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 …

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 …

Plasma performance and operational space without ELMs in DIII-D

C Paz-Soldan, DIII-D Team - Plasma Physics and Controlled …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract A database of DIII-D plasmas without edge-localized modes (ELMs) compares the
operating space and plasma performance of stationary no-ELM regimes found in …

Predictions of core plasma performance for the SPARC tokamak

P Rodriguez-Fernandez, NT Howard… - Journal of Plasma …, 2020 - cambridge.org
SPARC is designed to be a high-field, medium-size tokamak aimed at achieving net energy
gain with ion cyclotron range-of-frequencies (ICRF) as its primary auxiliary heating …

Preliminary design of the COMPASS upgrade tokamak

P Vondracek, R Pánek, M Hron, J Havlicek… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2021 - Elsevier
COMPASS Upgrade is a new medium size, high magnetic field tokamak (R= 0.9 m, B t= 5 T,
I p= 2 MA) currently under design in the Czech Republic. It will provide unique capabilities …

Role of the separatrix density in the pedestal performance in deuterium low triangularity JET-ILW plasmas and comparison with JET-C

L Frassinetti, CP Von Thun, B Chapman, A Fil… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
A reduction of the pedestal pressure with increasing separatrix density over pedestal density
(ne sep/ne ped) has been observed in JET. The physics behind this correlation is …

SPARC as a platform to advance tokamak science

AJ Creely, D Brunner, RT Mumgaard, ML Reinke… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The unique capabilities of the SPARC tokamak mean that it has the potential to contribute
significantly to tokamak science and plasma physics, motivating further collaboration and …

Integrated RMP-based ELM-crash-control process for plasma performance enhancement during ELM crash suppression in KSTAR

M Kim, G Shin, J Lee, WH Ko, H Han, SH Hahn… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The integrated Resonant Magnetic Perturbation (RMP)-based Edge-Localized
Mode (ELM)-crash-control process aims to enhance the plasma performance during the …

Overview of density pedestal structure: role of fueling versus transport

S Mordijck - Nuclear Fusion, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
How much of the density pedestal structure is determined by fueling versus transport is still
an open question. In most current tokamaks, the scrape-off layer is not opaque enough to …

The advanced tokamak path to a compact net electric fusion pilot plant

RJ Buttery, JM Park, JT McClenaghan… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Physics-based simulations project a compact net electric fusion pilot plant with a nuclear
testing mission is possible at modest scale based on the advanced tokamak concept, and …