NASA NTRS · 20060023310
Plasma Heating Simulation in the VASIMR System
Abstract
The paper describes the recent development in the simulation of the ion-cyclotron acceleration of the plasma in the VASIMR experiment. The modeling is done using an improved EMIR code for RF field calculation together with particle trajectory code for plasma transport calculat ion. The simulation results correlate with experimental data on the p lasma loading and predict higher ICRH performance for a higher density plasma target. These simulations assist in optimizing the ICRF anten na so as to achieve higher VASIMR efficiency.
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Ilin, Andrew V., ChangDiaz, Franklin R., Squire, Jared P., Carter, Mark D.. 2005-01-01. Plasma Heating Simulation in the VASIMR System. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060023310
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