Search Results - "Erckmann, Volker"
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Experimental investigation of the ECRH stray radiation during the start-up phase in Wendelstein 7-X
Published in EPJ Web of Conferences (01-01-2017)“…Electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) is the main heating mechanism in the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator (W7-X). W7-X is equipped with five absolutely…”
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140 GHz, 1 MW CW Gyrotron Development for Fusion Applications—Progress and Recent Results
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Confirmation of the topology of the Wendelstein 7-X magnetic field to better than 1:100,000
Published in Nature communications (30-11-2016)“…Fusion energy research has in the past 40 years focused primarily on the tokamak concept, but recent advances in plasma theory and computational power have led…”
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From Series Production of Gyrotrons for W7-X Toward EU-1 MW Gyrotrons for ITER
Published in IEEE transactions on plasma science (01-05-2014)“…Europe is devoting significant joint efforts to develop and to manufacture MW-level gyrotrons for electron cyclotron heating and current drive of future plasma…”
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140 GHz, 1 MW CW Gyrotron Development for Fusion Applications—Progress and Recent Results
Published in Journal of infrared, millimeter and terahertz waves (01-03-2011)“…A 10 MW, 140 GHz ECH system is currently under construction for the stellarator W7-X. The RF power will be provided by 10 gyrotrons. A European collaboration…”
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Advanced electron cyclotron heating and current drive experiments on the stellarator Wendelstein 7-X
Published in EPJ Web of Conferences (01-01-2017)“…During the first operational phase (OP 1.1) of Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) was the exclusive heating method and provided…”
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EU Megawatt-Class 140-GHz CW Gyrotron
Published in IEEE transactions on plasma science (01-04-2007)“…The first series tube of the gyrotrons for the 10-MW electron cyclotron resonance heating system of the stellarator W7-X was tested at Forschungszentrum…”
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Matching of the ECRH transmission line of W7-X
Published in Fusion engineering and design (01-10-2013)“…The polarization of the directed ECRH power has to be matched to the plasma boundary with respect to the magnetic field at the density gradient region close to…”
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Technical developments at the KIT gyrotron test facility
Published in Fusion engineering and design (01-10-2011)“…Parasitic beam tunnel oscillations have been discovered on some of the series production gyrotrons for W7-X and also on the coaxial pre-prototype gyrotron for…”
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Diplexers for Power Combination and Switching in High Power ECRH Systems
Published in IEEE transactions on plasma science (01-06-2010)“…Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating (ECRH) systems for next step large fusion-devices operate at a Continuous Wave (CW) power well beyond 10 MW generated by a…”
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High-power gyrotron development at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe for fusion applications
Published in IEEE transactions on plasma science (01-04-2006)“…In the first part of this paper, the status of the 140-GHz continuously operated gyrotrons with an output power of 1 MW for the stellarator Wendelstein 7-X…”
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Progress in the 10-MW 140-GHz ECH System for the Stellarator W7-X
Published in IEEE transactions on plasma science (01-04-2008)“…During the last years, electron cyclotron heating (ECH) was proven to be one of the most attractive heating schemes for stellarators because it provides…”
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Development of multimegawatt gyrotrons for fusion plasma heating and current drive
Published in IEEE transactions on electron devices (01-05-2005)“…High-frequency gyrotrons with high output power are mainly used for microwave heating and current drive in plasmas for thermonuclear fusion. The development of…”
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THALES TH1507 140 GHz 1 MW CW Gyrotron for W7-X Stellarator
Published in 2019 44th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz) (01-09-2019)“…The status of the THALES 140 GHz 1 MW CW industrial gyrotron program for the W7-X stellarator is discussed in this paper. The industrial design and…”
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Progress in the 10-MW ECRH system for the Stellarator W7-X
Published in IEEE transactions on plasma science (01-02-2004)“…During the last few years, electron-cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) and electron-cyclotron current drive (ECCD) has proven to be one of the most attractive…”
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Quasi-optical components for microwave control and remote sensing
Published in IEEE International Vacuum Electronics Conference (01-04-2014)“…The microwave vacuum electronics is regarded to make sense only if producing sufficiently high powers at sufficiently high frequencies. And if intense…”
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Design of a remote steering ECRH launcher for the Stellerator Wendelstein 7-X
Published in 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (01-09-2010)“…The overall design of the remote steering antenna, which is foreseen for the Stellerator Wendelstein 7-X, is presented. Issues, which arise from the…”
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Adaptive mirror control for an optical resonator cavity
Published in 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (01-12-2013)“…An adaptive mirror control strategy for tuning an optical resonator is described. The control approach is model-free and uses a small-amplitude perturbation…”
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High power gyrotron development at KIT for ECH&CD of fusion plasmas
Published in IVEC 2012 (01-04-2012)“…ECH & CD is widely used in fusion plasmas. Gyrotrons are applied as power sources as they offer continuous wave operation at MW power level. This contribution…”
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