Edge-localized-modes in tokamaks

AW Leonard - Physics of Plasmas, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
Edge-localized-modes (ELMs) are a ubiquitous feature of H-mode in tokamaks. When
gradients in the H-mode transport barrier grow to exceed the MHD stability limit the ELM …

Power and particle control

A Loarte, B Lipschultz, AS Kukushkin… - Nuclear …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Progress, since the ITER Physics Basis publication (ITER Physics Basis Editors et al 1999
Nucl. Fusion 39 2137–2664), in understanding the processes that will determine the …

Plasma detachment in divertor tokamaks

AW Leonard - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Observations of divertor plasma detachment in tokamaks are reviewed. Plasma detachment
is characterized in terms of transport and dissipation of power, momentum and particle flux …

Recent progress in understanding the processes underlying the triggering of and energy loss associated with type I ELMs

A Kirk, D Dunai, M Dunne, G Huijsmans… - Nuclear …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The type I ELMy H-mode is the baseline operating scenario for ITER. While it is
known that the type I edge-localized mode (ELM) ultimately results from the peeling …

Transient heat loads in current fusion experiments, extrapolation to ITER and consequences for its operation

A Loarte, G Saibene, R Sartori, V Riccardo… - Physica …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
New experimental results on transient loads during ELMs and disruptions in present divertor
tokamaks are described and used to carry out a extrapolation to ITER reference conditions …

A model of ELM filament energy evolution due to parallel losses

W Fundamenski, RA Pitts - Plasma physics and controlled …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, two simplified models of edge localized mode (ELM) power exhaust are
developed, one based on the kinetic and the other on the fluid treatment of parallel losses …

Material erosion and migration in tokamaks

RA Pitts, JP Coad, DP Coster, G Federici… - Plasma physics and …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
The issue of first wall and divertor target lifetime represents one of the greatest challenges
facing the successful demonstration of integrated tokamak burning plasma operation, even …

On the relationship between ELM filaments and solar flares

W Fundamenski, V Naulin, T Neukirch… - Plasma Physics and …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Both solar flares and edge localized modes (ELMs) involve magnetized plasma eruptions
which sporadically eject field-aligned filamentary structures into the surrounding, low density …

An ITER-like wall for JET

J Paméla, GF Matthews, V Philipps, R Kamendje… - Journal of nuclear …, 2007 - Elsevier
This article presents an overview of the new ITER-like wall project in JET. It aims at an
optimal use of JET's unique features: physical size, plasma parameters most closely to ITER …

Application of powerful quasi-steady-state plasma accelerators for simulation of ITER transient heat loads on divertor surfaces

VI Tereshin, AN Bandura, OV Byrka… - Plasma Physics and …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
The paper presents the investigations of high power plasma interaction with material
surfaces under conditions simulating the ITER disruptions and type I ELMs. Different …