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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
On the importance of parallel magnetic-field fluctuations for electromagnetic instabilities in STEP
This paper discusses the importance of parallel perturbations of the magnetic-field in
gyrokinetic simulations of electromagnetic instabilities and turbulence at mid-radius in the …
gyrokinetic simulations of electromagnetic instabilities and turbulence at mid-radius in the …
Simulation and analysis of a high-k electron scale turbulence diagnostic for MAST-U
DC Speirs, J Ruiz-Ruiz, M Giacomin… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Plasma turbulence on disparate spatial and temporal scales plays a key role in defining the
level of confinement achievable in tokamaks, with the development of reduced numerical …
level of confinement achievable in tokamaks, with the development of reduced numerical …
shear suppression of microtearing based transport in spherical tokamaks
Electromagnetic microtearing modes (MTMs) have been observed in many different
spherical tokamak regimes. Understanding how these and other electromagnetic modes …
spherical tokamak regimes. Understanding how these and other electromagnetic modes …
NSTX-U National Research Program: White Paper in Response to Call from FESAC Sub-Committee
S Kaye, J Berkery, R Maingi, J Menard, F Parra Diaz… - 2024 - osti.gov
Both scientific and technical innovation is needed for the realization of an attractive
engineering solution for a timely and cost-effective Pilot Plant, the design and construction of …
engineering solution for a timely and cost-effective Pilot Plant, the design and construction of …
[PDF][PDF] On the importance of parallel magnetic-field fluctuations for electromagnetic instabilities in STEP
This paper discusses the importance of parallel perturbations of the magnetic-field in
gyrokinetic simulations of electromagnetic instabilities and turbulence at mid-radius in the …
gyrokinetic simulations of electromagnetic instabilities and turbulence at mid-radius in the …