A review of Alfven wave heating
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- review article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
- Vol. 28 (9A), 1291-1303
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/28/9a/008
Abstract
Reviews the experimental status and recent advances in Alfven wave heating (AWH). The authors discuss the underlying physics of Alfven wave heating, as seen by the experiments. The use of Alfven waves for plasma diagnosis is discussed. The results of plasma heating on TCA are summarized. Apparent changes in the current profile are inferred, caused by changes in the evolving Alfven wave spectrum excited. The implications for AWH on larger devices are mentioned.Keywords
This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
- Theory of MHD wavesPlasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 1986
- Guided propagation of Alfven waves in a toroidal plasmaPlasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 1985
- Observations of Toroidal Coupling for Low-Alfvén Modes in the TCA TokamakPhysical Review Letters, 1985
- Effect of RF heating on edge parameters in the TCA tokamakJournal of Nuclear Materials, 1984
- Direct Observation of the Structure of Global Alfvén Eigenmodes in a Tokamak PlasmaPhysical Review Letters, 1984
- Recent Alfven wave heating results on the TCA TokamakPlasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 1984
- Measurements of electron and ion heating by Alfven waves in the TCA TokamakPlasma Physics, 1983
- Fast and ion-cyclotron surface waves at a plasma-vacuum interfacePlasma Physics, 1983
- Excitation of global eigenmodes of the Alfven wave in TokamaksPlasma Physics, 1982
- Alfven wave coupling experiments of the TCA TokamakPlasma Physics, 1982