Results from recent detachment experiments in alternative divertor configurations on TCV

C Theiler, B Lipschultz, J Harrison, B Labit… - Nuclear …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Divertor detachment is explored on the TCV tokamak in alternative magnetic geometries.
Starting from typical TCV single-null shapes, the poloidal flux expansion at the outer …

Divertor heat flux challenge and mitigation in SPARC

AQ Kuang, S Ballinger, D Brunner, J Canik… - Journal of Plasma …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Owing to its high magnetic field, high power, and compact size, the SPARC experiment will
operate with divertor conditions at or above those expected in reactor-class tokamaks …

MANTIS: a real-time quantitative multispectral imaging system for fusion plasmas

A Perek, WAJ Vijvers, Y Andrebe… - Review of Scientific …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
This work presents a novel, real-time capable, 10-channel Multispectral Advanced
Narrowband Tokamak Imaging System installed on the TCV tokamak, MANTIS. Software …

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 …

Dependence on plasma shape and plasma fueling for small edge-localized mode regimes in TCV and ASDEX Upgrade

B Labit, T Eich, GF Harrer, E Wolfrum, M Bernert… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Within the EUROfusion MST1 work package, a series of experiments has been conducted
on AUG and TCV devices to disentangle the role of plasma fueling and plasma shape for the …

[HTML][HTML] Langmuir probe electronics upgrade on the tokamak à configuration variable

H De Oliveira, P Marmillod, C Theiler… - Review of Scientific …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
A detailed description of the Langmuir probe electronics upgrade for TCV (Tokamak à
Configuration Variable) is presented. The number of amplifiers and corresponding …

SOLPS-ITER simulations of the TCV divertor upgrade

M Wensing, BP Duval, O Février, A Fil… - Plasma Physics and …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The effect of the upcoming TCV divertor upgrade on the distribution of neutrals and the onset
of detachment is studied using 2D transport code simulations. The divertor upgrade is …

An improved understanding of the roles of atomic processes and power balance in divertor target ion current loss during detachment

K Verhaegh, B Lipschultz, BP Duval, O Février… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The process of divertor detachment, whereby heat and particle fluxes to divertor surfaces are
strongly diminished, is required to reduce heat loading and erosion in a magnetic fusion …

TCV heating and divertor upgrades

A Fasoli, H Reimerdes, S Alberti… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The operational range and the reactor relevance of the TCV experiments are being
enhanced by two sets of major upgrades. The first includes the installation of neutral beam …

Initial TCV operation with a baffled divertor

H Reimerdes, BP Duval, H Elaian, A Fasoli… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Tokamak à Configuration Variable (TCV) tokamak is in the midst of an upgrade
to further its capability to investigate conventional and alternative divertor configurations. To …