Optimization of the operational domain for ICRH scenarios in WEST from statistical analysis

In the WEST tokamak, the Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating (ICRH) system plays a substantial role in increasing the plasma temperature. However, its efficiency can be lowered by two main phenomena: ripple-induced fast ion losses and technical limits on the antenna current. In this work, a new techniqu...

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Published in:	Nuclear Fusion
Main Authors:	D. Moiraf, J. Morales, L. Colas, N. Fedorczak, J. Gaspar, R. Dumont, the WEST Team
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Subjects:	scaling law fast ions ripple coupling operation ICRH
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/acdca4