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Megawatt power generation of the dual-frequency gyrotron for TCV at 84 and 126 GHz, in long pulses
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Gyrotron physics from linear to chaotic regimes: experiment and numerical modeling
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EPFL2016Progress on the upgrade of the TCV EC-system with two 1MW dual-frequency gyrotrons
Timothy Goodman, Stefano Alberti, Minh Quang Tran, Jean-Philippe Hogge, Jérémy Genoud, Trach-Minh Tran, Ioannis Pagonakis, Konstantinos Avramidis
The upgrade of the electron cyclotron (EC) system of the TCV tokamak has entered in its realization phase. The MW-class dual-frequency gyrotron design (84 or 126GHz/2s), based on the 140GHz W7-X gyrotron, is finalized and a contract for the manufacturing o ...
IEEE2016Manufacturing and Tests of the European 1 MW, 170 GHz CW Gyrotron Prototype for ITER
Stefano Alberti, Jean-Philippe Hogge, Konstantinos Avramidis
An industrial 1 MW, 170 GHz continuous-wave (CW) gyrotron prototype has been manufactured in 2015 at Thales. The physical design is provided by the European GYrotron Consortium (EGYC) and is supported by the construction and the measurement of a modular sh ...
IEEE2016Upgrade of a 30 kV/10 mA anode power supply for triode type gyrotron
Stefano Alberti, Jean-Philippe Hogge, Damien Fasel, Ugo Siravo, Jérémie Dubray, Philippe Marmillod, Albert Perez, Blaise Marlétaz
The RF power of a gyrotron with a triode type magnetron-injection-gun (MIG) can be directly controlled via the voltage applied between its anode and its cathode. Hence, the performance of this type of gyrotron relies directly on the possibilities offered b ...
Elsevier Science Sa20153D, LTCC-type, high-frequency magnetic sensors for the TCV Tokamak
Duccio Testa, Matthieu Toussaint, Gaël André Léon Farine, Thomas Maeder, Caroline Jacq, Adrien Aymeric Thibault Corne
High-frequency, 3D magnetic sensors have been designed and manufactured in-house for installation on the Tokamak a Configuration Variable (TCV). To optimize the in-vessel volume occupation, the sensors are based on combining the Low Temperature Co-fired Ce ...
Elsevier Science Sa2015High Frequency Effects of Impedances and Coatings in the CLIC Damping Rings
The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) is a 3 TeV e+e- machine, currently under design at CERN, that targets to explore the terascale particle physics regime. The experiment requires a high luminosity of 2x10^34 cm^2 s^-1, which can be achieved with ultra low ...
EPFL2015Catheter for sub-surface ablation in biological tissue
Demetri Psaltis, Jae-Woo Choi, Donald Benjaman Conkey, Thomas Jean Victor Marie Lanvin
The present invention concerns a subsurface laser-induced optical breakdown (LIOB) catheter including a probe assembly for providing at least one optical pulse to a subsurface target biological tissue site; and a waveguide for guiding the at least one opti ...
2015Progress of the ECRH Upper Launcher design for ITER
Olivier Sauter, Timothy Goodman, René Chavan, Jean-Daniel Landis, Francisco Sanchez, Emanuele Poli
The design of the ITER ECRH system provides 20 MW millimeter wave power for central plasma heating and MHD stabilization. The system consists of an array of 24 gyrotrons with power supplies coupled to a set of transmission lines guiding the beams to the fo ...
Elsevier Science Sa2014Development Of Advanced Gyrotrons In Europe
Stefano Alberti, Jean-Philippe Hogge, Ioannis Pagonakis, Konstantinos Avramidis
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