Fully-relativistic electron Bernstein wave current drive simulations in the STEP spherical tokamak
Bodhi Biswas,
Simon Freethy,
Roddy Vann
Abstract:Electron Bernstein waves (EBWs) are theorised to efficiently drive current in spherical tokamak power plants, e.g. Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). At high temperatures ($T_e \gtrsim 4\,$keV), relativistic effects can significantly impact wave propagation. This work presents relativistic calculations of EBW wave propagation, damping, and current drive (CD) in a conceptual STEP plasma. Kramers-Kronig relations are exploited to efficiently evaluate the fully-relativistic dispersion relation for ar… Show more
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