LOWER-HYBRID DRIVEN LONG PULSES IN TORE SUPRA

Authors
AGARICI G ALLIBERT JP ANE JM BALME S BASIUK V BAREYT B BAYETTI P BEAUMONT B BECHERER R BECOULET A BERGER G BESSETTE D BIBET P BIZARRO JP BONMARDION G BONNEL P BOTTEREAU JM BOTTIGLIONI F BRUGNETTI R BURAVAND Y CAPES H CAPITAIN JJ CARRASCO J CHAPPUIS P CHATAIN D CHATELIER E CHATELIER M CHEN XP CIAZYNSKI D CLAIRET F CORDIER JJ COULON JP COUTURIER B CRENN JP DECK C DECOOL P DEGENTILE B DEMARTHE H DEMICHELIS C DESCHAMPS P DEVYNCK P DOCEUL L DOUGNAC M DRAWIN HW DRUETTA M DUBOIS M DUCHATEAU JL DUPAS L EDERY D ELBEZE D EVANS T FARJON JL FIDONE I FOIS M FOSTER CA FUMELLI M GAGEY B GARAMPON L GARBET X GAUTHIER E GERAUD A GERVAIS F GHENDRIH P GIL C GIRUZZI G GONICHE M GRAVIER R GRAVIL B GREGOIRE M GRESILLON D GRISOLIA C GROSMAN A GUILHEM D GUILLERMINET B GUIRLET R HASTE G HENNEQUIN P HENNION F HERTOUT P HESS WR HESSE M HOANG GT HOGAN J HUTTER T IDMTAL J JACQUOT C JAGER B JEQUIER F JOFFRIN E JOHNER J JOURNEAUX JY JOYER P KLEPPER C",KUPFER,"KUUS H LAFON D LASALLE J LAURENT L LAVIRON C LECLERT G LECOUSTEY P LELOUP C LIBEYRE P LIPA M LIPPMANN S LITAUDON X LIU WD LOARER T LOTTE P MACGRATH R MAGAUD P MAGNE R MARTIN G MARTINEZ A MASCHKE EK MASSET R MATTIOLI M MAYAUX G MIODUSZEWSKI P MISGUICH J MONIERGARBET P MOREAU D MORERA JP MOULIN B MOULIN D MOUSTIER M NAKACH R NGUYEN F OUVRIERBUFFET P OWEN L PAIN M PAMELA J PARLANGE F PASTOR G PATRIS R PAUME M PAYAN J PECQUET AL PEGOURIE B PEYSSON Y PIAT D PICCHIOTTINO JM PLATZ P PORTAFAIX C POUTCHY F PROU M QUEMENEUR A RAX JM REY G RIBAND P ROTHAN B ROUBIN JP ROUSSEL P SAHA SK SAMAILLE F SAMAIN A SAOUTIC B SCHLOSSER J SEIGNEUR A SEGUI JL SMITS F SOLER K TACHON J TALVARD M THEIS JM THOMAS C TONON G TOROSSIAN A TRUC A TURCK B UCKAN T VALLET JC VALTER J VEZARD D VANHOUTTE D VIALLET H WEISSE J ZABIEGO M ZOU XL
Citation
G. Agarici et al., LOWER-HYBRID DRIVEN LONG PULSES IN TORE SUPRA, Plasma physics and controlled fusion, 35, 1993, pp. 105-122
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Plasma physics and controlled fusion → ACNP
ISSN journal
07413335
Volume
35
Year of publication
1993
Supplement
A
Pages
105 - 122
Database
ISI
SICI code
0741-3335(1993)35:<105:LDLPIT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
With Lower Hybrid Current Drive (LHCD), very long pulses can be obtain ed in TORE SUPRA. Volt-second saving studies by LHW assisted current r amp-up, current drive and electron heating are first discussed. A 12 s econds stationary discharge with improved energy confinement time (40 %) by peaking the current profile is presented with a central electron temperature up to Te(o) approximately 10 keV . A 1 minute flat top ti me duration discharge has been achieved with a plasma current I(p) = 1 MA : 80 % of this current is driven by LHW. During this discharge the core density is fed continuously by deuterium gas puff indicating tha t the inner first wall is still pumping all along the shot. Finally re sults concerning the interaction of LHW with high density plasmas (pea k density approximately 10(20) m-3) and 3 MeV fusion protons are given .