Suppression of HF instability due to RF-driven current by applying ECH in the WT-2 tokamak
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- letter
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nuclear Fusion
- Vol. 23 (2), 242-246
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/23/2/012
Abstract
By application of electron cyclotron heating (ECH) to the WT-2 tokamak, the high-frequency instability (relaxation oscillation) excited by the lower-hybrid-wave-driven current is suppressed and the loop voltage decreases without voltage spikes, implying that the driven current increases. This suppression can be ascribed to the isotropization of the current-carrying beam electrons by ECH.Keywords
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