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Non-inductive plasma start-up using intense millimeter-wave beam toward advanced tokamak reactor

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15H04231
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Nuclear fusion studies
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

Idei Hiroshi  九州大学, 応用力学研究所, 教授 (70260049)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 久保 伸  核融合科学研究所, ヘリカル研究部, 教授 (80170025)
福山 淳  京都大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (60116499)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥16,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,720,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥10,270,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,370,000)
Keywords電子サイクロトロン加熱電流駆動 / トカマク / 非誘導プラズマ電流立ち上げ / 球状トカマク / 電子サイクロトロン加熱 / プラズマ電流立ち上げ / 電子サイクロトロン加熱・電流駆動 / プラズマ・核融合
Outline of Final Research Achievements

New 28 GHz launcher and quasi-optical polarizer systems have been designed and developed, and its excellent beam focusing and steering, and polarization controllability were verified at a low power test-bench and also in the QUEST tokamak at a low power level. A world record of non-inductive plasma ramped current of 93 kA has been achieved in the oblique injection. The resonance region was remarkably shifted to high field side due to the relativistic mass effect, and was widely expanded due to Doppler shift effect for the energetic electrons. Up-shift resonance conditions on the higher harmonics were considered to be continuously satisfied for the 60 keV electrons in the low field side injection, indicating potential of realization of the highly efficient current drive. In the perpendicular injection, relatively high electron temperature(~200 eV) and density [~ 5x10^18 m^-3 (almost cutoff) ] have been attained, and the non-inductive plasma current of 20-30 kA was sustained for 0.2 s.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

トカマク型炉で電流立ち上げ時にしか用いない中心ソレノイド(CS)コイル設置が、経済性や中性子問題と対峙することから、CS コイルを用いない非誘導電流立ち上げが重要課題となっている。本研究では、高強度ミリ波ビームを用いた高効率・非誘導プラズマ電流立ち上げのシナリオ検討、その実現を目的とする。高効率非誘導電流駆動には、入射ビームの一回通過吸収(局所加熱・電流駆動)が重要であり、ビーム集束・入射角制御、入射偏波面を実現する伝送・入射系を開発・実装した。電流駆動に関する理論解析的評価を加え、炉で切望されている非誘導プラズマ電流立ち上げを実証し、高効率化へのシナリオを提示した点で学術・社会的に意義深い。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • 2015 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (28 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (6 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 1 results) Remarks (5 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] PPPL(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory(米国)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Stuttgart University(Germany)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Massachusetts Institute of Technology(米国)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Stuttgart(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Massachusetts Institute of Technology(米国)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 28-GHz ECHCD system with beam focusing launcher on the QUEST spherical tokamak2019

    • Author(s)
      H. Idei, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Fusion Engineering and Design

      Volume: TBD Pages: 1149-1152

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.02.027

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Quasi-optical polarizer system for ECHCD experiments in the QUEST2019

    • Author(s)
      M. Fukuyama, H. Idei, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Fusion Engineering and Design

      Volume: TBD Pages: 1437-1440

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.02.099

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] FULLY NON-INDUCTIVE 2ND HARMONIC ELECTRON CYCLOTRON CURRENT RAMP-UP WITH POLARIZED FOCUSING-BEAM IN THE QUEST SPHERICAL TOKAMAK2018

    • Author(s)
      H. Idei, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018)

      Volume: NONE

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Fully non-inductive second harmonic electron cyclotron plasma ramp-up in the QUEST spherical tokamak2017

    • Author(s)
      Idei H.、Kariya T.、Imai T.、Mishra K.、Onchi T.、Watanabe O.、Zushi H.、Hanada K.、Qian J.、Ejiri A.、他11名
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Fusion

      Volume: 57 Issue: 12 Pages: 126045-126045

    • DOI

      10.1088/1741-4326/aa7c20

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Overview of spherical tokamak research in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Y. Takase et al.
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Fusion

      Volume: TBD

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] QUESTにおける入射ビーム制御による複合高調波次数・周波数の電子サイクロトロン加熱・電流駆動検討2019

    • Author(s)
      出射 浩、他
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第74回年会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Quasi-optical polarizer system for ECH/ECCD experiments in the QUEST spherical tokamak2018

    • Author(s)
      M. Fukuyama, H. Idei, et al.
    • Organizer
      30th Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT 2018)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] System of 28GHz ECHCD with beam focusing launcher on the QUEST spherical tokamak2018

    • Author(s)
      H. Idei, et al.
    • Organizer
      30th Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT 2018)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Fully Non-inductive 2nd Harmonic Electron Cyclotron Current Ramp-up with Focused Polarized Beams in the QUEST Spherical Tokamak2018

    • Author(s)
      H. Idei, et al.
    • Organizer
      27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Fully Non-inductive Electron Cyclotron Current Ramp-up with Focused 28GHz Beams in the QUEST Spherical Tokamak2018

    • Author(s)
      H. Idei, et al.
    • Organizer
      2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Physics (AAPPS-DPP2018)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] QUESTにおけるECH/CD実験のための準光学偏波器システム開発2018

    • Author(s)
      福山雅治、出射 浩、他
    • Organizer
      第35回 プラズマ・核融合学会 年会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] QUEST における28 GHz 電子サイクロトロン加熱システム を用いた非誘導プラズマ電流立ち上げ実験2018

    • Author(s)
      出射浩、他
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fully non-inductive electron cyclotron plasma ramp-up with focusing mirror launcher system in the QUEST spherical tokamak2017

    • Author(s)
      H, Idei, et al.
    • Organizer
      Plasma Conference 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Overview of Spherical Tokamak Research in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Y. Takase et al.
    • Organizer
      26th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      京都国際会議場
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Non-inductive Electron Cyclotron Heating and Current Drive with Dual Frequency (8.2{28 GHz) Waves in QUEST2016

    • Author(s)
      H, Idei et al.
    • Organizer
      26th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      京都国際会議場
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] New 28 GHz and 8.5 GHz systems and its application to QUEST experiments2016

    • Author(s)
      H. Idei
    • Organizer
      RF-only ST plasma confinement, sustainment, and interactions with wall materials
    • Place of Presentation
      九州大学応用力学研究所
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-24
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] QUESTにおけるECHシステムの開発2016

    • Author(s)
      出射 浩
    • Organizer
      「マイクロ波、ミリ波、テラヘルツ波の技術とそのプラズマ加熱・計測への応用」作業会
    • Place of Presentation
      核融合科学研究所
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-08
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      https://www.triam.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ideiken/index.html

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      https://www.triam.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ideiken/index.html

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.triam.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ideiken/publication.html

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] イベント開催のご案内

    • URL

      http://www.riam.kyushu-u.ac.jp/research/2015/events_2_20160324.html

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 応用力学研究所・総合理工学府先端エネルギー理工学専攻 出射研究室

    • URL

      http://www.triam.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ideiken/index.html

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2022-08-26  

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