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Electron Cyclotron Waves

Egbert Westerhof

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 53 / Number 2T / February 2008 / Pages 202-209

Technical Paper / Plasma Heating and Current Drive / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST08-A1706

This lecture gives an overview of heating and current drive with electron cyclotron waves. We present the main theoretical aspects of wave propagation, wave absorption, and non-inductive current drive, as well as important technical aspects for the application of high power electron cyclotron waves, and the major achievements in their experimental application.