Nuclear Fusion latest papers

Multi-parameter scaling of divertor power load profiles in D, H and He plasmas on JET and implications for ITER

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): W. Fundamenski, T. Eich, S. Devaux, S. Jachmich, M. Jakubowski, H. Thomsen, G. Arnoux, F. Militello, E. Havlickova, D. Moulton, S. Brezinsek, G. Maddison, K. McCormick, A. Huber and JET EFDA Contributors
Affiliation(s): JET-EFDA, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, OX14 3DB, UK; Euratom/CCFE Fusion Association, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, OX14 3DB, UK; Max-Planck Institut fur Plasmaphysik, IPP-Euratom Association, D-85748 Garching, Germany; Max-Planck Institut fur Plasmaphysik, IPP-Euratom Association, Greifswald, Germany; Institute fur Plasmaphysik, Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH, Euratom Association, TEC, D-52422, Julich, Germany; Ecole Royale Militaire, Euratom Association, Belgium; Imperial College of Science and Technology, London

Experimental study of the poloidal flow effect on magnetic island dynamics in LHD and TJ-II

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): Y. Narushima, F. Castejon, S. Sakakibara, K.Y. Watanabe, S. Ohdachi, Y. Suzuki, T. Estrada, F. Medina, D. Lopez-Bruna, M. Yokoyama, M. Yoshinuma, K. Ida, S. Nishimura, LHD Experiment Group and TJ-II Experiment Group
Affiliation(s): National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki 509-5292, Japan; Laboratorio Nacional de Fusion. CIEMAT. Avenida Complutense 22, 28040 Madrid, Spain

Electrode biasing experiment in the Large Helical Device

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): S. Kitajima, H. Takahashi, K. Ishii, J. Sato, T. Ambo, M. Kanno, A. Okamoto, M. Sasao, S. Inagaki, M. Takayama, S. Masuzaki, M. Shoji, N. Ashikawa, M. Tokitani, M. Yokoyama, Y. Suzuki, T. Shimozuma, T. Ido, A. Shimizu, Y. Nagayama, T. Tokuzawa, K. Nishimura, T. Morisaki, S. Kubo, H. Kasahara, T. Mutoh, H. Yamada, Y. Tatematsu and LHD Experimental Group
Affiliation(s): Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Japan; Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan; Faculty of Systems Science and Technology, Akita Prefectural University, Yurihonjo, Akita, Japan; Research Center for Development of Far-Infrared Region, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan

Inward pinch of high-Z impurity in a rotating tokamak plasma: effects of atomic processes, radial electric field and Coulomb collisions

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): K. Hoshino, M. Toma, K. Shimizu, T. Nakano, A. Hatayama and T. Takizuka
Affiliation(s): Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan; Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan

Trapped particle stability for the kinetic stabilizer

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): H.L. Berk and J. Pratt
Affiliation(s): Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78639, USA

Current ramps in tokamaks: from present experiments to ITER scenarios

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): F. Imbeaux, J. Citrin, J. Hobirk, G.M.D. Hogeweij, F. Kochl, V.M. Leonov, S. Miyamoto, Y. Nakamura, V. Parail, G. Pereverzev, A. Polevoi, I. Voitsekhovitch, V. Basiuk, R. Budny, T. Casper, J. Fereira, A. Fukuyama, J. Garcia, Y.V. Gribov, N. Hayashi, M. Honda, I.H. Hutchinson, G. Jackson, A.A. Kavin, C.E. Kessel, R.R. Khayrutdinov, C. Labate, X. Litaudon, P.J. Lomas, J. Lonnroth, T. Luce, V.E. Lukash, M. Mattei, D. Mikkelsen, I. Nunes, Y. Peysson, P. Politzer, M. Schneider, G. Sips, G. Tardini, S.M. Wolfe, V.E. Zhogolev, ASDEX Upgrade Team, C-Mod Team, DIII-D Team, JET-EFDA contributors, JT-60U Team, Tore Supra Team, contributors of the EU-ITM ITER Scenario Modelling group, ITPA 'Integrated Operation Scenarios' group members and experts and ITPA 'Transport and Confinement' group members and experts
Affiliation(s): CEA, IRFM, F-13108 Saint Paul Lez Durance, France; FOM Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen, Association EURATOM-FOM, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Max-Planck-Institut fur Plasmaphysik, EURATOM-Assoziation, Garching, Germany; Association EURATOM-OAW/ATI, Vienna, Austria; RRC 'Kurchatov Institute', Moscow, Russia; Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 801-1, Mukouyama, Naka, Ibaraki-ken 311-0193, Japan; Nippon Advanced Technology Co., Ltd. Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1112 Japan; EURATOM/CCFE Fusion Association, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon OX14 3DB UK; ITER Organization, Route de Vinon sur Verdon, F-13115 St Paul lez Durance, France; Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, PO Box 451, Princeton, NJ USA; Association Euratom-IST, Lisboa, Portugal; Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan; Plasma Science and Fusion Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA; General Atomics, San Diego, USA; NIIEFA, St. Petersburg, Russia; Associazione ENEA/CREATE, DIMET, Universita di Reggio Calabria Via Graziella, 89100, Calabria, Italy; Association EURATOM-TEKES, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland; Associazione ENEA/CREATE, DIAM, Seconda Universita di Napoli Via Roma 29, 81031, Aversa, Italy; EFDA CSU, JET, UK

Tokamak plasma edge modelling including the main chamber wall

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): M. Baelmans, P. Borner, W. Dekeyser and D. Reiter
Affiliation(s): Department of Mechanical Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 300A, 3001 Leuven, Belgium; Institut fur Energieforschung (Plasmaphysik), Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH, Association EURATOM-KFA, Trilateral Euregio Cluster, D-52425 Julich, Germany

Heat and momentum transport of ion internal transport barrier plasmas on the Large Helical Device

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): K. Nagaoka, K. Ida, M. Yoshinuma, Y. Takeiri, M. Yokoyama, S. Morita, K. Tanaka, T. Ido, A. Shimizu, N. Tamura, H. Funaba, S. Murakami, M. Goto, H. Takahashi, C. Suzuki, Y. Suzuki, K. Ikeda, M. Osakabe, K. Tsumori, H. Nakano, O. Kaneko, H. Yamada and LHD Experiment Group
Affiliation(s): National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki 509-5292, Japan; Department of Nuclear Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan

Tokamak plasma self-organization—synergetics of magnetic trap plasmas

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): K.A. Razumova, V.F. Andreev, L.G. Eliseev, A.Ya. Kislov, R.J. La Haye, S.E. Lysenko, A.V. Melnikov, G.E. Notkin, Yu.D. Pavlov and M.Yu. Kantor
Affiliation(s): Institute of Tokamak Physics, NRC 'Kurchatov Institute', 123182 Moscow, Russia; General Atomics, PO Box 85608, San Diego, CA 92186, USA; Ioffe Institute, RAS, 194021 Saint Petersburg, Russia; FOM-Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen, Association EURATOM-FOM, PO Box 1207, 3430 BE Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Institute of Energy and Climate Research-Plasma Physics, Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH, Association EURATOM-FZJ, D-52425 Julich, Germany

An ITER-relevant passive active multijunction launcher for lower hybrid current drive in JET-grade plasmas

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): Jorge H. Belo, Philippe Bibet, Joao P.S. Bizarro, Bernard Bertrand, Roberto Cesario, Mauro Corona, Paul Finburg, Alan S. Kaye, Frederic Leguern, Alain Lioure, Joelle Mailloux, Francesco Mirizzi, Jef Ongena, Christophe Portafaix, Pietro Testoni, Angelo A. Tuccillo, Jean-Claude Vallet, Bob Walton, Robert J. Warren and David J. Wilson
Affiliation(s): Associacao Euratom-IST, Instituto de Plasmas e Fusao Nuclear, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; Deceased, formerly CEA, IRFM, F-13108 St Paul-lez-Durance, France; CEA, IRFM, F-13108 St Paul-lez-Durance, France; Associazione Euratom-ENEA sulla Fusione, C. R Frascati, PO Box 65, 00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy; Electrical and Electronic Engineering Dept., University of Cagliari, Piazza d'Armi - 09123 CAGLIARI, Italy; UKAEA, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3EA, UK; EFDA Close Support Unit, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3EA,UK; LPP-ERM/KMS, Association Euratom-Belgian State, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium

A fusion development facility on the critical path to fusion energy

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): V.S. Chan, R.D. Stambaugh, A.M. Garofalo, J. Canik, J.E. Kinsey, J.M. Park, M.Y.K. Peng, T.W. Petrie, M. Porkolab, R. Prater, M. Sawan, J.P. Smith, P.B. Snyder, P.C. Stangeby and C.P.C. Wong
Affiliation(s): General Atomics, PO Box 85608, San Diego, CA 92186-5608, USA; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Fusion Technology Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Engineering Dr, Madison, WI 53706, USA; University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, 4925 Dufferin St., Toronto M3H 5T6, Canada

Advances towards QH-mode viability for ELM-stable operation in ITER

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): A.M. Garofalo, W.M. Solomon, J.-K. Park, K.H. Burrell, J.C. DeBoo, M.J. Lanctot, G.R. McKee, H. Reimerdes, L. Schmitz, M.J. Schaffer and P.B. Snyder
Affiliation(s): General Atomics, PO Box 85608, San Diego, CA 92186-5608, USA; Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, PO Box 451, Princeton, NJ 08543-0451, USA; Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-6900, USA; Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Physics and Astronomy Department, University of California-Los Angeles, PO Box 957099, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7099, USA

Critical parameters for the nonlinear destabilization of double tearing modes in reversed shear plasmas

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): M. Janvier, Y. Kishimoto and J. Li
Affiliation(s): Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Uji 611-0011, Japan

Noninductive plasma initiation and startup in the DIII-D tokamak

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): G.L. Jackson, D.A. Humphreys, A.W. Hyatt, J.M. Lohr, T.C. Luce and J.H. Yu
Affiliation(s): General Atomics, PO Box 85608, San Diego, CA 92186-5608, USA; University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093-0417, USA

Experimental investigation and validation of neutral beam current drive for ITER through ITPA Joint Experiments

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): T. Suzuki, R.J. Akers, D.A. Gates, S. Gunter, W.W. Heidbrink, J. Hobirk, T.C. Luce, M. Murakami, J.M. Park, M. Turnyanskiy and the ITPA 'Integrated Operation Scenarios' group members and experts
Affiliation(s): Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 801-1, Mukoyama, Naka, Ibaraki-ken 311-0193, Japan; CCFE/EURATOM Fusion Association, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, UK; Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ 08543, USA; Max-Planck-Institut fur Plasmaphysik, EURATOM Association, 85748 Garching, Germany; University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; General Atomics, PO Box 85608, San Diego, CA 92186-5608, USA; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA

Impurity effects on the ion temperature gradient mode in reversed-field pinch plasmas

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): S.F. Liu, S.C. Guo, C.L. Zhang, J.Q. Dong, L. Carraro and Z.R. Wang
Affiliation(s): School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China; Consorzio RFX, Associazione Euratom-ENEA sulla fusione, Corso Stati Uniti 4, Padova 35127, Italy; Institute for Fusion Theory and Simulation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China; Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, People's Republic of China