Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
11-2009
DOI
10.1063/1.3273793
Publication Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume
1187
Issue
1
Pages
465-468
Conference Name
Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas, June 24-26, 2009, USA
Abstract
The AMR (Antenna—Mode-conversion—Ray-tracing) code [1, 2] has been recently coupled with the LUKE [3] Fokker-Planck code. This modeling suite is capable of complex simulations of electron Bernstein wave (EBW) emission, heating and current drive. We employ these codes to study EBW heating and current drive performance under spherical tokamak (ST) configurations—typical NSTX discharges are employed. EBW parameters, such as frequency, antenna position and direction, are varied and optimized for particular configurations and objectives. In this way, we show the versatility of EBWs.
Original Publication Citation
Urban, J., Decker, J., Peysson, Y., Preinhaelter, J., Taylor, G., Vahala, L., & Vahala, G. (2009). Coupled ray-tracing and Fokker-Planck EBW modeling for spherical tokamaks. Paper presented at the Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas, 24-26 June 2009, USA. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3273793
Repository Citation
Urban, Jakub; Decker, Joan; Peysson, Y.; Preinhaelter, Josef; Taylor, Gary; Vahala, Linda L.; and Vahala, George, "Coupled Ray-Tracing and Fokker-Planck EBW Modeling for Spherical Tokamaks" (2009). Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 48.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ece_fac_pubs/48