Physics of runaway electrons in tokamaks
BN Breizman, P Aleynikov, EM Hollmann… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Of all electrons, runaway electrons have long been recognized in the fusion community as a
distinctive population. They now attract special attention as a part of ITER mission …
distinctive population. They now attract special attention as a part of ITER mission …
Overview of JET results for optimising ITER operation
J Mailloux, N Abid, K Abraham, P Abreu… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The JET programme in 2019–2020 focussed on preparing for the exploitation of JET's
currently unique capabilities, tritium handling and ITER-like wall (ILW: Be first wall and W …
currently unique capabilities, tritium handling and ITER-like wall (ILW: Be first wall and W …
Performance of Wendelstein 7-X stellarator plasmas during the first divertor operation phase
Wendelstein 7-X is the first comprehensively optimized stellarator aiming at good
confinement with plasma parameters relevant to a future stellarator power plant. Plasma …
confinement with plasma parameters relevant to a future stellarator power plant. Plasma …
A quasi-isodynamic configuration with good confinement of fast ions at low plasma β
A new quasi-isodynamic (QI) stellarator configuration optimized for the confinement of
energetic ions at low plasma β is obtained. The numerical optimization is carried out using …
energetic ions at low plasma β is obtained. The numerical optimization is carried out using …
Validation of D–T fusion power prediction capability against 2021 JET D–T experiments
JET experiments using the fuel mixture envisaged for fusion power plants, deuterium and
tritium (D–T), provide a unique opportunity to validate existing D–T fusion power prediction …
tritium (D–T), provide a unique opportunity to validate existing D–T fusion power prediction …
Overview of interpretive modelling of fusion performance in JET DTE2 discharges with TRANSP
Ž Štancar, KK Kirov, F Auriemma, HT Kim… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In the paper we present an overview of interpretive modelling of a database of JET-ILW
2021 DT discharges using the TRANSP code. The main aim is to assess our capability of …
2021 DT discharges using the TRANSP code. The main aim is to assess our capability of …
RABBIT: Real-time simulation of the NBI fast-ion distribution
A novel code is presented, which is capable of computing the NBI fast-ion distribution in real-
time. We discuss the approximations needed to arrive at this goal: a simplified beam …
time. We discuss the approximations needed to arrive at this goal: a simplified beam …
The DEMO wall load challenge
For several reasons the challenge to keep the loads to the first wall within engineering limits
is substantially higher in DEMO compared to ITER. Therefore the pre-conceptual design …
is substantially higher in DEMO compared to ITER. Therefore the pre-conceptual design …
Modeling the complete prevention of disruption-generated runaway electron beam formation with a passive 3D coil in SPARC
The potential formation of multi-mega-ampere beams of relativistic'runaway'electrons (REs)
during sudden terminations of tokamak plasmas poses a significant challenge to the …
during sudden terminations of tokamak plasmas poses a significant challenge to the …
Runaway electron deconfinement in SPARC and DIII-D by a passive 3D coil
The operation of a 3D coil—passively driven by the current quench (CQ) loop voltage—for
the deconfinement of runaway electrons (REs) is modeled for disruption scenarios in the …
the deconfinement of runaway electrons (REs) is modeled for disruption scenarios in the …