Development of Multi-mega Watt Negative Ion Sources and Accelerators for Neutral Beam Injectors
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High energy and high power negative ion sources and accelerators have been developed for neutral beam (NB) injectors of future fusion machines such as International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). Using a 5-stage electrostatic accelerator, negative ion beam has been successfully accelerated up to the energy of 1 MeV, which is the required energy for ITER. Powerful negative ion beams of 18.5 A, 360 keV H and 14.3 A, 380 keV D have been produced with a high arc efficiency of 0.11 A/kW at a low source pressure of 0.15 Pa in JT-60 negative ion sources, and neutral beams of 5.2 MW have been injected into the plasma. Continuous operation of a Cs-seeded negative ion source has also been demonstrated for 140 hours, which is equivalent to the half year operation in the ITER-NB system.
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تاریخ انتشار 2000