Abstract
—A quadrupole antenna has been designed and produced at the L-2M stellarator for experiments on ion cyclotron plasma heating and current drive. Using a power meter of the incident and reflected waves, the first measurements of the radiation resistance of the antenna have been performed in the ohmic heating regime. The radiation resistance of the antenna has been measured as a function of the mean plasma density. It is shown that the fraction of absorbed power ensured by the coaxial modes is 25%. The created quadrupole antenna can also be used for current drive. The proposed method is based on the conversion of fast magnetosonic waves to slow magnetosonic waves with their subsequent absorption by plasma electrons, which is accompanied by current drive processes.
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