Internal transport barrier in tokamak and helical plasmas

K Ida, T Fujita - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The differences and similarities between the internal transport barriers (ITBs) of tokamak and
helical plasmas are reviewed. By comparing the characteristics of the ITBs in tokamak and …

A sustained high-temperature fusion plasma regime facilitated by fast ions

H Han, SJ Park, C Sung, J Kang, YH Lee, J Chung… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Nuclear fusion is one of the most attractive alternatives to carbon-dependent energy
sources. Harnessing energy from nuclear fusion in a large reactor scale, however, still …

Overview of KSTAR research progress and future plans toward ITER and K-DEMO

HK Park, MJ Choi, SH Hong, Y In, YM Jeon… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
A decade-long operation of the Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research
(KSTAR) has contributed significantly to the operation of superconducting tokamak devices …

Integration of full divertor detachment with improved core confinement for tokamak fusion plasmas

L Wang, HQ Wang, S Ding, AM Garofalo… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Divertor detachment offers a promising solution to the challenge of plasma-wall interactions
for steady-state operation of fusion reactors. Here, we demonstrate the excellent …

Feedforward beta control in the KSTAR tokamak by deep reinforcement learning

J Seo, YS Na, B Kim, CY Lee, MS Park, SJ Park… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, we address a new feedforward control scheme for the normalized beta (β N) in
tokamak plasmas, using the deep reinforcement learning (RL) technique. The deep RL …

Development of integrated suite of codes and its validation on KSTAR

CY Lee, J Seo, SJ Park, JG Lee, SK Kim, B Kim… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
A newly developed integrated suite of codes coined as tokamak reactor integrated
automated suite for simulation and computation (TRIASSIC) is reported. The suite comprises …

Turbulence stabilization in tokamak plasmas with high population of fast ions

D Kim, SJ Park, GJ Choi, YW Cho, J Kang, H Han… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This letter provides a new physical insight into the fast ion effects on turbulence in plasmas
having a high fast ion fraction and peaked fast ion density profile. We elucidate turbulence …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of divertor neutral pressure on confinement degradation of advanced tokamak scenarios at ASDEX Upgrade

D Silvagni, M Dunne, T Luda, A Bock, A Burckhart… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Over previous campaigns, an intense experimental program on advanced tokamak (AT)
scenarios, has been carried out at the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak with full-tungsten wall …

Development and application of a predictive model for advanced tokamak scenario design

R Schramm, A Bock, E Fable, J Stober… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Advanced tokamak (AT) scenarios applying additional heating during the current ramp
(early-heating) usually require many iterations if developed fully empirically. To reduce the …

Experimental observation of the non-diffusive avalanche-like electron heat transport events and their dynamical interaction with the shear flow structure

MJ Choi, H Jhang, JM Kwon, J Chung, M Woo… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We present experimental observations suggesting that non-diffusive avalanche-like
transport events are a prevalent and universal process in the electron heat transport of …