ECH Breakdown and heating

Dec 2nd, 2025
B343 Sterling Hall
After the May workshop focused on Neutrals and Impurities, both WHAM and HSX
conducted several ECH polarization experiments. This session was an opportunity to discuss
those results, and to understand the breadth of ECH experience on campus.

Schedule:

    Pegasus – J.K. Peery : Plans for Pegasus-III Heating
    HSX – A. Thornton : The 28 GHz ECRH System on HSX and Initial O2-Startup Tests
    WHAM – J. Pizzo : Summary of X2 and O1 breakdown scenarios on WHAM
    HSX – B. Geiger : Design and Performance of a future 70 GHz ECRH system on HSX
    WHAM – D. Yakolev : Overview of GDT ECH heating systems