Studies of currentless, high-beta plasma in the heliotron e device

  • O. Motojima
  • , F. Sano
  • , M. Sato
  • , H. Kaneko
  • , H. Zushi
  • , S. Sudo
  • , S. Besshou
  • , A. Sasaki
  • , K. Kondo
  • , T. Mutoh
  • , T. Mizuuchi
  • , H. Okada
  • , M. Iima
  • , T. Baba
  • , K. Hanatani
  • , J. H. Harris
  • , M. Wakatani
  • , T. Obiki
  • , A. Iiyoshi
  • , K. Uo

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Abstract

A currentless plasma with a volume-averaged beta value of 2% has been produced with neutral beam heating. Target plasmas were created by second harmonic resonance heating with electron cyclotron waves (150-350 kW and 53.2 GHz) at a magnetic field strength of 0.94 T. Neutral beam injection (23-30 keV and 1.3-2.6 MW) was used to heat the plasma further. MHD stable and unstable high-beta plasmas were observed. The Q-mode plasmas were produced with the help of intense neutral gas puffing. Properties of the MHD activity and confinement of high-beta plasmas are discussed and compared with theoretical studies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1783-1787
Number of pages5
JournalNuclear Fusion
Volume25
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1985

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