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The Recent Development of the EAST Neutral Beam Injector |
HU Chun-Dong, XU Yong-Jian**, XIE Yuan-Lai, LIU Sheng, LIU Zhi-Min, SHENG Peng, XIE Ya-Hong, LIANG Li-Zhen, NBI Team |
Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031
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HU Chun-Dong, XU Yong-Jian, XIE Yuan-Lai et al 2015 Chin. Phys. Lett. 32 052901 |
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Abstract Neutral beam injection has been recognized as one of the most effective means for plasma heating. According to the research plan of the EAST physics experiment, two sets of neutral beam injectors (4–8 MW, 10–100 s) were built and operated in 2014. We present the development of the EAST neutral beam injector (NBI) and the latest experiment results obtained on the test-stand about operation of ion source, beam extraction, and measurement of key parameters. Those results show that all targets reach or almost reach the design targets. All these lay a solid foundation for the achievement of plasma heating and current drive for EAST in 2014.
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Received: 23 August 2014
Published: 01 June 2015
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PACS: |
29.27.Ac
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(Beam injection and extraction)
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52.50.Gj
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(Plasma heating by particle beams)
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52.59.Bi
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(Grid- and ion-diode-accelerated beams)
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52.70.Nc
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(Particle measurements)
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