Abstract
The ion Bernstein waves (IBW) experiments were performed at three transmitted frequencies (24, 27, and 30 MHz) corresponding to three different heating scenarios. IBW heating at 30 MHz produced a strongly increased and peaked density profile. Particle and energy confinement improved, and the averaged electron heat diffusion decreased. In the global heating mode, a peaked electron pressure profile was obtained in the HT-7 tokamak when the ion cyclotron resonance layer was put close to the plasma center.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3703-3711 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Physics of Plasmas |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| State | Published - Sep 2003 |