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Plasma and Fusion Research

Volume 2, S1129 (2007)

Regular Articles

Ray Tracing Simulations of ECR Heating and ECE Diagnostic at W7-X Stellarator
Nikolai B. MARUSHCHENKO, Volker ERCKMANN, Hans J. HARTFUSS, Mattias HIRSCH, Heinrich P. LAQUA, Henning MAASSBERG and Yuri TURKIN
Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, EURATOM-Association, Wendelsteinstr. 1, D-17491 Greifswald, Germany
(Received 4 December 2006 / Accepted 9 March 2007 / Published 20 November 2007)

Abstract

This report shows the progress achieved in simulations of thermal and non-thermal effects which may appear for high power ECRH in the W7-X stellarator (under construction in Greifswald, Germany). Simulations are carried out with the new ray tracing code TRAVIS which was developed for electron cyclotron studies in arbitrary 3D magnetic configurations, with emphasis on heating, current drive and ECE diagnostic.

Keywords

ECR heating, current drive, ECE diagnostic, ray tracing

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.2.S1129

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This paper may be cited as follows:

Nikolai B. MARUSHCHENKO, Volker ERCKMANN, Hans J. HARTFUSS, Mattias HIRSCH, Heinrich P. LAQUA, Henning MAASSBERG and Yuri TURKIN, Plasma Fusion Res. 2, S1129 (2007).