Benchmarking full-wave codes for studying the O-SX mode conversion in MAST Upgrade

Köhn-Seemann, Alf and Eliasson, Bengt and Freethy, Simon and Holland, I. and Vann, Roddy (2023) Benchmarking full-wave codes for studying the O-SX mode conversion in MAST Upgrade. EPJ Web of Conferences, 277 (EC21). 01010. ISSN 2100-014X (https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202327701010)

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Abstract

Three full-wave codes for simulating microwave propagation and O-SX mode conversion in magnetized plasma are described and compared. Their feasibility to investigate mode conversion processes and obtain conversion eciencies for parameters relevant for a potential MAST Upgrade 28 GHz electron Bernstein wave heating scenarios is explored.

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Köhn-Seemann, Alf, Eliasson, Bengt ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-1574, Freethy, Simon, Holland, I. and Vann, Roddy;