PPPL-5448

Heating and Current Drive Analysis for the Electron Cyclotron System

PPPL Author: F. Poli

Abstract: The heating and current drive (H&CD) systems of ITER are critical components to its successful burning plasma demonstration and deriving the capabilities for each of these systems is absolutely necessary. They provide heating to either electrons or ions (or both) that is critical for access to high confinement regimes, sustainment of performance, impurity control and volt-second consumption saving at startup. They provide current drive for ramp-up assist, plasma stability through current profile tailoring, which is critical for long pulse performance.

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