ICRF heating schemes for the ITER non-active phase

Mireille Schneider, Jean François Artaud, Paul Bonoli, Yevgen Kazakov, Philippe Lamalle, Ernesto Lerche, Dirk Van Eester, John Wright

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Abstract

ITER plasma operation requires a non-active phase for tokamak initial commissioning, covering First Plasma and Pre-Fusion Power Operation phases, PFPO-1 and PFPO-2. Non-active operation consists of hydrogen and helium plasmas to minimize the neutron production rate. The present document describes some Ion Cyclotron Radio Frequency (ICRF) heating schemes in terms of their predicted performance for the main foreseen scenarios of the ITER non-active phase in hydrogen and helium. Emphasis is given on remaining issues and physics uncertainties to be addressed for successful ICRF heating in ITER.

Original languageEnglish
Article number03046
JournalEPJ Web of Conferences
Volume157
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Oct 2017
Event22nd Topical Conference on Radio-Frequency Power in Plasmas 2017 - Aix en Provence, France
Duration: 30 May 20172 Jun 2017

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