The reversed field pinch
L Marrelli, P Martin, ME Puiatti, JS Sarff… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews the research on the reversed field pinch (RFP) in the last three decades.
Substantial experimental and theoretical progress and transformational changes have been …
Substantial experimental and theoretical progress and transformational changes have been …
Upgrades of the RFX-mod reversed field pinch and expected scenario improvements
L Marrelli, R Cavazzana, D Bonfiglio, M Gobbin… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
RFX-mod is a Reversed Field Pinch device that allowed performing experiments in regimes
with a plasma current up to 2 MA, thanks to its MHD active control system. Experiments have …
with a plasma current up to 2 MA, thanks to its MHD active control system. Experiments have …
[HTML][HTML] An upgrade of the magnetic diagnostic system of the DIII-D tokamak for non-axisymmetric measurements
JD King, EJ Strait, RL Boivin, D Taussig… - Review of Scientific …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
The DIII-D tokamak magnetic diagnostic system [EJ Strait, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 77, 023502
(2006)] has been upgraded to significantly expand the measurement of the plasma …
(2006)] has been upgraded to significantly expand the measurement of the plasma …
Beyond the intelligent shell concept: the clean-mode-control
P Zanca, L Marrelli, G Manduchi, G Marchiori - Nuclear Fusion, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Due to their discrete nature, a grid of active coils for the feedback control of plasma
instabilities produces an infinite sequence of sideband harmonics in the magnetic field. If the …
instabilities produces an infinite sequence of sideband harmonics in the magnetic field. If the …
[HTML][HTML] Magnetic control of magnetohydrodynamic instabilities in tokamaks
EJ Strait - Physics of Plasmas, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Externally applied, non-axisymmetric magnetic fields form the basis of several relatively
simple and direct methods to control magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities in a …
simple and direct methods to control magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities in a …
An overview of diagnostic upgrade and experimental progress in the KTX
Abstract The Keda Torus eXperiment (KTX) is still operated in the commissioning phase,
and preparation for the operation capability of the KTX phase II upgrade is underway. The …
and preparation for the operation capability of the KTX phase II upgrade is underway. The …
Magnetic order and confinement improvement in high-current regimes of RFX-mod with MHD feedback control
The RFX-mod machine (Sonato et al 2003 Fusion Eng. Des. 66 161) recently achieved, for
the first time in a reversed-field pinch, high plasma current up to 1.6 MA with good …
the first time in a reversed-field pinch, high plasma current up to 1.6 MA with good …
Magnetohydrodynamics modelling successfully predicts new helical states in reversed-field pinch fusion plasmas
Nonlinear fluid modelling predictions of qualitatively new self-organized helical states in the
reversed-field pinch configuration are confirmed by experiments in the RFX-mod device. The …
reversed-field pinch configuration are confirmed by experiments in the RFX-mod device. The …
The new vessel complex for the RFX-mod2 experiment: An effective synergy between fusion research and technological development
S Peruzzo, D Aprile, M Dalla Palma, M Pavei… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A substantial modification of the toroidal complex of the RFX experiment, named RFX-mod2,
is currently under completion, involving the whole core system of the machine and in …
is currently under completion, involving the whole core system of the machine and in …
Realizing steady-state tokamak operation for fusion energy
TC Luce - Physics of Plasmas, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Continuous operation of a tokamak for fusion energy has clear engineering advantages but
requires conditions beyond those sufficient for a burning plasma. The fusion reactions and …
requires conditions beyond those sufficient for a burning plasma. The fusion reactions and …