Neutron measurement techniques for tokamak plasmas

ON Jarvis - Plasma physics and controlled fusion, 1994 - iopscience.iop.org
Reviews the neutron measurement techniques that are applied to the study of tokamak
plasmas. The range of neutron energies of primary interest is limited to narrow bands …

Results from deuterium-tritium tokamak confinement experiments

RJ Hawryluk - Reviews of modern physics, 1998 - APS
Recent scientific and technical progress in magnetic fusion experiments has resulted in the
achievement of plasma parameters (density and temperature) which made possible the …

Overview of JET results for optimising ITER operation

J Mailloux, N Abid, K Abraham, P Abreu… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The JET programme in 2019–2020 focussed on preparing for the exploitation of JET's
currently unique capabilities, tritium handling and ITER-like wall (ILW: Be first wall and W …

The tokamak Monte Carlo fast ion module NUBEAM in the National Transport Code Collaboration library

A Pankin, D McCune, R Andre, G Bateman… - Computer Physics …, 2004 - Elsevier
The NUBEAM module is a comprehensive computational model for Neutral Beam Injection
(NBI) in tokamaks. It is used to compute power deposition, driven current, momentum …

The behaviour of fast ions in tokamak experiments

WW Heidbrink, GJ Sadler - Nuclear Fusion, 1994 - iopscience.iop.org
Fast ions with energies significantly larger than the bulk ion temperature are used to heat
most tokamak plasmas. Fast ion populations created by fusion reactions, by neutral beam …

JET DT scenario with optimized non-thermal fusion

M Maslov, E Lerche, F Auriemma, E Belli… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In JET deuterium-tritium (DT) plasmas, the fusion power is produced through thermonuclear
reactions and reactions between thermal ions and fast particles generated by neutral beam …

ASCOT: Solving the kinetic equation of minority particle species in tokamak plasmas

E Hirvijoki, O Asunta, T Koskela, T Kurki-Suonio… - Computer Physics …, 2014 - Elsevier
A comprehensive description of methods, suitable for solving the kinetic equation for fast
ions and impurity species in tokamak plasmas using a Monte Carlo approach, is presented …

The H-mode of ASDEX

Asdex Team - Nuclear Fusion, 1989 - iopscience.iop.org
The paper is a review of investigations of the H-mode on ASDEX performed since its
discovery in 1982. The topics discussed are:(1) the development of the plasma profiles, with …

Steady state operation

C Gormezano, ACC Sips, TC Luce, S Ide… - Nuclear …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Significant progress has been made in the area of advanced modes of operation that are
candidates for achieving steady state conditions in a fusion reactor. The corresponding …

Study of high-beta magnetohydrodynamic modes and fast-ion losses in PDX

K McGuire, R Goldston, M Bell, M Bitter, K Bol, K Brau… - Physical Review Letters, 1983 - APS
Strong magnetohydrodynamic activity has been observed in PDX neutral-beam-heated
discharges. It occurs for β T q>~ 0.045 and is associated with a significant loss of fast ions …