 5 MW, a fraction of the final fusion heating) when applied during the current ramp-up. In addition, ICRH provides a useful tool to control the evolution of the current density profile. Four antennas, each composed by 4 straps independently fed by 4 matching systems, can deliver a minimum RF power of about 12 MW in the entire adopted frequency range. The possibility of adding two more antennas has been considered. The antenna design and optimization have been based on the simulation results obtained with TOPICA (Torino Polytechnic Ion Cyclotron Antenna code).
The IGNITOR ICRF Antenna Design with TOPICA / Maggiora, Riccardo; Kyrytsya, V; Milanesio, Daniele; Meneghini, ORSO-MARIA; Vecchi, Giuseppe. - In: BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY. - ISSN 0003-0503. - 52:(2007). (Intervento presentato al convegno 49th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics tenutosi a Orlando, Florida, USA nel 12–16 November 2007).
The IGNITOR ICRF Antenna Design with TOPICA
MAGGIORA, Riccardo;MILANESIO, DANIELE;MENEGHINI, ORSO-MARIA;VECCHI, Giuseppe
2007
Abstract
A flexible auxiliary Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating (ICRH) system (f = 80 -- 120 MHz) has been included in the IGNITOR machine design. ICRH systems have been successfully tested on a number of existing devices especially at high density. Ignition can be accelerated significantly by relatively low levels of ICRH (about 5 MW, a fraction of the final fusion heating) when applied during the current ramp-up. In addition, ICRH provides a useful tool to control the evolution of the current density profile. Four antennas, each composed by 4 straps independently fed by 4 matching systems, can deliver a minimum RF power of about 12 MW in the entire adopted frequency range. The possibility of adding two more antennas has been considered. The antenna design and optimization have been based on the simulation results obtained with TOPICA (Torino Polytechnic Ion Cyclotron Antenna code).
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