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Tokamak density fluctuation levels at which significant scattering of an electron cyclotron heating wave occurs are estimated. The analysis utilizes a wave kinetic equation to describe the scattering process in conjunction with a toroidal ray-tracing code. One result is that severe scattering occurs for a typical reactor plasma at a fluctuation level of one per cent.
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