Materials to be used in future magnetic confinement fusion reactors: a review
R Alba, R Iglesias, MÁ Cerdeira - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the roadmap of the main materials to be used for ITER and DEMO class
reactors as well as an overview of the most relevant innovations that have been made in …
reactors as well as an overview of the most relevant innovations that have been made in …
Advances, challenges, and future perspectives of microwave reflectometry for plasma position and shape control on future nuclear fusion devices
Providing energy from fusion and finding ways to scale up the fusion process to commercial
proportions in an efficient, economical, and environmentally benign way is one of the grand …
proportions in an efficient, economical, and environmentally benign way is one of the grand …
Uncovering turbulent plasma dynamics via deep learning from partial observations
One of the most intensely studied aspects of magnetic confinement fusion is edge plasma
turbulence which is critical to reactor performance and operation. Drift-reduced Braginskii …
turbulence which is critical to reactor performance and operation. Drift-reduced Braginskii …
[HTML][HTML] Development of a concept and basis for the DEMO diagnostic and control system
An initial concept for the plasma diagnostic and control (D&C) system has been developed
as part of European studies towards the development of a demonstration tokamak fusion …
as part of European studies towards the development of a demonstration tokamak fusion …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of plasma-wall interaction and exhaust on the EU-DEMO design
In the present work, the role of plasma facing components protection in driving the EU-
DEMO design will be reviewed, focusing on steady-state and, especially, on transients. This …
DEMO design will be reviewed, focusing on steady-state and, especially, on transients. This …
Fast dynamic 1D simulation of divertor plasmas with neural PDE surrogates
Managing divertor plasmas is crucial for operating reactor scale tokamak devices due to
heat and particle flux constraints on the divertor target. Simulation is an important tool to …
heat and particle flux constraints on the divertor target. Simulation is an important tool to …
Controlling a new plasma regime
M Lennholm, S Aleiferis, S Bakes… - Philosophical …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Success of the UK's Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme requires
a robust plasma control system. This system has to guide the plasma from initiation to the …
a robust plasma control system. This system has to guide the plasma from initiation to the …
On the potential of physics-informed neural networks to solve inverse problems in tokamaks
Magnetic confinement nuclear fusion holds great promise as a source of clean and
sustainable energy for the future. However, achieving net energy from fusion reactors …
sustainable energy for the future. However, achieving net energy from fusion reactors …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of the plasma operation on the technical requirements in EU-DEMO
M Siccinio, W Biel, E Fable, T Franke, F Janky… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The plasma design point during stationary phase operation of EU-DEMO has been
described extensively in the past, and the assumptions employed for its definition have been …
described extensively in the past, and the assumptions employed for its definition have been …
Diagnostic mirrors for ITER: research in the frame of International Tokamak Physics Activity
A Litnovsky, VS Voitsenya, R Reichle, M Walsh… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Mirrors will be used as first plasma-viewing elements in optical and laser-based diagnostics
in ITER. Deterioration of the mirror performance due to eg sputtering of the mirror surface by …
in ITER. Deterioration of the mirror performance due to eg sputtering of the mirror surface by …