ORNL fast-wave ICRF antenna for Alcator C-MOD

R. H. Goulding; D. J. Hoffman; D. L. Conner; C. J. Hammonds; J. L. Ping; B. W. Riemer; P. M. Ryan; D. J. Taylor; R. B. Wysor; J. J. Yugo

ORNL fast-wave ICRF antenna for Alcator C-MOD

R. H. Goulding, D. J. Hoffman, D. L. Conner, C. J. Hammonds, J. L. Ping, B. W. Riemer, P. M. Ryan, D. J. Taylor, R. B. Wysor, J. J. Yugo

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Abstract

A fast-wave ICRF (ion cyclotron range of frequencies) antenna being designed for Alcator C-Mod is described. The antenna is in many respects prototypical of the baseline launcher design for the Compact Ignition Tokamak (CIT). The C-Mod launcher has a single current strap, with a strap and cavity geometry very similar to one quadrant of the CIT launcher (which has four straps in a 2 × 2 configuration). The antenna fits entirely within an 8-in-wide by 25-in-long port and is radially movable over a distance of 15 cm. It will operate at a frequency of 80 MHz for pulse lengths up to 1 s, at a maximum power level of 2 MW, corresponding to a power flux of >1.5 kW/cm². The antenna is an end-fed, double-loop configuration in which the current strap is grounded in the middle to provide mechanical support. The design includes a disruption-support system that accommodates thermal expansion of the antenna box while supporting large disruption loads. It also includes a matching system consisting of an external resonant loop with two shunt capacitors serving as tuning/matching elements.

Original language	English
Pages	215-220
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 1989
Event	Proceedings - IEEE Thirteenth Symposium on Fusion Engineering Part 2 (of 2) - Knoxville, TN, USA Duration: Oct 2 1989 → Oct 6 1989

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Conference	Proceedings - IEEE Thirteenth Symposium on Fusion Engineering Part 2 (of 2)
City	Knoxville, TN, USA
Period	10/2/89 → 10/6/89

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ORNL fast-wave ICRF antenna for Alcator C-MOD

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