Modeling of a lower-hybrid current drive by including spectral broadening induced by parametric instability in tokamak plasmas

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Cesario, R
Cardinali, A
Castaldo, C
Paoletti, F
Mazon, D
机构
[1] Ctr Ric Frascati, EURATOM Assoc, ENEA Fus, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
[2] E Windsor Reg Sch Dist, Hightstown, NJ 08520 USA
[3] CEA Cadarache, EURATOM Assoc, CEA, F-13108 St Paul Les Durance, France
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.175002
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
By incorporating parametric instabilities of lower hybrid (LH) waves into a ray-tracing Fokker-Planck code, accurate simulations of the LH deposition profiles are provided, which are useful for interpreting the long-lasting internal transport barriers (ITBs) sustained by lower hybrid current drive (LHCD) on JET (Joint European Torus). Utilizing the new model, the simulation of the q-profile evolution results in agreement with that provided by the motional Stark effect reconstructed equilibria. Low magnetic shear (sapproximate to0) is produced by LHCD in a layer close to the ITB radial foot.
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