EUROfusion Glossary

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Glossary Term: Ion Cyclotron Resonant Heating

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Ion Cyclotron Resonant Heating (ICRH) is an additional heating method using Radio Frequency waves at frequencies about 20-50 megahertz matching the frequency at which ions gyrate around the magnetic field lines.