Search Results - "Team, the EUROfusion Tokamak Exploitation"
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Iterative reconstruction methods and the resolution principle for fast-ion loss detector measurements
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-07-2024)“…Abstract Fast-ion loss detectors (FILDs) are crucial for analyzing fast-ion dynamics in magnetically confined fusion plasmas. A core challenge is to derive an…”
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Helium plasma operations on ASDEX Upgrade and JET in support of the non-nuclear phases of ITER
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-09-2024)“…Abstract For its initial operational phase, ITER has until recently considered using non-nuclear hydrogen (H) or helium (He) plasmas to keep nuclear activation…”
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Characteristics of the Alfvénic activity during the current quench in ASDEX Upgrade
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-07-2024)“…Abstract ASDEX Upgrade has developed multiple massive gas injection (MGI) scenarios to investigate runaway electron (RE) dynamics. During the current quench of…”
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The multi-faced nature of the quasicoherent mode in EDA H-mode
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-10-2024)“…Abstract In order to extend the enhanced D-Alpha H-mode to future devices, it is crucial to understand the properties of the main signature of this regime, the…”
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Effect of local wall clearance on scrape-off layer electron density profiles in ASDEX Upgrade
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-12-2024)“…Abstract The plasma electron density is measured with multiple diagnostics in the scrape-off layer of the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak. The recorded values are…”
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An extensive analysis of SOL properties in high-δ plasmas in ASDEX Upgrade
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-08-2024)“…Abstract A set of dedicated H-mode discharges with constant heating power combining Neutral Beam Injection and Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating have been…”
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Investigations of atomic and molecular processes of NBI-heated discharges in the MAST Upgrade Super-X divertor with implications for reactors
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-08-2024)“…Abstract This experimental study presents an in-depth investigation of the performance of the MAST-U Super-X divertor during NBI-heated operation (up to 2.5…”
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Expulsion of runaway electrons using ECRH in the TCV tokamak
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-10-2024)“…Abstract Runaway electrons (REs) are a concern for tokamak fusion reactors from discharge startup to termination. A sudden localized loss of a multi-megaampere…”
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Density pedestal prediction model for tokamak plasmas
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-07-2024)“…Abstract A model for the pedestal density prediction based on neutral penetration combined with pedestal transport is presented. The model is tested against a…”
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First results of laser-induced desorption - quadrupole mass spectrometry (LID-QMS) at JET
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-08-2024)“…Abstract The paper reports the first demonstration of in situ laser-induced desorption — quadrupole mass spectrometry (LID-QMS) application on a large scale…”
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Negative triangularity scenarios: from TCV and AUG experiments to DTT predictions
Published in Nuclear fusion (2024)“…Abstract Experiments, gyrokinetic simulations and transport predictions were performed to investigate if a negative triangularity (NT) L-mode option for the…”
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Error field detection and correction studies towards ITER operation
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-06-2024)“…Abstract In magnetic fusion devices, error field (EF) sources, spurious magnetic field perturbations, need to be identified and corrected for safe and stable…”
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Overview of fast particle experiments in the first MAST Upgrade experimental campaigns
Published in Nuclear fusion (01-08-2024)“…Abstract MAST-U is equipped with on-axis and off-axis neutral beam injectors (NBI), and these external sources of super-Alfvénic deuterium fast-ions provide…”
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3D MHD modelling of plasmoid drift following massive material injection in a tokamak
Published 01-07-2024“…Mechanisms of plasmoid drift following massive material injection are studied via 3D non-linear MHD modelling with the JOREK code, using a transient neutral…”
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Ion Temperature Measurements in the MAST-U Divertor During Steady State Plasmas and ELM Burn Through Phenomena
Published 12-11-2024“…This study presents ion temperature (\(T_i\)) measurements in the MAST-U divertor, using a Retarding Field Energy Analyzer (RFEA). Steady state measurements…”
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Characteristics of the Alfv\'enic activity during the current quench in ASDEX Upgrade
Published 02-02-2024“…ASDEX Upgrade has developed multiple massive gas injection (MGI) scenarios to investigate runaway electron (RE) dynamics. During the current quench of the MGI…”
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Correlation of the L-mode density limit with edge collisionality
Published 26-06-2024“…The "density limit" is one of the fundamental bounds on tokamak operating space, and is commonly estimated via the empirical Greenwald scaling. This limit has…”
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First 2D electron density measurements using Coherence Imaging Spectroscopy in the MAST-U Super-X divertor
Published 18-04-2024“…2D profiles of electron density and neutral temperature are inferred from multi-delay Coherence Imaging Spectroscopy data of divertor plasmas using a…”
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Radiated energy fraction of SPI-induced disruptions at ASDEX Upgrade
Published 01-10-2024“…Future large tokamaks will operate at high plasma currents and high stored plasma energies. To ensure machine protection in case of a sudden loss of plasma…”
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First demonstration of Super-X divertor exhaust control for transient heat load management in compact fusion reactors
Published 10-07-2024“…Nuclear fusion could offer clean, abundant energy. However, managing the immense power exhausted from the core fusion plasma towards the divertor remains a…”
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