Abstract
A new self-consistent model of the radio-frequency (RF) plasma production in stellarators in the ion-cyclotron (IC) and electron-cyclotron (EC) frequency ranges is described in this work. This model will be used for RF and ECRH start-up and for numerical analysis of the plasma discharge for the vacuum chamber wall conditioning in stellarator type machines. The self-consistent model includes the system of the particle and energy balance equations and the boundary problem for the Maxwell’s equations. A new feature of this model is account of molecular ions, H2 + and H3 +, in the particle balance equations and possibility to model the ECRH breakdown. PACS: 52.50.Qt, 52.55.Hc.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 46-49 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Problems of Atomic Science and Technology |
| Volume | 118 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |