Elements of H-mode pedestal structure
RJ Groebner, S Saarelma - Plasma Physics and Controlled …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews current understanding of key physics elements that control the H-mode
pedestal structure, which exists at the boundary of magnetically confined plasmas. The …
pedestal structure, which exists at the boundary of magnetically confined plasmas. The …
The JOREK non-linear extended MHD code and applications to large-scale instabilities and their control in magnetically confined fusion plasmas
JOREK is a massively parallel fully implicit non-linear extended magneto-hydrodynamic
(MHD) code for realistic tokamak X-point plasmas. It has become a widely used versatile …
(MHD) code for realistic tokamak X-point plasmas. It has become a widely used versatile …
Recent advances in developing natural and impurity-induced small/no-ELM H-mode regimes in EAST
GS Xu, YF Wang, QQ Yang, X Lin, R Chen, Y Ye… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - Springer
One critical issue in steady-state and high-performance operation in future tokamak fusion
reactors is to develop H-mode operational regimes that mitigate or eliminate the large …
reactors is to develop H-mode operational regimes that mitigate or eliminate the large …
[HTML][HTML] Broadening of the power fall-off length in a high density, high confinement H-mode regime in ASDEX Upgrade
The search for scenarios in which tolerable power exhaust is combined with good
confinement must involve high separatrix densities. We present here the first infrared …
confinement must involve high separatrix densities. We present here the first infrared …
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 …
Physics research on the TCV tokamak facility: from conventional to alternative scenarios and beyond
S Coda, M Agostini, R Albanese, S Alberti… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The research program of the TCV tokamak ranges from conventional to advanced-tokamak
scenarios and alternative divertor configurations, to exploratory plasmas driven by …
scenarios and alternative divertor configurations, to exploratory plasmas driven by …
Quasicontinuous exhaust scenario for a fusion reactor: the renaissance of small edge localized modes
Tokamak operational regimes with small edge localized modes (ELMs) could be a solution
to the problem of large transient heat loads in fusion reactors. A ballooning mode near the …
to the problem of large transient heat loads in fusion reactors. A ballooning mode near the …
Parametric decay instabilities near the second-harmonic upper hybrid resonance in fusion plasmas
SK Hansen, SK Nielsen, J Stober, J Rasmussen… - Nuclear …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Parametric decay instabilities (PDIs) lead to the generation of strong frequency-shifted
radiation when powerful X-mode polarized microwaves, injected for electron cyclotron …
radiation when powerful X-mode polarized microwaves, injected for electron cyclotron …
Analysis and expansion of the quasi-continuous exhaust (QCE) regime in ASDEX Upgrade
The quasi-continuous exhaust (QCE) regime, formerly known as either type-II ELM or small
ELM regime is studied in ASDEX Upgrade. The regime is a natural type-I ELM-free H-mode …
ELM regime is studied in ASDEX Upgrade. The regime is a natural type-I ELM-free H-mode …
Overview of physics studies on ASDEX Upgrade
H Meyer, C Angioni, CG Albert, N Arden… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The ASDEX Upgrade (AUG) programme, jointly run with the EUROfusion MST1
task force, continues to significantly enhance the physics base of ITER and DEMO. Here, the …
task force, continues to significantly enhance the physics base of ITER and DEMO. Here, the …