[HTML][HTML] Progress toward fusion energy breakeven and gain as measured against the Lawson criterion

SE Wurzel, SC Hsu - Physics of Plasmas, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The Lawson criterion is a key concept in the pursuit of fusion energy, relating the fuel density
n, pulse duration τ or energy confinement time τ E, and fuel temperature T to the energy gain …

Overview of progress in European medium sized tokamaks towards an integrated plasma-edge/wall solution a

H Meyer, T Eich, M Beurskens, S Coda, A Hakola… - Nuclear …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Integrating the plasma core performance with an edge and scrape-off layer (SOL) that leads
to tolerable heat and particle loads on the wall is a major challenge. The new European …

Elements of H-mode pedestal structure

RJ Groebner, S Saarelma - Plasma Physics and Controlled …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews current understanding of key physics elements that control the H-mode
pedestal structure, which exists at the boundary of magnetically confined plasmas. The …

WEST physics basis

C Bourdelle, JF Artaud, V Basiuk, M Bécoulet… - Nuclear …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract With WEST (Tungsten Environment in Steady State Tokamak)(Bucalossi et al 2014
Fusion Eng. Des. 89 907–12), the Tore Supra facility and team expertise (Dumont et al 2014 …

Experimental conditions to suppress edge localised modes by magnetic perturbations in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak

W Suttrop, A Kirk, V Bobkov, M Cavedon… - Nuclear …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Access conditions for full suppression of edge localised modes (ELMs) by magnetic
perturbations (MP) in low density high confinement mode (H-mode) plasmas are studied in …

Plasma operation with an all metal first-wall: comparison of an ITER-like wall with a carbon wall in JET

GF Matthews, JETE Contributors… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2013 - Elsevier
Installation of the ITER-like Wall (ILW) in JET, has allowed a direct comparison of operation
with all carbon plasma facing components (PFCs) to an all metal beryllium/tungsten first-wall …

An experimental investigation of the high density transition of the scrape-off layer transport in ASDEX Upgrade

D Carralero, G Birkenmeier, HW Müller, P Manz… - Nuclear …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
A multidiagnostic approach, utilizing Langmuir probes in the midplane, X-point and divertor
walls, along with lithium beam and infrared measurements is employed to evaluate the …

Model for access and stability of the X-point radiator and the threshold for marfes in tokamak plasmas

U Stroth, M Bernert, D Brida, M Cavedon, R Dux… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Based on particle and energy balances, a reduced model is derived for the physical
mechanisms leading to the occurrence of stable and unstable X-point radiators (XPRs), the …

Parameter dependences of small edge localized modes (ELMs)

GF Harrer, E Wolfrum, MG Dunne, P Manz… - Nuclear …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The development of small edge localized mode (ELM) scenarios is important in order to
reduce the strain on plasma facing components. One such scenario can be found at high …

Overview of new MAST physics in anticipation of first results from MAST Upgrade

JR Harrison, RJ Akers, SY Allan, JS Allcock… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The mega amp spherical tokamak (MAST) was a low aspect ratio device (R/a= 0.85/0.65~
1.3) with similar poloidal cross-section to other medium-size tokamaks. The physics …