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.