Search Results - "Beidler, C. D."
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Turbulence Mechanisms of Enhanced Performance Stellarator Plasmas
Published in Physical review letters (14-08-2020)“…We theoretically assess two mechanisms thought to be responsible for the enhanced performance observed in plasma discharges of the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator…”
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First Observation of a Stable Highly Dissipative Divertor Plasma Regime on the Wendelstein 7-X Stellarator
Published in Physical review letters (12-07-2019)“…For the first time, the optimized stellarator Wendelstein 7-X has operated with an island divertor. An operation regime in hydrogen was found in which the…”
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Impact of Magnetic Field Configuration on Heat Transport in Stellarators and Heliotrons
Published in Physical review letters (24-11-2021)“…We assess the magnetic field configuration in modern fusion devices by comparing experiments with the same heating power, between a stellarator and a…”
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Magnetic configuration effects on the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator
Published in Nature physics (01-08-2018)“…The two leading concepts for confining high-temperature fusion plasmas are the tokamak and the stellarator. Tokamaks are rotationally symmetric and use a large…”
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Wendelstein 7-X Program-Demonstration of a Stellarator Option for Fusion Energy
Published in IEEE transactions on plasma science (01-09-2016)“…The superconducting stellarator Wendelstein 7-X is currently being commissioned. First plasmas are expected for the second half of 2015. W7-X is designed to…”
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Publisher Correction: Demonstration of reduced neoclassical energy transport in Wendelstein 7-X
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Wendelstein 7-X on the path to long-pulse high-performance operation
Published in Fusion engineering and design (01-06-2021)“…•W7-X achieved several of its project goals during the first operation phases.•Boronisation reduced the impurity content strongly and allowed high-density…”
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Towards assembly completion and preparation of experimental campaigns of Wendelstein 7-X in the perspective of a path to a stellarator fusion power plant
Published in Fusion engineering and design (01-10-2013)“…The superconducting stellarator device Wendelstein 7-X, currently under construction, is the key device for the proof of stellarator optimization principles…”
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Status of HELIAS reactor studies
Published in Fusion engineering and design (01-11-2006)“…In this paper an overview of the helical advanced stellarator (Helias) reactor studies is presented. The Helias reactor (HSR) is a reactor candidate of the…”
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System Code Analysis of HELIAS-Type Fusion Reactor and Economic Comparison With Tokamaks
Published in IEEE transactions on plasma science (01-09-2016)“…System codes are commonly employed for the analysis and conceptual design of fusion reactors. For the helical-axis advanced stellarator (HELIAS) line, a new…”
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HELIAS module development for systems codes
Published in Fusion engineering and design (01-02-2015)“…In order to study and design next-step fusion devices such as DEMO, comprehensive systems codes are commonly employed. In this work HELIAS-specific models are…”
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Implementation and verification of a HELIAS module for the systems code PROCESS
Published in Fusion engineering and design (01-10-2015)“…•The implementation of a HELIAS module in the systems code PROCESS is discussed.•Verification w.r.t. W7-X and its performance predictions yields very good…”
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From W7-X to a HELIAS fusion power plant: On engineering considerations for next-step stellarator devices
Published in Fusion engineering and design (01-11-2017)“…•Progress on the optimisation of equilibrium and modular coils is discussed.•Neutronic analysis of the HELIAS concept has been initiated.•Different methods…”
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ECRH scenarios with selective heating of trapped/passing electrons in the W7-X Stellarator
Published in EPJ Web of conferences (01-01-2015)“…Using specific features of the magnetic equilibrium in the W7-X stellarator, the ECRH scenarios with combined X2 and X3 modes are discussed. The RF beams for…”
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Systems studies of HELIAS power plants and comparison to tokamaks
Published in 2015 IEEE 26th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE) (01-05-2015)“…Systems codes are commonly employed for the analysis and conceptual design of next-step burning-plasma devices. For the helical-axis advanced stellarator…”
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ECRH and ECCD scenarios for W7-X
Published in EPJ Web of conferences (01-01-2012)“…The main ECRH scenarios for the W7-X Stellarator are described. Both X2 (low and moderate densities) and O2 scenarios (high density) have been studied. Since…”
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Demonstration of reduced neoclassical energy transport in Wendelstein 7-X
Published in Nature (London) (12-08-2021)“…Research on magnetic confinement of high-temperature plasmas has the ultimate goal of harnessing nuclear fusion for the production of electricity. Although the…”
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Reduction of neoclassical bulk-ion transport to avoid helium-ash retention in stellarator reactors
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-12-2024)“…Abstract The reduction of neoclassical energy transport in stellarators has traditionally focussed on optimizing magnetic fields for small values of ‘effective…”
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Self-consistent, global, neoclassical radial-electric-field calculations of electron-ion-root transitions in the W7-X stellarator
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-04-2024)“…Abstract The radial electric field in the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator is computed by means of self-consistent, global, neoclassical simulations using the…”
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Properties of a new quasi-axisymmetric configuration
Published 11-10-2018“…A novel, compact, quasi-axisymmetric configuration is presented which exhibits low fast-particle losses and is stable to ideal MHD instabilities. The design…”
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