The physics of tokamak start-up

D Mueller - Physics of Plasmas, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Tokamak start-up on present-day devices usually relies on inductively induced voltage from
a central solenoid. In some cases, inductive startup is assisted with auxiliary power from …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in preparing scenarios for operation of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor

ACC Sips, G Giruzzi, S Ide, C Kessel, TC Luce… - Physics of …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
The development of operating scenarios is one of the key issues in the research for ITER
which aims to achieve a fusion gain (Q) of∼ 10, while producing 500 MW of fusion power …

Enhancement of plasma burn-through simulation and validation in JET

HT Kim, W Fundamenski, ACC Sips… - Nuclear …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, new models for a plasma burn-through simulation using the DYON code are
introduced in detail, and the quantitative validation of the simulation results against JET data …

Characterisation of plasma breakdown at JET with a carbon and ITER-like wall

PC De Vries, ACC Sips, HT Kim, PJ Lomas… - Nuclear …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The recent installation of a full metal, ITER-like, first wall provided the opportunity to study
the impact of the plasma-facing materials on plasma initiation or breakdown. This study for …

Evidence of a turbulent ExB mixing avalanche mechanism of gas breakdown in strongly magnetized systems

MG Yoo, J Lee, YG Kim, J Kim, F Maviglia… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Although gas breakdown phenomena have been intensively studied over 100 years, the
breakdown mechanism in a strongly magnetized system, such as tokamak, has been still …

The first experiments in SST-1

S Pradhan, Z Khan, VL Tanna, AN Sharma… - Nuclear …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
A steady state superconducting tokamak (SST-1) has been commissioned after the
successful experimental and engineering validations of its critical sub-systems. During …

Role of fast-ion transport manipulating safety factor profile in KSTAR early diverting discharges

J Kang, T Rhee, J Kim, M Podestà, L Bardóczi… - Nuclear …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Role of fast-ion transport manipulating safety factor profile in KSTAR early diverting
discharges - IOPscience This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site you agree to …

Study on ECH-assisted start-up using trapped particle configuration in KSTAR and application to ITER

J Lee, J Kim, YH An, MG Yoo, YS Hwang… - Nuclear Fusion, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
ECH-assisted start-up using trapped particle configuration (TPC) is firstly studied in a
superconducting, conventional tokamak, KSTAR. First, improved and efficient start-up using …

Validation of a plasma burn-through simulation with an ECH power absorption model in KSTAR

J Lee, HT Kim, J Kim, S Hahn, JW Juhn, JH Jang… - Physica …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
An electron cyclotron heating (ECH) power absorption model was integrated with a plasma
burn-through simulator, DYON, and the new version, DYON-EC, was validated against …

[PDF][PDF] Magnetic configuration and plasma start-up in the WEST tokamak

E Nardon, H Heumann, J Artaud, J Bucalossi… - 45th EPS Conference …, 2018 - hal.science
Magnetic field requirements for a successful inductive start-up A successful inductive start-
up begins with a breakdown followed by a rise of the plasma current Ip. For this to happen …