Disruptions in ITER and strategies for their control and mitigation
M Lehnen, K Aleynikova, PB Aleynikov… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2015 - Elsevier
The thermal and electromagnetic loads related to disruptions in ITER are substantial and
require careful design of tokamak components to ensure they reach the projected lifetime …
require careful design of tokamak components to ensure they reach the projected lifetime …
MHD stability, operational limits and disruptions
TC Hender, JC Wesley, J Bialek, A Bondeson… - Nuclear …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …
Physics Basis document (1999 Nucl. Fusion 39 2137–2664), is reviewed. Recent theoretical …
Positron creation and annihilation in tokamak plasmas with runaway electrons
P Helander, DJ Ward - Physical review letters, 2003 - APS
It is shown that electron-positron pair production is expected to occur in post-disruption
plasmas in large tokamaks, including JET and JT-60U, where up to about 10 14 positrons …
plasmas in large tokamaks, including JET and JT-60U, where up to about 10 14 positrons …
Magnetic energy flows during the current quench and termination of disruptions with runaway current plateau formation in JET and implications for ITER
The magnetic energy balance and magnetic energy flows for plasma disruptions in which
runaway plateau plasmas are formed and terminated at JET has been analysed and …
runaway plateau plasmas are formed and terminated at JET has been analysed and …
Detection of disruptions in the high-β spherical torus NSTX
SP Gerhardt, DS Darrow, RE Bell, BP LeBlanc… - Nuclear …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper describes the prediction of disruptions based on diagnostic data in the high-β
spherical torus NSTX (Ono et al 2000 Nucl. Fusion 40 557). The disruptive threshold values …
spherical torus NSTX (Ono et al 2000 Nucl. Fusion 40 557). The disruptive threshold values …
Experiments in DIII-D toward achieving rapid shutdown with runaway electron suppression
Experiments have been performed in the DIII-D tokamak [JL Luxon, Nucl. Fusion 42, 614
(2002)] toward understanding runaway electron formation and amplification during rapid …
(2002)] toward understanding runaway electron formation and amplification during rapid …
Role of bremsstrahlung radiation in limiting the energy of runaway electrons in tokamaks
M Bakhtiari, GJ Kramer, M Takechi, H Tamai, Y Miura… - Physical review …, 2005 - APS
Bremsstrahlung radiation of runaway electrons is found to be an energy limit for runaway
electrons in tokamaks. The minimum and maximum energy of runaway electron beams is …
electrons in tokamaks. The minimum and maximum energy of runaway electron beams is …
Inter-machine comparison of the termination phase and energy conversion in tokamak disruptions with runaway current plateau formation and implications for ITER
The termination of the current and the loss of runaway electrons following runaway current
plateau formation during disruptions have been investigated in the JET, DIII-D and FTU …
plateau formation during disruptions have been investigated in the JET, DIII-D and FTU …
Magnetic stochasticity in magnetically confined fusion plasmas
S Abdullaev - Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma …, 2014 - Springer
The magnetic confinement concept of thermonuclear plasma is one of the areas of
controlled fusion research developing in the past 50 years in a quest for clean and unlimited …
controlled fusion research developing in the past 50 years in a quest for clean and unlimited …
Disruptions, disruptivity and safer operating windows in the high-β spherical torus NSTX
This paper discusses disruption rates, disruption causes and disruptivity statistics in the high-
β N National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX)(Ono et al 2000 Nucl. Fusion 40 557) …
β N National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX)(Ono et al 2000 Nucl. Fusion 40 557) …