High Density Plasma Heating in the Tokamak à Configuration Variable ...

• Main Author: Curchod, Loïc
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne, EPFL 2011
• Subjects: plasma; high density; H-mode; heating; current drive; electron cyclotron waves; ECW; ECH; ECCD; electron Bernstein waves; EBW; EBH; EBCD; O-X-B; mode conversion; power absorption; soft X-ray detector; DMPX; diamagnetic loop; DML; lower-hybrid waves; LH; parametric instability; PI; loop-antenna; TCV; tokamak; plasmas; haute densité; mode-H; chauffage; génération de courant; ondes cyclotroniques électroniques; ondes de Bernstein électroniques; conversion de mode; absorption de puissance; détecteur de rayons-X mous; boucle diamagnétique; ondes hybrides inférieures; instabilité paramétrique; antenne
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5075/epfl-thesis-5012; https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/64455

The Tokamak à Configuration Variable (TCV) is a medium size magnetic confinement thermonuclear fusion experiment designed for the study of the plasma performances as a function of its shape. It is equipped with a high power and highly flexible electron cyclotron heating (ECH) and current drive (ECCD...