Conveners
EC experiment & Technology
- Burkhard Plaum (University of Stuttgart)
The existing ECRH system at W7-X consists of 10 gyrotrons, with output power levels ranging from 0.6 MW up to 1.0 MW each, quasi-optical transmission lines and microwave launchers at the plasma vessel. The overall transmission efficiency of the fundamental Gaussian mode is estimated to be approx. 94 %. The ECRH system is commissioned for a max. pulse length of 1800 s at full power.
Compared...
Since the mid 80’s of the last century KIT is consequently pursuing the goal to develop high power gyrotrons which are widely used as RF source for ECRH and ECCD in fusion devices. KIT is currently establishing a new teststand for gyrotron development. FULGOR (FUsion Long Pulse Gyrotron LabORatory) will allow to test gyrotrons with a performance which is well beyond the state-of-the-art. The...
