TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental investigation of the ECRH stray radiation during the start-up phase in Wendelstein 7-X
AU - Moseev, Dmitry
AU - Laqua, Heinrich
AU - Marsen, Stefan
AU - Stange, Torsten
AU - Braune, Harald
AU - Erckmann, Volker
AU - Gellert, Florian
AU - Oosterbeek, Johann Wilhelm
AU - Wenzel, Uwe
PY - 2017/7/24
Y1 - 2017/7/24
N2 - Electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) is the main heating mechanism in the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator (W7-X). W7-X is equipped with five absolutely calibrated sniffer probes that are installed in each of the five modules of the device. The sniffer probes monitor energy flux of unabsorbed ECRH radiation in the device and interlocks are fed with the sniffer probe signals. The stray radiation level in the device changes significantly during the start-up phase: Plasma is a strong microwave absorber and during its formation the stray radiation level in sniffer probes reduces by more than 95%. In this paper, we discuss the influence of neutral gas pressure and gyrotron power on plasma breakdown processes.
AB - Electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) is the main heating mechanism in the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator (W7-X). W7-X is equipped with five absolutely calibrated sniffer probes that are installed in each of the five modules of the device. The sniffer probes monitor energy flux of unabsorbed ECRH radiation in the device and interlocks are fed with the sniffer probe signals. The stray radiation level in the device changes significantly during the start-up phase: Plasma is a strong microwave absorber and during its formation the stray radiation level in sniffer probes reduces by more than 95%. In this paper, we discuss the influence of neutral gas pressure and gyrotron power on plasma breakdown processes.
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U2 - 10.1051/epjconf/201714703002
DO - 10.1051/epjconf/201714703002
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85026409633
SN - 2101-6275
VL - 147
JO - EPJ Web of Conferences
JF - EPJ Web of Conferences
M1 - 03002
T2 - 19th Joint Workshop on Electron Cyclotron Emission and Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating, EC 2016
Y2 - 4 April 2016 through 7 April 2016
ER -