Modeling of energetic particle transport in optimized stellarators

A Bader, DT Anderson, M Drevlak, BJ Faber… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Nine stellarator configurations, three quasiaxisymmetric, three quasihelically symmetric and
three non-quasisymmetric are scaled to ARIES-CS size and analyzed for energetic particle …

Turbulence-reduced high-performance scenarios in Wendelstein 7-X

OP Ford, M Beurskens, SA Bozhenkov… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract In the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator, turbulence is the dominant transport
mechanism in most discharges. This leads to a'clamping'of ion temperature over a wide …

A model for the fast evaluation of prompt losses of energetic ions in stellarators

JL Velasco, I Calvo, S Mulas, E Sánchez… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
A good understanding of the confinement of energetic ions in non-axisymmetric magnetic
fields is key for the design of reactors based on the stellarator concept. In this work, we …

First neutral beam experiments on Wendelstein 7-X

SA Lazerson, O Ford, S Äkaslompolö… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In the previous divertor campaign, the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) device injected 3.6 MW of
neutral beam heating power allowing for the achievement of densities approaching 2× 10 20 …

Experimental confirmation of efficient island divertor operation and successful neoclassical transport optimization in Wendelstein 7-X

TS Pedersen, I Abramovic, P Agostinetti… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present recent highlights from the most recent operation phases of Wendelstein 7-X, the
most advanced stellarator in the world. Stable detachment with good particle exhaust, low …

Gyro orbit simulations of neutral beam injection in Wendelstein 7-X

SA Lazerson, D Kulla, DA Hartmann, P McNeely… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Simulations exploring neutral beam operation in Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) at reduced
magnetic field are performed using a newly implemented gyro orbit model in the BEAMS3D …

Energetic particle optimization of quasi-axisymmetric stellarator equilibria

A LeViness, JC Schmitt, SA Lazerson, A Bader… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
An important goal of stellarator optimization is to achieve good confinement of energetic
particles such as, in the case of a reactor, alphas created by deuterium–tritium fusion. In this …

Validation of a synthetic fast ion loss detector model for Wendelstein 7-X

A LeViness, SA Lazerson, AJ van Vuuren… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first validated synthetic diagnostic for fast ion loss detectors (FILDs) in the
Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator. This model has been developed on, and validated …

Simulating fusion alpha heating in a stellarator reactor

SA Lazerson, A LeViness, J Lion - Plasma Physics and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Gyrocenter following simulations of fusion born alpha particles in a stellarator reactor are
preformed using the BEAMS3D code. The Wendelstein 7-X high mirror configuration is …

Meta variance reduction for Monte Carlo estimation of energetic particle confinement during stellarator optimization

F Law, A Cerfon, B Peherstorfer, F Wechsung - Journal of Computational …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work introduces meta estimators that combine multiple multifidelity techniques based
on control variates, importance sampling, and information reuse to yield a quasi …