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The Simulation of Certain Properties of Plasma Affecting Beam-Driven Current in EAST

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Some properties of plasma are investigated for the impact of the beam-driven current in experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST). Beam-driven current simulation experiments have been performed to study beam-driven current due to the density, temperature and Z eff of plasma for the on-axis injection. These impact factors for the co-injection and counter-injection are considered qualitatively and quantitatively under some certain specified experimental conditions to guide the future EAST experimental campaign.

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We thank the National Transport Code Collaboration (NTCC) and General Atoms (GA) for their contributions to the development of tokamak and beam simulation codes. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Granted Numbers 11247302 and 11175211), Ministry of Science and Technology of PRC (Granted Number 2013GB101000) and National Development and Reform Commission of PRC. We also thank Jan. Weiland for discussing and revising the content of this article.

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    Ji Wang, Bin Wu, Jinfang Wang & Chundong Hu

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Wang, J., Wu, B., Wang, J. et al. The Simulation of Certain Properties of Plasma Affecting Beam-Driven Current in EAST. J Fusion Energ 33, 707–712 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-014-9735-0

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