The main objective of the ITER ECRH upper launcher (UL) is to control magnetohydrodynamic activity, in particular neoclassical tearing modes (NTMs), by driving several MW of EC Current near the q = 1, 3/2, 2 flux surfaces, where NTMs are expected to occur.
Title
Progress on the ITER ECRH upper launcher steering mirror identification and control
Published in
Fusion Engineering and Design
Volume
84
Issue
2-6
Pages
618-622
Conference
25th Symposium on Fusion Technology, Rostock, Germany, September 15-19, 2008
Date
2009
Publisher
Elsevier
ISSN
0920-3796
Record creation date
2010-05-19