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Reinforcement of the Magnetic Lens Effect in the Dipole Magnet for a Neutral Beam Injector

Journal of Magnetics, Volume 28, Number 3, 30 Sep 2023, Pages 317-322
Geonwoo Baek (Korea Institute of Fusion Energy), Jinhyun Jeong (Korea Institute of Fusion Energy), Min Park (Korea Institute of Fusion Energy), Byungkeun Na (Korea Institute of Fusion Energy), Seul Chan Hong (Korea Institute of Fusion Energy), Jong-Gu Kwak * (Korea Institute of Fusion Energy)
Abstract
Dipole magnet for a neutral beam injector is a magnetic device deflecting residual ions to an ion dump. For the
high power neutral beam injection to fusion plasma, the heat load on the surface of the residual ion dump
should be under acceptable level. We investigate the magnetic lens effect of the bending magnet for beam
expansion cases. To intensify the magnetic lens effect, the height of the field clamp in the magnetic core is
adjusted. The COMSOL Multiphysics software is employed to calculate a magnetic flux density for the dipole
magnet, to trace an ion beam trajectory, and to evaluate a heat distribution on the beam dump. Simulation
results reveal that the longitudinal magnetic field at the magnet entrance has a significant effect on the heat distribution
in the ion dump surface, and hence the local heat flux is considerably alleviated by the field clamp
with adjusting the height of the clamp.
Keywords: dipole magnet; field clamp; magnetic lens; neutral beam injection
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4283/JMAG.2023.28.3.317
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