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A steady-state, fully noninductive plasma current has been sustained for the first time in a tokamak using electron cyclotron current drive only. In this discharge, 123 kA of current have been sustained for the entire gyrotron pulse duration of 2 s. Careful distribution across the plasma miner radius of the power deposited from three 0.5-MW gyrotrons was essential for reaching steady-state conditions. With central current drive, up to 153 kA of current have been fully replaced transiently for 100 ms. The noninductive scenario is confirmed by the ability to recharge the Ohmic transformer The dependence of the current drive efficiency on the minor radius is also demonstrated.
Alexander Karpushov, Giovanni Tardini
Olivier Sauter, Federico Alberto Alfredo Felici, Michele Marin, Simon Van Mulders