Impurity transport in tokamak plasmas, theory, modelling and comparison with experiments

C Angioni - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, the theory of collisional and turbulent transport of impurities in tokamak
plasmas is reviewed. The results are presented with the aim of providing at the same time a …

An overview of intrinsic torque and momentum transport bifurcations in toroidal plasmas

PH Diamond, Y Kosuga, ÖD Gürcan, CJ McDevitt… - Nuclear …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
An overview of the physics of intrinsic torque is presented, with special emphasis on the
phenomenology of intrinsic toroidal rotation in tokamaks, its theoretical understanding, and …

Simultaneous access to high normalized density, current, pressure, and confinement in strongly-shaped diverted negative triangularity plasmas

C Paz-Soldan, C Chrystal, P Lunia, AO Nelson… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Strongly-shaped diverted negative triangularity (NT) plasmas in the DIII-D tokamak
demonstrate simultaneous access to high normalized density, current, pressure, and …

Tractable flux-driven temperature, density, and rotation profile evolution with the quasilinear gyrokinetic transport model QuaLiKiz

J Citrin, C Bourdelle, FJ Casson… - Plasma Physics and …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Quasilinear turbulent transport models are a successful tool for prediction of core tokamak
plasma profiles in many regimes. Their success hinges on the reproduction of local …

Core turbulent transport in tokamak plasmas: bridging theory and experiment with QuaLiKiz

C Bourdelle, J Citrin, B Baiocchi, A Casati… - Plasma Physics and …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Nonlinear gyrokinetic codes allow for detailed understanding of tokamak core turbulent
transport. However, their computational demand precludes their use for predictive profile …

Off-diagonal particle and toroidal momentum transport: a survey of experimental, theoretical and modelling aspects

C Angioni, Y Camenen, FJ Casson, E Fable… - Nuclear …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
In tokamaks, turbulent particle and toroidal momentum transport are both characterized by
the presence of off-diagonal contributions which play an essential role in establishing the …

Intrinsic toroidal rotation driven by turbulent and neoclassical processes in tokamak plasmas from global gyrokinetic simulations

H Zhu, T Stoltzfus-Dueck, R Hager, S Ku, CS Chang - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Gyrokinetic tokamak plasmas can exhibit intrinsic toroidal rotation driven by the residual
stress. While most studies have attributed the residual stress to the parallel-momentum flux …

Intrinsic Toroidal Rotation, Density Peaking, and Turbulence Regimes<? format?> in the Core of Tokamak Plasmas

C Angioni, RM McDermott, FJ Casson, E Fable… - Physical Review Letters, 2011 - APS
Observations in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak show a correlation between the gradient of
the intrinsic toroidal rotation profile and the logarithmic gradient of the electron density …

Consequences of profile shearing on toroidal momentum transport

Y Camenen, Y Idomura, S Jolliet, AG Peeters - Nuclear Fusion, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Turbulent transport of toroidal momentum is investigated in global linear gyrokinetic
simulations. The poloidal tilt of the global mode structure arising from the radial variation of …

Rotation and momentum transport in tokamaks and helical systems

K Ida, JE Rice - Nuclear Fusion, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Poloidal and toroidal rotation has been recognized to play an important role in heat transport
and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stability in tokamaks and helical systems. It is well known …