RECENT PROGRESS IN ICRF PHYSICS

Authors
PORKOLAB M BECOULET A BONOLI PT GORMEZANO C KOCH R MAJESKI RJ MESSIAEN A NOTERDAEME JM PETTY C PINSKER R START D WILSON R
Citation
M. Porkolab et al., RECENT PROGRESS IN ICRF PHYSICS, Plasma physics and controlled fusion, 40, 1998, pp. 35-52
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas","Physics, Nuclear
Journal title
Plasma physics and controlled fusion → ACNP
ISSN journal
07413335
Volume
40
Year of publication
1998
Supplement
8A
Pages
35 - 52
Database
ISI
SICI code
0741-3335(1998)40:<35:RPIIP>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Recent progress in the area of ICRF physics is examined and summarized . A very brief summary of simplified theoretical predictions is given. Illustrative examples of experimental results in the area of ICRF hea ting and fast-wave current drive are given. ICRF heating is found to b e highly effective in heating plasmas to high temperatures in modem to kamaks. Fast-wave current drive has been demonstrated in several exper iments and the results are in good agreement with theory. Mode-convers ion heating and current drive should be effective for profile control, but experimental results are still preliminary.