Plasma Response to the Application of 30 MHz RF Power in the NSTX Device
Authors: J.R. Wilson, R.E. Bell, S. Bernabei, J.C. Hosea, B.P. LeBlanc T.K. Mau, J. Menard, M. Ono, F. Paoletti, R. Pinsker, C.K. Phillips, A. Rosenberg, P.M. Ryan, S. Sabbagh, D. Stutman, D.W. Swain, J.B. Wilgen, and Y. Takase
Date of PPPL Report: May 2001
To be presented at: the 14th Topical Conference on Applications of Radio Frequency Powers in Plasmas to be held in Oxnard, CA, May 7-9, 2001. Proceedings to be published American Institute of Physics (AIP).
Radio-frequency power at 30 MHz has been applied in a variety of situations to National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) plasmas. The response of the plasma is observed in order to study both the physics of High Harmonic Fast Wave (HHFW) heating and as a tool to extend the performance of NSTX plasmas. In this paper we will discuss the progress made to date towards these goals.