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Non-Inductive Current Drive

Egbert Westerhof

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 57 / Number 2T / February 2010 / Pages 222-229

Heating and Current Drive / Proceedings of the Ninth Carolus Magnus Summer School on Plasma and Fusion Energy Physics / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST10-A9413

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.