TJ-II:Dependence of NBI-driven Alfvén Eigenmodes on NBI energy and power: Difference between revisions

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the NBI phase in order to control the plasma density.             
the NBI phase in order to control the plasma density.             


*Target plasma using ECRH, then ECRH is switched off and only used if good density control is not achieved.
*Target plasma using ECRH, then ECRH is switched off and only used if good density control is not achieved.  


*Three different values of NBI power shall be used, using the same power in both injectors and the same voltage-current pair.
*Three different values of NBI power shall be used, using the same power in both injectors and the same voltage-current pair.
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constant plasma current which ideally should mainly come from the bootstrap contribution.  
constant plasma current which ideally should mainly come from the bootstrap contribution.  


*Two reproducible shots per voltage
*Two reproducible shots per voltage. Alternatively, the length of one of the beams may be 20-30 ms shorter than the
other one in order to isolate the mode excitation that corresponds to each beam and identify which beam drives which modes.


*24 shots in total. One day of operation.
*24 shots in total. One day of operation.
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