Abstract
Off-axis current drive is necessary for Tokamak to maintain and regulate the current profile. Helicon wave is the high order harmonic fast wave and helicon wave current drive (HCD) is one of the key issues in the China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR). The theory of HCD is briefly introduced and the simulation results are listed. Helicon waves can realize off-axis current drive under CFETR plasma parameters when the frequency is greater than 1 GHz and drive current is insensitive to the launched value of the parallel index of refraction n||, so wave accessibility issues can be reduced. Travelling Wave Antenna was analyzed by the commercial software package-CST. Near the resonant frequency of the antenna, the Voltage Standing Wave Ratio < 1.2 is obtained for the antenna in the bandwidth of 50 MHz, which means that the antenna does not require a matching system.
Highlights
Helicon waves can realize off-axis current drive under China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) plasma parameters when the frequency is greater than 1 GHz and drive current is insensitive to the launched value of the parallel index of refraction n||, so wave accessibility issues can be reduced
China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) [1, 2] provided with high performance and large geometry is the generation fusion device in China, which will be operated in two phases: Steady-state operation and selfsufficiency will be the two key issues for Phase I with a modest fusion power of up to 200 MW; Phase II aims for DEMO validation with a fusion power over 1GW [3]
The travelling wave antenna is a good option for launching the wave with a very narrow n|| spectrum
Summary
China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) [1, 2] provided with high performance and large geometry is the generation fusion device in China, which will be operated in two phases: Steady-state operation and selfsufficiency will be the two key issues for Phase I with a modest fusion power of up to 200 MW; Phase II aims for DEMO validation with a fusion power over 1GW [3]. Helicon wave is the high order harmonic fast wave and helicon wave current drive (HCD) is one of the key issues in the China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR).
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