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Non-Inductive Current Drive

Egbert Westerhof

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 61 / Number 2T / February 2012 / Pages 312-319

Heating and Current Drive / Proceedings of the Tenth Carolus Magnus Summer School on Plasma and Fusion Energy Physics / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST12-A13518

This lecture addresses the various ways of noninductive current generation. In particular, the topics covered include the bootstrap current, RF current drive, neutral beam current drive, alternative methods, and possible synergies between different ways of noninductive current generation.