C.C. Petty et al 2001 Nucl. Fusion 41 551 doi:10.1088/0029-5515/41/5/308
C.C. Petty, Y.R. Lin-Liu, T.C. Luce, M.A. Makowskia, R. Prater, D.I. Schusterb, H.E. St. John and K.L. Wongc
Show affiliationsA new method of current drive analysis is demonstrated that compares the measured pitch angles from motional Stark effect (MSE) spectroscopy with simulations of the expected MSE response to localized ECCD. By comparing simulations of the MSE signals with measurements, the best fit of the ECCD profile is determined. The ECCD efficiency ascertained in this manner decreases as the current drive location moves to larger minor radius owing to electron trapping effects. The ECCD efficiency is shown to be highest when the driven current is on the high magnetic field side of the plasma, as expected from theory. The width of the ECCD profile is also in good agreement with theory; previous reports of a broader than expected ECCD profile are shown to have been caused by insufficient radial resolution of the magnetic equilibrium reconstruction.
52.55.Wq Current drive; helicity injection
Issue 5 (May 2001)
Received 30 August 2000, accepted for publication 26 January 2001
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