Ray-tracing modelling of ICRH at arbitrary cyclotron harmonics in large hot plasmas
- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
- Vol. 35 (9) , 1189-1206
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/35/9/009
Abstract
A ray-tracing model for studying ion cyclotron resonance heating at higher cyclotron harmonics in very hot large plasmas is presented. It includes the full hot dielectric tensor for bi-Maxwellian distribution functions with parallel drift retaining temperature effects to all orders and allows for non-Maxwellian distribution functions. The model only retaining first-order temperature corrections underestimates the electron damping on the Bernstein wave. Highly energetic tails efficiently absorb fast wave power at high cyclotron harmonics. Significant alpha -particle absorption is to be expected in D-heating D-T scenarios.Keywords
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