Predictive simulations of NBI ion power load to the ICRH antenna in Wendelstein 7-X
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6587/acd07e
Abstract: In Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X), a new ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) antenna will be commissioned during the operational campaign OP2.1. The antenna will have to sustain power loads not only from thermal plasma and radiation… read more here.
Keywords: ion power; antenna; power; icrh antenna ... See more keywords
Multipactor-Triggering Powers’ Modelling of a WEST ICRH Antenna During RF Conditioning
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DOI: 10.1109/tps.2023.3268293
Abstract: During radio frequency (RF) conditioning of the ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) system on WEST, under vacuum, pressure rises are measured inside the antennas. A proposed hypothesis for the cause of this phenomenon is multipactor,… read more here.
Keywords: antenna conditioning; west icrh; side; icrh antenna ... See more keywords