Preliminary simulation results obtained with the code developed for ion Bernstein wave （IBW） heating in the HT-7 tokamak are presented. Comparison of the simulation of IBW heating and an HT-7 experiment confirms that using IBW of various frequencies can result in local or global plasma heating. The studies suggest that IBW absorption by ions near the ion cyclotron resonant layer and by electrons via electron Landau damping （ELD） around the maximum of n// offers a possible mechanism of plasma heating.
Based on the electron’s radial force equilibrium, the profiles of radial electric field in OH and LHCD phase are calculated by using a simulation code. The dependences of radial electron field on electron density and its profile and different current ratio, Irf/Ip, are given. The connections between the improvement of plasma confinement and the modified radial electric field by LHCD are discussed by comparing the calculated results with the experimental results.
The structure and the characteristic power spectrum of a new lower hybrid wave antenna on the HT-7 tokamak are briefly described in this paper. The main experimental properties with the new antenna have been demonstrated by showing the dependence of current drive efficiency and particle confinement time on phase difference between adjacent waveguides of the antenna. A few preliminary analyses about the experimental results are also discussed in the paper.
