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2012
Generic materials-related problems foreseen in connection with the operation of a fusion power plant present a major challenge for the development of magnetically confined fusion as a commercial power generation option. In this review, we focus on the predictive capabilities of first-principles-based atomistic models for radiation defects and phase…
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2012
992A high resolution spectrometer has been used to measure simultaneously plasma impurity ion temperatures and rotational velocities, with submillisecond temporal resolution. The dual requirements of detailed spectral detection and fast time response are satisfied by having two detection systems viewing the same dispersed spectrum. The first is a m…
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2012
At the fusion experiment JET, a Michelson interferometer is used to measure the spectrum of the electron cyclotron emission in the spectral range 70–500 GHz. The interferometer is absolutely calibrated using the hot/cold technique and, in consequence, the spatial profile of the plasma electron temperature is determined from the measurements. The …
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2012
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2012
Parallel transport associated with Type I ELM filaments in the scrape-off layer (SOL) is studied by means of three computational approaches – fluid, Vlasov and particle-in-cell (PIC). These techniques are benchmarked for convective transients by analyzing power fluxes at the target. In spite of kinetic effects due to fast electrons which are not …
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2012
In preparation for ITER, JET has been upgraded with a new ITER-like wall (ILW), whereby the main plasma facing components, previously of carbon, have been replaced by mainly Be in the main chamber and W in the divertor. As part of the many diagnostic enhancements, a new, survey, visible spectroscopy diagnostic has been installed for the characteriz…
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2012
We present a combined experimental and computational study of high-temperature magnetic properties of Fe-Cr alloys with chromium content up to about 20 at.%. Magnetic Cluster Expansion method is applied to model the magnetic properties of random Fe-Cr alloys, and in particular the Curie transition temperature, as functions of alloy composition. We …
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2012
A general introduction is given to ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves, using linear perturbations of ideal MHD equations. Subsequently the shear Alfvén waves are shown to form a discrete spectrum of Global Alfvén Eigenmodes in current-carrying cylindrical plasmas and Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmodes in toroidal plasmas. A comparison between theory …
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2012
This paper describes progress achieved since 2007 in understanding disruptions in tokamaks, when the effect of plasma current sharing with the wall was introduced into theory. As a result, the toroidal asymmetry of the plasma current measurements during vertical disruption event (VDE) on the Joint European Torus was explained. A new kind of plasma …
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2012
For the new ITER-like wall at JET, two new infrared diagnostics (KL9B, KL3B) have been installed. These diagnostics can operate between 3.5 and 5 µ m and up to sampling frequencies of ~ 20 kHz. KL9B and KL3B image the horizontal and vertical tiles of the divertor. The divertor tiles are tungsten coated carbon fiber composite except the central til…
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