Electron cyclotron current drive calculated for ITER conditions using different models
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Electron cyclotron current drive calculated for ITER conditions using different models
The current drive efficiency for the ITER reference Scenario-2 has been calculated by the newly developed ray-tracing code TRAVIS for both the upper and equatorial launcher. For comparison, two adjoint approach models are applied, the high-speed-limit model and a model with the parallel momentum conservation taken into account. It is shown, that in the angle range expected as optimal launch ang...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nuclear Fusion
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0029-5515,1741-4326
DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/48/5/054002