EC input parameters

The following input parameters are common to all the EC modules. All parameters, except for NANTECH and DTECH, are arrays and values must be provided for each gyrotron.

NANTECH
Number of gyrotrons. A maximum of 10 gyrotrons is allowed, the default is NANTECH=1.
DTECH
Frequency of calls to GENRAY. Note that, if other sources are used, or if DTBEAM is defined, TRANSP uses DTBEAM, because the time step for the sources is unique.
TECHON
Time when ECRH is turned on. This is overwritten if the PREECP/EXTECP UFILE with power information is provided.
TECHOFF
Time when ECRH is turned off. This is overwritten if the PREECP/EXTECP UFILE is provided.
POWECH
Power to the plasma (Watts). This is overwritten if the PREECP/EXTECP UFILE is provided
FREQECH
Frequency of the injected wave (Hz).
XECECH
Radial coordinate, with respect to the torus axis, of the launching point (cm).
ZECECH
Vertical coordinate, with respect to the midplane, of the launching point (cm).
PHECECH
Toroidal angle location of source (NOT the aiming angle, see PHAIECH). This has no effect on axisymmetric simulation.
THETECH
Polar launching angle of the central ray (degrees), calculated with respect to the positive Z axis. THETECH=90.0 points horizontally, THETECH=180.0 points downwards. This is an updatable parameter in the namelist, which is overwritten if the PREECA/EXTECA UFILE with polar aiming angle vs time is provided.
PHAIECH
Azimuthal launch angle of the central ray (degrees). This is an updatable parameter in the namelist, which is overwritten if the PREECB/EXTECB UFILE with azimuthal aiming angle vs time is provided.
For PHAIECH=0.0, the horizontal component of the ray points in the +R direction, away from the machine axis of symmetry. For PHAIECH=180.0, the horizontal component points in the -R direction, towards the machine axis of symmetry. For PHAIECH=90.0, the horizontal component is in the +Phi direction, pointing CCW around the machine axis when the machine is viewed from above. PHAIECH=270.0 or -90.0 yields a horizontal component in the -Phi direction. This would be the direction to yield CCW current drive (CW motion of electrons).
RFMODECH
Fraction of power launched in O-mode. Set equal to 0 for X-mode polarization and equal to 1 for O-mode polarization.
NDAMPECH
Damping model for each antenna: Default value is 2. Specify negative NDAMPECH values in TRANSP namelist to avoid the User's choice to be overridden.