Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating on Proto-MPEX

Pawel A. Piotrowicz, David N. Ruzic, Juan F. Caneses, John B.O. Caughman, Richard H. Goulding, David L. Green, Jeremy D. Lore, Juergen Rapp

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Abstract

The source technology for the Plasma Materials Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) is currently being developed on the Proto-MPEX device at Oak Ridge National Laboratory1 to study fusion relevant plasma material interactions on a linear plasma machine. Radio frequency (RF) technology is used for the source and heating of the plasma on Proto-MPEX. A helicon plasma source, powered with> 100 kW of RF power at 13.56 MHz, produces a steady state plasma with peak electron density of> 6e19 m-3, Additional RF heating sources include Electron Bernstein Waves to heat the electrons to temperatures > 15 e V, as well as ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) to heat ions to temperatures> 20 eV.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICOPS 2018 - 45th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538645895
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 24 2018
Event45th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, ICOPS 2018 - Denver, United States
Duration: Jun 24 2018Jun 28 2018

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Plasma Science
Volume2018-June
ISSN (Print)0730-9244

Conference

Conference45th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, ICOPS 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period06/24/1806/28/18

Funding

1. J.B.O. Caughman et. al., “Plasma Source Development for Fusion-Relevant Material Testing “, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films 35 (2017), 10.1116/1.4982664 2. J.C. Beers, “Helicon plasma ion temperature measurements and observed ion cyclotron heating in proto-MPEX”, Physics of Plasmas 25, 1-9 (2018). ________________________________ * This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, under Contract No. DEAC05-00OR22725

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