Analysis of anisotropic effects on energy induced by lower hybrid wave heating on EAST. (4th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Huang, J; Liang, Y; Qian, J P; Xu, L Q; He, K Y; Liu, Y K
• Other Names: collab.
• Is Part Of: Plasma physics and controlled fusion. Volume 59:Number 6(2017:Jun.)
• Publication Date: 2017-05-04
• Subjects: anisotropy -- LHW heating -- EAST; Plasma (Ionized gases) -- Periodicals; Controlled fusion -- Periodicals; 530.44
• DOI: 10.1088/1361-6587/aa6988
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0741-3335

Abstract

Abstract: It has been pointed out that plasma anisotropy has a significant impact on the characteristics of magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium and instability. Recently, anisotropic pressure effects induced by 4.6 GHz lower hybrid wave (LHW) heating on the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) has been investigated. The mechanism is due to the high-energy electrons generated by LHW Landau damping effects in the direction parallel to the magnetic field line.