PPPL-4969


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<b> Progress on Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies (ICRF) Heating Physics and Technology In Support of the International Tokamak Experimental Reactor (ITER)    </b>
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<b>Authors:</b> J.R. Wilson and P.T. Bonoli 
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<p><b>Abstract:</b>
<br>   Ion cyclotron range of frequency (ICRF) heating is foreseen as an integral component of the
initial ITER operation. The status of ICRF preparations for ITER and supporting research
were updated in the 2007 [Gormezano 2007] report on the ITER physics basis. In this report
we summarize progress made toward the successful application of ICRF power on ITER since
that time. Significant advances have been made in support of the technical design by
development of new techniques for arc protection, new algorithms for tuning and matching,
carrying out experimental tests of more ITER like antennas and demonstration on mockups
that the design assumptions are correct. In addition, new applications of the ICRF system,
beyond just bulk heating, have been proposed and explored. 
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<b> Published in:</b> Physics of Plasmas <strong>22</strong>, 021801 (2015)</p>
<p><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4901090" rel="external">http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4901090</a><br>
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