K. G. McClements K. Tani R. J. Akers Y. Q. Liu K. Shinohara H. Tsutsui S. Tsuji-Iio
The application of non-axisymmetric resonant magnetic perturbations (RMPs) to low current plasmas in the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) was found to be correlated with substantial drops in neutron production, suggesting a significant degradation of fast ion confinement. The effects of such perturbations on fast ions in MAST have been modelled us…
Preprint PublishedK. Tani K. Shinohara T. Oikawa H. Tsutsui K.G. McClements R.J. Akers Y.Q. Liu M. Suzuki S. Ide Y. Kusama S. Tsuji-Iio
A non-steady-state orbit-following Monte-Carlo code has been developed. As part of the verification and validation of the code, calculations of time dependent neutron rates have been made for a specific shot in the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) using three-dimensional fields representing vacuum resonant magnetic perturbations (RMPs) and toroida…
Preprint PublishedL.M. Evans J.D. Arregui-Mena P. M. Mummery R. Akers E. Surrey A. Shterenlikht M. Broggi L. Margetts
The extreme environments found within the nuclear sector impose large safety factors on modelling analyses to ensure components operate in their desired manner. Improving analysis accuracy has clear value of increasing the design space that could lead to greater efficiency and reliability. Novel materials for new reactor designs often exhibit non-…
Preprint PublishedO.M. Jones M. Cecconello K.G. McClements I. Klimek R.J. Akers W.U. Boeglin D.L. Keeling A.J. Meakins R.V. Perez S.E. Sharapov M. Turnyanskiy The MAST team
The results of a comprehensive investigation into the effects of toroidicity- induced Alfven eigenmodes (TAE) and energetic particle modes on the NBI-generated fast-ion population in MAST plasmas are reported. Fast-ion redistribution due to frequency-chirping TAE in the range 50 kHz to 100 kHz, and frequency-chirping energetic particle modes known …
Preprint PublishedK. G. McClements R. J. Akers W.U. Boeglin M. Cecconello D. Keeling O.M. Jones A. Kirk I. Klimek R.V. Perez K. Shinohara K. Tani
The effects of resonant magnetic perturbations (RMPs) on the confinement of energetic (neutral beam) ions in the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) are assessed experimentally using measurements of neutrons, fusion protons and fast ion D _ (FIDA) light emission. In single null-diverted (SND) MAST pulses with relatively low plasma current (400 kA), t…
Preprint PublishedY. Liu R. Akers I.T. Chapman Y. Gribov G.Z. Hao G.T.A. Huijsmans A. Kirk A. Loarte S.D. Pinches M. Reinke D. Ryan Y. Sun Z.R. Wang
The linear and quasi-linear plasma response to the n = 3 and n = 4 (n is the toroidal mode number) resonant magnetic perturbation (RMP) fields, produced by the in-vessel edge localized mode control coils, is numerically studied for an ITER 15MA H-mode baseline Scenario. Both single fluid and fluid-kinetic hybrid models are used. The inclusion of dr…
Preprint PublishedI. Lupelli D.G.Muir L. Appel R. Akers M. Carr P. Abreu
Journal publications, as the final product of research activity, are the result of an extensive complex modelling and data analysis effort. It is of paramount importance, therefore, to capture the origins and derivation of the published data in order to achieve high levels of scientific reproducibility, transparency, internal and external data reus…
Preprint PublishedR. V. Perez W. U. Boeglin D. S. Darrow M. Cecconello I. Klimek S. Y. Allan R. J. Akers D. L. Keeling K. G. McClements R. Scannell M. Turnyanskiy A. Angulo P. Avila O. Leon C. Lopez O. M. Jones N. J. Conway C. A. Michael
The proton detector (PD) measures 3 MeV proton yield distributions from deuterium-deuterium fusion reactions within the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST). The PD’s compact four-channel system of collimated and individually oriented silicon detectors probes different regions of the plasma, detecting protons (with gyro radii large enough to be unco…
PublishedH.J.C. Oliver S.E. Sharapov R. Akers I. Klimek M. Cecconello The Mast Team
Compressional Alfven and ion-ion hybrid waves excited by energetic beam ions are studied in plasmas with two ion species. In our experiment, a hydrogendeuterium (H-D) plasma is used to produce instabilities similar to those likely to be present in the burning deuterium-tritium plasmas of future tokamaks. Modes are suppressed in the deuterium cyclot…
PublishedI.T. Chapman A. Kirk R.J. Akers C.J. Ham J.R. Harrison J. Hawke Y.Q. Liu K.G. McClements S. Pamela S. Saarelma R. Scannell A.J. Thornton The Mast Team
ELM mitigation has been demonstrated in MAST using resonant magnetic perturbations (RMPs) with toroidal mode number, n RM P = 2, 3, 4, 6. It has been observed that the mitigated ELM frequency increases with the amplitude of the applied field provided it is above a critical threshold. This threshold value depends on the mode number of the RMP, with …
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