[HTML][HTML] Performance of a liquid Sn divertor target during ASDEX upgrade L-mode and H-mode operation

JGA Scholte, M Balden, D Brida, J Cecrdle… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the ways to extend the lifetime of the divertor for DEMO could be to replace the solid
tungsten plasma-facing components with liquid tin (Sn) confined in a tungsten capillary …

Tokamak edge-SOL turbulence in H-mode conditions simulated with a global, electromagnetic, transcollisional drift-fluid model

W Zholobenko, K Zhang, A Stegmeir, J Pfennig… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The design of commercially feasible magnetic confinement fusion reactors strongly relies on
the reduced turbulent transport in the plasma edge during operation in the high confinement …

The power dependence of the maximum achievable H-mode and (disruptive) L-mode separatrix density in ASDEX Upgrade

P Manz, T Eich, O Grover… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In future fusion reactors disruptions must be avoided at all costs. Disruptions due to the
density limit (DL) are typically described by the power-independent Greenwald scaling …

[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 …

Investigation of helium exhaust dynamics at the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak with full-tungsten wall

A Zito, M Wischmeier, A Kappatou, A Kallenbach… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
An efficient removal of He ash by active pum** in future fusion devices is necessary to
avoid fuel dilution and not degrade the core confinement properties. Therefore, a deep …

The broadening of SOL profiles in JET tritium plasma and its impact on machine operation

HJ Sun, SA Silburn, IS Carvalho, DB King… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Unusually high power loads on the beryllium limiter caused by neutral beam re-ionisation,
and much cooler divertor target surfaces were observed during the recent JET tokamak …

[HTML][HTML] Isotope effects on energy transport in the core of ASDEX-Upgrade tokamak plasmas: Turbulence measurements and model validation

M Cabrera, P Rodriguez-Fernandez, T Görler… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Design and operation of future tokamak fusion reactors using a deuterium–tritium 50: 50 mix
requires a solid understanding of how energy confinement properties change with ion mass …

Sanae-Inoue Itoh 1952–2019: a memorial note for a pioneer researcher of plasma bifurcation

A Fujisawa, N Kasuya, Y Kosuga, Y Nagashima… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - Springer
This memorial note for Professor Sanae-I Itoh presents her specific achievements in physics
research alongside her wider record of accomplishment in the field of magnetically confined …

Overview of ASDEX Upgrade results in view of ITER and DEMO

H Zohm - Nuclear Fusion, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
A major objective of the AUG programme is to shed light on the underlying physics of
confinement, stability, and plasma exhaust in order to allow reliable extrapolation of results …

[HTML][HTML] Two-dimensional reconstruction of filament temperatures and densities with the thermal helium beam at ASDEX Upgrade

D Wendler, G Birkenmeier, M Griener, R Dux… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In the scrape-off layer (SOL) of fusion plasmas, radial particle and energy transport is mainly
carried by plasma filaments. The plasma parameters of such filaments can be measured by …