Low Threshold Parametric Decay Instabilities in ECRH experiments at toroidal devices

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2010-11-18

arxiv.org/abs/1011.4238v1

Physics

Plasma Physics

12 pages, 8 figures, submitted to Nuclear Fusion

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The experimental conditions leading to substantial reduction of backscattering decay instability threshold in ECRH experiments in toroidal devices are analyzed. It is shown that drastic decrease of threshold is provided by non monotonic behaviour of plasma density, which is often observed due to so-called density-pump-out effect or presence of magnetic islands, and by poloidal magnetic field inhomogeniety making possible localization of ion Bernstein decay waves. The corresponding ion Bernstein wave gain and the parametric decay instability pump power threshold is calculated. The possible experimental consequences of easy backscattering decay instability excitation are discussed.

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