F. Orain M. Bécoulet G. Dif-Pradalier G. Huijsmans S. Pamela E. Nardon C. Passeron G. Latu V. Grandgirard A. Fil A. Ratnani I. Chapman A. Kirk A. Thornton M. Hoelzl P. Cahyna
The interaction of static Resonant Magnetic Perturbations (RMPs) with the plasma flows is modeled in toroidal geometry, using the non-linear resistive MHD code JOREK, which includes the X-point and the scrape-off-layer. Two-fluid diamagnetic effects, the neoclassical poloidal friction and a source of toroidal rotation are introduced in the model to…
PublishedJ. R. Robinson B. Hnat A. Thyagaraja K. G. McClements P. J. Knight et al.
Following recent observations suggesting the presence of the geodesic acoustic mode (GAM) in ohmically heated discharges in the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) [J. R. Robinson et al., Plasma Phys. Controlled Fusion 54, 105007 (2012)], the behaviour of the GAM is studied numerically using the two fluid, global code CENTORI [P. J. Knight et al. Com…
PublishedJ. R. Harrison G. M. Fishpool A. Kirk
The distribution of particles and power to plasma-facing components is of key importance in the design of next-generation fusion devices. Power and particle decay lengths have been measured in a number of MAST L-mode and H-mode discharges in order to determine their parametric dependencies, by fitting power and particle flux profiles measured by di…
PublishedM. Turnyanskiy C. D. Challis R. J. Akers M. Cecconello D. L. Keeling A. Kirk R. Lake S. D. Pinches S. Sangaroon I. Wodniak
Previous experiments on MAST and other tokamaks have indicated that the level of fast ion redistribution can exceed that expected from classical diffusion and that this level increases with beam power. In this paper we present a quantification of this effect in MAST plasmas using a recently commissioned scanning neutron camera. The observed fast io…
PublishedO Crofts P Allan J Raimbach A Tesini C-H Choi C Damiani M Van Uffelen
The maintenance requirements for the equipment in the ITER Neutral Beam Cell requires components to be lifted and transported within the cell by remote means. To meet this requirement, the provision of an overhead crane with remote handling capabilities has been initiated. The layout of the cell has driven the design to consist of a monorail crane …
PublishedH. Meyer I.G. Abel R.J. Akers A. Allan S.Y. Allan L.C. Appel O. Asunta M. Barnes N.C. Barratt Et Al
New diagnostic, modelling and plant capability on the Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak (MAST) have delivered important results in key areas for ITER/DEMO and the upcoming MAST Upgrade, a step towards future ST devices on the path to fusion currently under procurement. Micro-stability analysis of the pedestal highlights the potential roles of micro-tea…
PublishedA. Stanier P. Browning M. Gordovskyy K. G. McClements M. P. Gryaznevich V. S. Lukin
In the merging-compression method of plasma start-up, two flux-ropes with parallel toroidal current are formed around in-vessel poloidal field coils, before merging to form a spherical tokamak plasma. This start-up method, used in the Mega-Ampere Spherical Tokamak (MAST), is studied as a high Lundquist number and low plasma-beta magnetic reconnecti…
PublishedPui-Wai Ma W. C. Liu C. H. Woo S. L. Dudarev
We perform large-scale molecular dynamics simulations to study the magnetic properties of amorphous iron under pressure. Simulations, exceeding by at least two orders of magnitude those accessible to density functional calculations, use the recently developed magnetic interatomic potential for iron. The distributions of the size of atomic magnetic …
PublishedD. Dickinson C. M. Roach S. Saarelma R. Scannell A. Kirk H. R. Wilson
Plasma equilibria reconstructed from the Mega-Amp Spherical Tokamak have sufficient resolution to capture plasma evolution during the short period between edge-localized modes (ELMs). Immediately after the ELM, steep gradients in pressure, P , and density, n e , form pedestals close to the separatrix, and they then expand into the core. Local gyrok…
PublishedM.R. Gilbert S.L. Dudarev S. Zheng L.W. Packer J.-Ch. Sublet
The high-energy, high-intensity neutron fluxes produced by the fusion plasma will have a significant life-limiting impact on reactor components in both experimental and commercial fusion devices. As well as producing defects, the neutrons bombarding the materials initiate nuclear reactions, leading to transmutation of the elemental atoms. Products …
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