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8.56-GHz quasi-optical launcher system with incident-mode selectivity on the QUEST spherical tokamak

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Abstract An 8.56-GHz quasi-optical launcher system with incident-mode selectivity was developed for non-inductive electron cyclotron (EC) plasma ramp-up and long-pulse sustainment, and effective bulk-electron ...heating on the Q-shu University experiment with steady-state spherical tokamak (QUEST). A novel polarization-selective system was proposed to conduct fundamental and second harmonic EC heating and current drive experiments with ordinary and extra-ordinary mode waves, respectively. Selectivity of the incident modes or polarizations was confirmed using the whole developed system at a low power level. A large-sized mirror launcher was developed to inject the beam whose size was as small as possible near the QUEST major radius. The designed mirror performance was checked using a three-dimensional electromagnetic-wave simulator and a low-power test. Ultimately, 0.15-m sized beams for both the two polarizations were successfully attained near the QUEST major radius, even in low-frequency applications with long propagation.show more

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Created Date 2024.05.10
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