Alpha Heating in ITER L-mode and H-mode Plasma
Authors: R.V. Budny
Abstract:
There are many uses of predictions of ITER plasma performance. One is assessing
requirements of different plasma regimes. For instance, what current drive and control are needed for
steady state. The heating, current drive, and torque systems planned for initial DT operation are
negative ion neutral beam injection (NB), ion cyclotron resonance (IC), and electron cyclotron resonance
(EC). Which combinations of heating are optimal. What are benefits of the torques, current drive, and
fueling using NB. What are the shine-through power and optimum voltage for the NB? What are optimal
locations and aiming of the EC launchers? Another application is nuclear licensing (e.g. System integrity,
how many neutrons).
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Presented at: EPS, Strasbourg, France (June 29, 2011)
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