Energetic particle physics in fusion research in preparation for burning plasma experiments

NN Gorelenkov, SD Pinches, K Toi - Nuclear Fusion, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The area of energetic particle (EP) physics in fusion research has been actively and
extensively researched in recent decades. The progress achieved in advancing and …

Recent progress in fast-ion diagnostics for magnetically confined plasmas

D Moseev, M Salewski, M Garcia-Muñoz… - Reviews of Modern …, 2018 - Springer
On the road to a fusion reactor, a thorough control of the fast-ion distribution plays a crucial
role. Fusion-born α α-particles are, indeed, a necessary ingredient of self-sustained burning …

Generation and observation of fast deuterium ions and fusion-born alpha particles in JET D-3He plasmas with the 3-ion radio-frequency heating scenario

M Nocente, Y Kazakov, J Garcia, V Kiptily, J Ongena… - Nuclear Fusion, 2020 - orbit.dtu.dk
Dedicated experiments to generate energetic D ions and D-3 He fusion-born alpha particles
were performed at the Joint European Torus (JET) with the ITER-like wall (ILW). Using the 3 …

MeV-range velocity-space tomography from gamma-ray and neutron emission spectrometry measurements at JET

M Salewski, M Nocente, AS Jacobsen, F Binda… - Nuclear …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We demonstrate the measurement of a 2D MeV-range ion velocity distribution function by
velocity-space tomography at JET. Deuterium ions were accelerated into the MeV-range by …

Single crystal diamond detector measurements of deuterium-deuterium and deuterium-tritium neutrons in Joint European Torus fusion plasmas

C Cazzaniga, EA Sundén, F Binda, G Croci… - Review of Scientific …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
First simultaneous measurements of deuterium-deuterium (DD) and deuterium-tritium
neutrons from deuterium plasmas using a Single crystal Diamond Detector are presented in …

High Resolution Gamma Ray Spectroscopy at MHz Counting Rates With LaBr Scintillators for Fusion Plasma Applications

M Nocente, M Tardocchi, A Olariu… - … on Nuclear Science, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High resolution γ-ray spectroscopy measurements at MHz counting rates were carried out at
nuclear accelerators, combining a LaBr 3 (Ce) detector with dedicated hardware and …

Observation of alpha-particles in recent D–T experiments on JET

VG Kiptily, CD Challis, R Dumont, M Fitzgerald… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The fusion reaction between deuterium and tritium, D (T, n) 4 He is the main source of
energy in future thermonuclear reactors. Alpha-particles (4 He-ions) born with an average …

High-definition velocity-space tomography of fast-ion dynamics

M Salewski, B Geiger, AS Jacobsen, PC Hansen… - Nuclear …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Velocity-space tomography of the fast-ion distribution function in a fusion plasma is usually a
photon-starved tomography method due to limited optical access and signal-to-noise ratio of …

Dual sightline measurements of MeV range deuterons with neutron and gamma-ray spectroscopy at JET

J Eriksson, M Nocente, F Binda, C Cazzaniga… - Nuclear …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Observations made in a JET experiment aimed at accelerating deuterons to the MeV range
by third harmonic radio-frequency (RF) heating coupled into a deuterium beam are reported …

Velocity-space observation regions of high-resolution two-step reaction gamma-ray spectroscopy

M Salewski, M Nocente, G Gorini, AS Jacobsen… - Nuclear …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
High-resolution γ-ray spectroscopy (GRS) measurements resolve spectral shapes of
Doppler-broadened γ-rays. We calculate weight functions describing velocity-space …