Abstract
The bremsstrahlung emission from the PLT tokamak during lower-hybrid current drive has been measured as a function of angle between the magnetic field and the emission direction. The emission is peaked strongly in the forward direction, indicating a strong anisotropy of the electron velocity distribution. The data demonstrate the existence of a nearly flat tail of the velocity distribution, which extends out to approximately 500 keV and which is interpreted as the plateau created by Landau damping of the lower-hybrid waves.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1515-1528 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Nuclear Fusion |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1985 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics