Overview of T and D–T results in JET with ITER-like wall

CF Maggi, D Abate, N Abid, P Abreu… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In 2021 JET exploited its unique capabilities to operate with T and DT fuel with an ITER-like
Be/W wall (JET-ILW). This second major JET DT campaign (DTE2), after DTE1 in 1997 …

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 …

Overview of the JET preparation for deuterium–tritium operation with the ITER like-wall

E Joffrin, S Abduallev, M Abhangi, P Abreu… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Since 2016, the JET scientific programme is engaged in a multi-campaign effort including
experiments in D, H and T [1], leading to 2020 and the first experiments with 50%/50% D–T …

Measurement of the gamma-ray-to-neutron branching ratio for the deuterium-tritium reaction in magnetic confinement fusion plasmas

A Dal Molin, G Marcer, M Nocente, M Rebai… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
At present, magnetic confinement fusion devices rely solely on absolute neutron counting as
a direct way of measuring fusion power. Absolute counting of deuterium-tritium gamma rays …

A full and heterogeneous model of the ITER tokamak for comprehensive nuclear analyses

R Juarez, G Pedroche, MJ Loughlin, R Pampin… - Nature Energy, 2021 - nature.com
ITER is the flagship fusion project, conceived as an experiment to select and develop the
technologies for the first demonstration reactor, DEMO. Nuclear analysis is a core discipline …

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 …

Observation of alpha-particles in recent D–T experiments on JET

VG Kiptily, CD Challis, R Dumont, M Fitzgerald… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The fusion reaction between deuterium and tritium, D (T, n) 4 He is the main source of
energy in future thermonuclear reactors. Alpha-particles (4 He-ions) born with an average …

Experiments on excitation of Alfvén eigenmodes by alpha-particles with bump-on-tail distribution in JET DTE2 plasmas

SE Sharapov, HJC Oliver, J Garcia, DL Keeling… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Dedicated experiments were performed in JET DTE2 plasmas for obtaining an α-particle
bump-on-tail (BOT) distribution aiming at exciting Alfvén eigenmodes (AEs). Neutral beam …

Experimental validation of an integrated modelling approach to neutron emission studies at JET

Ž Štancar, Z Ghani, J Eriksson, A Žohar… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
An integrated modelling methodology for the calculation of realistic plasma neutron sources
for the JET tokamak has been developed. The computational chain comprises TRANSP …

ITER materials irradiation within the D–T neutron environment at JET: post-irradiation radioactivity analysis following the DTE2 experimental campaign

LW Packer, P Batistoni, C Bearcroft, SC Bradnam… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This work presents the results following the first irradiation of ITER materials samples in a
tokamak D–T plasma environment operating at significant fusion power. The materials …