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The effect of ICRF antenna phasing on metal impurities in TFTR

  • J. E. Stevens
  • , C. Bush
  • , P. L. Colestock
  • , G. J. Greene
  • , K. W. Hill
  • , J. C. Hosea
  • , C. K. Phillips
  • , B. Stratton
  • , S. Von Goeler
  • , J. R. Wilson
  • , W. Gardner
  • , D. Hoffman
  • , A. Lysojvan

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Abstract

ICRF power levels of up to 2.8 MW were achieved during the 1988 experimental run on TFTR. Metal impurity concentrations (Ti/el, Cr, Fe, Ni) and Zeff were monitored during ICRF heating by X-ray pulse height analysis and UV spectroscopy. Antenna phasing was the key variable affecting ICRF performance. No increase in metallic impurities was observed for P r.f.<or approximately=2.8 MW with the antenna straps phased 0- pi , while a measurable increase in titanium (Faraday screen material) was observed for Pr.f.>or approximately=1.0 MW with 0-0 phasing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number003
Pages (from-to)189-196
Number of pages8
JournalPlasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Volume32
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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