The intrinsic poor loading of Ion Cyclotron (IC) plasma-facing antennas makes the use of Tuning and Matching Systems (TMSs) a necessity. The antenna plus TMS is a resonant system; in the TMS and access lines high voltages (tens of kV) must be accounted for in the unavoidable unmatched part of the feeding lines. In this work, we propose and test an innovative type of IC launcher; it is based on achieving resonance of the self-standing antenna, i.e. without the TMS. A mechanical full-metal tuning mechanism is described and demonstrated to allow wide-band operation. A systematic analysis of possible antenna topologies has led to identifying a structure that can allow good impedance matching along with compliance with maximum electric field constraints. Most of the design is carried out using a simplified plasma and a commercial analysis tool and then validated with a realistic plasma using TOPICA code.
The tunable resonant IC antenna concept and its design for DTT experiment / Milanesio, D.; Galindo Huertas, D. L.; Ceccuzzi, S.; Vecchi, G.; Baiocchi, B.; Cardinali, A.; Mascali, D.; Mauro, G. S.; Mirizzi, F.; Pidatella, A.; Ravera, G. L.; Torrisi, G.; Tuccillo, A. A.. - In: NUCLEAR FUSION. - ISSN 0029-5515. - ELETTRONICO. - 64:1(2024). [10.1088/1741-4326/ad0c7f]
The tunable resonant IC antenna concept and its design for DTT experiment
D. Milanesio;D. L. Galindo Huertas;G. Vecchi;
2024
Abstract
The intrinsic poor loading of Ion Cyclotron (IC) plasma-facing antennas makes the use of Tuning and Matching Systems (TMSs) a necessity. The antenna plus TMS is a resonant system; in the TMS and access lines high voltages (tens of kV) must be accounted for in the unavoidable unmatched part of the feeding lines. In this work, we propose and test an innovative type of IC launcher; it is based on achieving resonance of the self-standing antenna, i.e. without the TMS. A mechanical full-metal tuning mechanism is described and demonstrated to allow wide-band operation. A systematic analysis of possible antenna topologies has led to identifying a structure that can allow good impedance matching along with compliance with maximum electric field constraints. Most of the design is carried out using a simplified plasma and a commercial analysis tool and then validated with a realistic plasma using TOPICA code.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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