[HTML][HTML] 20 years of research on the Alcator C-Mod tokamak

M Greenwald, A Bader, S Baek, M Bakhtiari… - Physics of …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
The object of this review is to summarize the achievements of research on the Alcator C-Mod
tokamak [Hutchinson et al., Phys. Plasmas 1, 1511 (1994) and Marmar, Fusion Sci. Technol …

Overview of L-to H-mode transition experiments at ASDEX Upgrade

U Plank, RM McDermott, G Birkenmeier… - Plasma Physics and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents an overview of results from L–H transition experiments that were
performed at ASDEX Upgrade (AUG) with the aim of identifying the underlying mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma-surface interaction in the Be/W environment: conclusions drawn from the JET-ILW for ITER

S Brezinsek, JET-EFDA contributors - Journal of nuclear materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The JET ITER-Like Wall experiment (JET-ILW) provides an ideal test bed to
investigate plasma-surface interaction (PSI) and plasma operation with the ITER plasma …

The role of the density profile in the ASDEX-Upgrade pedestal structure

MG Dunne, S Potzel, F Reimold… - Plasma Physics and …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Experimental evidence for the impact of a region of high density localised in the high-field
side scrape-off layer (the HFSHD) on plasma confinement is shown in various dedicated …

Overview of the JET results in support to ITER

X Litaudon, S Abduallev, M Abhangi, P Abreu… - Nuclear …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The European nuclear fusion research community has elaborated a Roadmap to the
realisation of fusion energy in which 'ITER is the key facility and its success is the most …

Experimental evidence for the key role of the ion heat channel in the physics of the L–H transition

F Ryter, LB Orte, B Kurzan, RM McDermott… - Nuclear …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Experimental investigations carried out in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak under various
conditions demonstrate that the ion heat flux at the plasma edge plays a key role in the L–H …

Pedestal confinement and stability in JET-ILW ELMy H-modes

CF Maggi, S Saarelma, FJ Casson, C Challis… - Nuclear …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
New experiments in 2013–2014 have investigated the physics responsible for the decrease
in H-mode pedestal confinement observed in the initial phase of JET-ILW operation (2012 …

Heating neutral beams for ITER: negative ion sources to tune fusion plasmas

MJ Singh, D Boilson, AR Polevoi, T Oikawa… - New Journal of …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Neutral beam injection (NBI) based on a negative ion source is one of the basic heating and
current drive systems designed for ITER required to reach its goals of the operation with high …

[PDF][PDF] Connecting the global H-mode power threshold to the local radial electric field at ASDEX Upgrade

M Cavedon, G Birkenmeier, T Pütterich, F Ryter… - Nuclear Fusion, 2020 - hal.science
The relation between the macroscopic input power required at ASDEX Upgrade to access
the H-mode Pthr and the microscopic E× B shear has been investigated via fast charge …

Stationary zonal flows during the formation of the edge transport barrier in the jet tokamak

JC Hillesheim, E Delabie, H Meyer, CF Maggi… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
High spatial resolution Doppler backscattering measurements in JET have enabled new
insights into the development of the edge E r. We observe fine-scale spatial structures in the …