Plasma burn—mind the gap
H Meyer, STEP Plasma Team - Philosophical …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The programme to design plasma scenarios for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy
Production (STEP), a reactor concept aiming at net electricity production, seeks to exploit the …
Production (STEP), a reactor concept aiming at net electricity production, seeks to exploit the …
Gaussian process regression models for the properties of micro-tearing modes in spherical tokamaks
Spherical tokamaks have many desirable features that make them an attractive choice for a
future fusion power plant. Power-plant viability is intrinsically related to plasma heat and …
future fusion power plant. Power-plant viability is intrinsically related to plasma heat and …
On electromagnetic turbulence and transport in STEP
In this work, we present first-of-their-kind nonlinear local gyrokinetic (GK) simulations of
electromagnetic turbulence at mid-radius in the burning plasma phase of the conceptual …
electromagnetic turbulence at mid-radius in the burning plasma phase of the conceptual …
Flat-top plasma operational space of the STEP power plant
E Tholerus, FJ Casson, SP Marsden, T Wilson… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
STEP is a spherical tokamak prototype power plant that is being designed to demonstrate
net electric power. The design phase involves the exploitation of plasma models to optimise …
net electric power. The design phase involves the exploitation of plasma models to optimise …
[HTML][HTML] Overview of physics results from MAST upgrade towards core-pedestal-exhaust integration
Recent results from MAST Upgrade are presented, emphasising understanding the
capabilities of this new device and deepening understanding of key physics issues for the …
capabilities of this new device and deepening understanding of key physics issues for the …
Digital: accelerating the pathway
A Davis, C Waldon, SI Muldrew… - Philosophical …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme is an ambitious but
challenging endeavour to design and deliver a prototype fusion power plant. It is a rapid, fast …
challenging endeavour to design and deliver a prototype fusion power plant. It is a rapid, fast …
Electromagnetic gyrokinetic instabilities in the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) part II: transport and turbulence
In this work, we present the results of first-of-their-kind nonlinear local gyrokinetic
simulations of electromagnetic turbulence at mid-radius in the burning plasma phase of the …
simulations of electromagnetic turbulence at mid-radius in the burning plasma phase of the …
Stability and transport of gyrokinetic critical pedestals
A gyrokinetic threshold model for pedestal width-height scaling prediction is applied to
multiple devices. A shaping and aspect-ratio scan is performed on NSTX equilibria, finding …
multiple devices. A shaping and aspect-ratio scan is performed on NSTX equilibria, finding …
A quasi-linear model of electromagnetic turbulent transport and its application to flux-driven transport predictions for STEP
M Giacomin, D Dickinson, W Dorland… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
A quasi-linear reduced transport model is developed from a database of high-$\beta $
electromagnetic nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations performed with Spherical Tokamak for …
electromagnetic nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations performed with Spherical Tokamak for …
[PDF][PDF] Pyrokinetics-A Python library to standardise gyrokinetic analysis
Fusion energy offers the potential for a near limitless source of low-carbon energy and is
often regarded as a solution for the world's long-term energy needs. To realise such a …
often regarded as a solution for the world's long-term energy needs. To realise such a …