Dr. Fabrice Louche
Senior researcher
ICRF expert: theory and modelling aspects (plasma-wave interactions, Fokker-Planck, antenna modeling, ...)
Education
Master in Physics (1995, University of Mons)
PhD in Fusion Plasma Physics (2001, ERM/University of Mons)
List of publications
2005
Study of the ITER ICRsystem with external matching by means of a mock-up loaded by a variable water load Proceedings Article
In: pp. 198, 16th Topical Conference on RF Power in Plasmas. AIP Conference proceedings Park City, Utah, USA, 2005.
ITER ICRF antenna and matching system design (External Matching). Final report on Contract EFDA/03-1103 - FU06-CT-2004-00017 TW3-TPHI-ICRDES Technical Report
no. LPP-ERM/KMS n$^circ$ 127, 2005.
2003
Modeling of the JET-A2 and JET ITER-like ICRH antennas with the ICANT code Proceedings Article
In: Europhysics conference Abstracts, pp. P-1.194, 2003, (Presented at the 30th EPS Conference on Controlled Fusion and Plasma Physics, St. Petersburg (Russia) - 7/11 July 2003).
2002
Re-evaluation of ITER ion cyclotron operating scenarios. Journal Article
In: Nuclear Fusion, vol. 42, pp. 310, 2002, (Final Report of contract FU05-CT2001-00016 (EFDA/00-547)).
2001
Modeling of the JET-EP ICRH antenna. Proceedings Article
In: AIP Conference Proceedings of the 14th Topical Conference on Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas, Oxnard, California (USA) - 7/9 May 2001, pp. 126, 2001.
Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating performance in ITER-FEAT. Proceedings Article
In: Europhysics Conference Abstracts of the 28th EPS Conference on Controlled Fusion and Plasma Physics, Funchal, Madeira (Portugal) - 18/22 June 2001, pp. 1157, 2001.
ICRF/ECR plasma production for wall conditioning in TEXTOR-94. Proceedings Article
In: AIP Conference Proceedings of the 14th Topical Conference on Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas, Oxnard, California (USA) - 7/9 May 2001, pp. 146, 2001.
2000
Non-linear collisional effects in RF heating in JET and ITER scenarios. Proceedings Article
In: Theory of Fusion Plasmas - Proceedings of the Joint Varenna-Lausanne International Workshop, Varenna (Italy) - 28 August/1 September 2000, pp. 451, Edited by J.W. Connor et al. Editrice Compositori, Bologna, 2000.
1999
Modelling of ICRH system heating performance with PION/PRETOR package. Technical Report
Final Report on ITER Design Task D350.1. Report LPP-ERM/KMS n$^circ$ 116 (March 1999) 1999.
1998
The effect of self-collisions and high RF power densities in ITER Proceedings Article
In: Theory of Fusion Plasmas, Joint Varenna-Lausanne International Workshop Varenna (Italy), 1998.
1997
A solver for the non-linear Fokker-Planck equation Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the Seventh European Fusion Theory Conference 1, pp. 287, 7th European Fusion Theory Conference Jülich (Germany), 1997.
ITER fusion performance projections Proceedings Article
In: Europhysics Conference Abstracts 21A, pp. 953, 24th European Physical Society Conference on Controlled Fusion and Plasma Physics Berchtesgaden (Germany), 1997.