Feasibility of main thermal ion heating by ICRF waves using a top launcher in a tokamak with deuterium–tritium plasmas

A scenario of ion cyclotron range of frequency (ICRF) wave injection from a top launcher is proposed as an efficient and direct heating method for thermal deuterium ions in deuterium–tritium tokamak plasmas. Positioned between the tritium cyclotron layer and ion–ion hybrid layer, the top launcher al...

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Published in:	Nuclear Fusion
Main Authors:	Jungpyo Lee, Nicola Bertelli, John Wright, Syun’ichi Shiraiwa, Roberto Bilato, Paul Bonoli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Subjects:	top launcher tokamak ion cyclotron range of frequency main thermal ion heating deuterium-tritium plasmas
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/adf569