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Nuclear News 40 Under 40 discuss the future of nuclear
Seven members of the inaugural Nuclear News 40 Under 40 came together on March 4 to discuss the current state of nuclear energy and what the future might hold for science, industry, and the public in terms of nuclear development.
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Kimitaka Itoh, Sanae-Inoue Itoh, Atsushi Fukuyama
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 7 | Number 2 | March 1985 | Pages 301-310
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A24547
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Excitation of ion cyclotron resonance frequency (ICRF) waves in tokamak plasmas by using the waveguide antenna is investigated. To obtain the surface impedance of the plasma, the wave propagation equation for the fast wave is solved. The reflection/transmission coefficient is calculated for the parallel plates launcher that simulates the ridged waveguide. Dependence of the transmission coefficient on geometrical and plasma parameters is studied. It is found that the transmission coefficient can be of the order of 10%, comparable to that of the loop antenna. Non-plasma loss of the launcher is also discussed.
