Fast switching and power combination of high-power electron cyclotron wave beams: Principles, numerical results, and experiments

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 281-290

  Kasparek, W ^a   Petelin, M ^b   Erckmann, V ^c   Shchegolkov, D ^b   Bruschi, A ^d   Cirant, S ^d   Litvak, A ^b   Thumm, M ^e   Plaum, B ^a   Grunert M ^a   Malthaner, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

^d ASSOCIAZIONE EURATOM ENEA SULLA FUSIONE   (Italy)

^e KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diplexer; Electron cyclotron heating; High power switch

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY BANDS; GYROTRONS; MILLIMETER WAVES; NUMERICAL METHODS; STABILIZATION; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

DIPLEXERS; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON HEATING; HIGH-POWER SWITCHES;

ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE;

EID: 34748915111     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST07-A1507     Document Type: Conference Paper

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