Progress in the area of MHD stability and disruptions, since the publication of the 1999 ITER
Physics Basis document (1999 Nucl. Fusion 39 2137–2664), is reviewed. Recent theoretical …

A self-consistent analysis of the relevant physics regarding the formation and termination of
runaway beams during mitigated disruptions by Ar and Ne injection is presented for selected …

Disruptions are a major operational concern for next generation tokamaks, including ITER.
They may generate excessive heat loads on plasma facing components, large …

The impacts of plasma disruptions on ITER have been investigated in detail to confirm the
robustness of the design of the machine to the potential consequential loads. The loads …

In this paper, the basic theory of runaway electron production is reviewed and recent
progress is discussed. The mechanisms of primary and secondary generation of runaway …

Extensive analysis of disruptions in JET has helped advance the understanding of trends of
disruption-generated runaway electrons. Tomographic reconstruction of the soft x-ray …

Runaway electrons represent a serious problem for the reliable operation of the future
experimental tokamak ITER. Due to the multiplication factor of exp (50) in the avalanche …

Extremely low density operation free of error field penetration supports the excitation of trace-
level quiescent runaway electron (RE) populations during the flat-top of DIII-D Ohmic …

Magnetic turbulence is observed at the beginning of the current quench in intended
TEXTOR disruptions. Runaway electron (RE) suppression has been experimentally found at …

Magnetosonic-whistler waves may be destabilized by runaway electrons both in fusion and
astrophysical plasmas. A linear instability growth rate of these waves in the presence of a …