K. K. KIROV F. AURIEMMA P. J. BONOFIGLO C. D. CHALLIS E. DE LA LUNA J. ERIKSSON D. GALLART J. GARCIA M. GORELENKOVA J. HOBIRK P. JACQUET A. KAPPATOU Y. KAZAKOV D. KEELING D. KING V. KIPTILY E. LERCHE C. MAGGI J. MAILLOUX M. MASLOV M. MANTSINEN P. MANTICA S. MENMUIR R. SHARMA P. SIREN Z. STANCAR D. VAN EESTER JET CONTRIBUTORS
This work studies the influence of RF waves in ICRH range of frequency on fusion alphas during recent JET D-T campaign. Fusion alphas from D-T reactions are born with energies of about 3.5MeV and therefore have significant Doppler shift enabling synergistic interaction between them and RF waves at broad range of frequencies including the ones fo…
PreprintM. Mantsinen P. Jacquet E. Lerche D. Gallart K. Kirov P. Mantica D. Taylor D. Van Eester M. Baruzzo I. Carvalho C. Challis E. Delabie E. De La Luna R. Dumont P. Dumortier J. Eriksson D. Frigione J. Garcia L. Garzotti C. Giroud R. Henriques J. Hobirk A. Kappatou Y. Kazakov D. Keeling D. King V. Kiptily M. Lenholm P. Lomas C. Lowry C. Maggi J. Mailloux M. Maslov S. Menmuir I. Monakhov R.B. Morales C. Noble M. Nocente A. Patel G. Pucella C. Reux D. Rigamonti F. Rimini A. Sheikh S. Silburn P. Siren E. Solano Z. Stancar M. Tardochi
The reference ion cyclotron resonance frequency (ICRF) heating schemes for ITER deuterium-tritium (D-T) plasmas at the full magnetic field of 5.3 T are second harmonic heating of tritium and 3He minority heating. The wave-particle resonance location for these schemes coincide and are central at a wave frequency of 53 MHz at 5.3T [1]. Experiments ha…
PublishedE.R. Solano G. Birkenmeier C. Silva E. Delabie J.C. Hillesheim A. Baciero I. Balboa M. Baruzzo A. Boboc M. Brix C. Bourdelle I.S. Carvalho P. Carvalho C.D. Challis M. Chernyshova A. Chomiczewska R. Coelho T. Craciunescu E. de la Cal E. de la Luna R. Dumont P. Dumortier M. Fontana J.M. Fontdecaba L. Frassinetti D. Gallart J. Garcia C. Giroud W. Gromelski R.B. Henriques J. Hall A. Ho L. Horvath P. Jacquet I. Jepu E. Joffrin A. Kappatou P.J. Lomas D.L. Keeling D.B. King E. Kowalska-Strzęciwilk M. Lennholm E. Lerche E. Litherland-Smith V.G. Kiptily K.K. Kirov A. Loarte B. Lomanowski C.F. Maggi J. Mailloux M.J. Mantsinen M. Maslov A.G. Meigs I. Monakhov R.B. Morales A.H. Nielsen D. Nina C. Noble E. Pawelec M. Poradzinski G. Pucella P. Puglia D. Réfy J.J. Rasmussen E. Righi-Steele F.G. Rimini T. Robinson M. Sertoli S.A. Silburn P. Sirén Ž. Štancar H.J. Sun G. Szepesi D. Taylor B. Thomas E. Tholerus G. Verdoolaege P. Vincenzi B. Viola N. Vianello T. Wilson
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K. Kirov C. Challis E. De la Luna J. Eriksson D. Gallart J. Garcia M. Gorelenkova J. Hobirk P. Jacquet A. Kappatou Y. Kazakov D. Keeling D. King E. Lerche C. Maggi J. Mailloux P. Mantica M. Mantsinen M. Maslov S. Menmuir P. Siren Z. Stancar D. Van Eester JET Contributors
This work studies the interaction between Radio Frequency (RF) waves used for Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating (ICRH) and the fast D and T Neutral Beam Injected (NBI) ions in DT plasma. The focus is on the effect of this interaction, also referred to as synergistic effects, on the fusion performance in the recent JET DTE2 campaign. Experimental d…
PreprintM. Fitzgerald R. Dumont D. Keeling J. Mailloux S. Sharapov M. Dreval A. Figueiredo R. Coelho J. Ferreira P. Rodrigues F. Nabais D. Borba Ž. Štancar G. Szepesi R.A. Tinguely P.G. Puglia H.J.C. Oliver V. Kiptily M. Baruzzo M. Lennholm P. Siren J. Garcia C.F. Maggi
A Toroidal Alfven eigenmode (TAE) has been observed to be driven by alpha particles in a JET deuterium-tritium internal transport barrier plasma. The observation occurred 50ms after the removal of neutral beam heating (NBI). The mode is observed on magnetics, soft-xray, interferometry and reflectometry measurements. We present detailed stability…
PreprintŽ. Štancar K. Kirov F. Auriemma H.-T. Kim M. Poradzinski R. Sharma R. Lorenzini Z. Ghani M. Gorelenkova F. Poli A. Boboc S. Brezinsek P. Carvalho F. J. Casson C. Challis E. Delabie D. Van Eester M. Fitzgerald J. M. Fontdecaba J. Garcia L. Garzotti C. Giroud A. Kappatou Y. Kazakov D. King V. Kiptily D. Kos E. Lerche E. Litherland-Smith C. Maggi P. Mantica M. J. Mantsinen M. Maslov S. Menmuir M. Nocente J. Oliver S. Sharapov P. Siren E. R. Solano H. J. Sun G. Szepesi JET Contributors
In the paper we present an overview of interpretive modelling of a database of JET-ILW 2021 D-T discharges using the TRANSP code. Our main aim is to assess our capability of computationally reproducing the fusion performance of various D-T plasma scenarios using different external heating and D-T mixtures, and understand the performance driving mec…
PublishedM. Fitzgerald R. Dumont D. Keeling J. Mailloux S. Sharapov M. Dreval A. Figueiredo R. Coelho J. Ferreira P. Rodrigues F. Nabais D. Borba Ž. Štancar G. Szepesi R.A. Tinguely N Fil P.G. Puglia H.J.C. Oliver V. Kiptily M. Baruzzo M. Lennholm P. Siren J. Garcia C.F. Maggi
A toroidal Alfven eigenmode (TAE) has been observed driven by alpha particles in the Joint European Torus (JET). The observation was made in dedicated deuterium-tritium experiments where radio-frequency (RF) heating was absent, in the so-called “afterglow” period when neutral beam heating was removed. Agreement with reduced and perturbative mod…
PreprintG. Pucella E. Alessi P. Buratti M. V. Falessi E. Giovannozzi F. Zonca M. Baruzzo C. D. Challis R. Dumont D. Frigione L. Garzotti J. Hobirk A. Kappatou D. L. Keeling D. King E. Lerche P. J. Lomas M. Maslov I. Nunes F. Rimini P. Siren C. Sozzi M. F. Stamp Z. Stancar D. Van Eester M. Zerbini
The experimental observation of multiple oscillations likely associated with beta-induced Alfven eigenmodes with toroidal mode number n = 1, 2 during strong tearing activity in JET plasmas is reported in this work. It is found the frequencies of these oscillations range from 5 kHz to 20 kHz, being consistent with the low-frequency beta-induc…
PreprintM. Fitzgerald S. E. Sharapov P. Siren E. Tholerus M. Dreval G. Szepesi P. Olivares T. Jonsson N. Fil J. Ferreira P. Rodrigues A. Figueiredo D. Borba R. Coelho F. Nabais J. Mailloux H.J.C. Oliver C. Di Troia F. Napoli Z. Stancar R. Dumont D. Keeling
In this work, we use reduced and perturbative models to examine the stability of TAEs during the ITB afterglow in JET experiments designed for the observation of alpha driven TAEs. We demonstrate that in JET-like conditions, it is sufficient to use an incompressible cold plasma model for the TAE to reproduce the experimental adiabatic features…
Preprint PublishedH. Weisen C.F. Maggi M. Oberparleiter F.J. Casson S. Menmuir L Horvath F. Auriemma T.W. Bache N. Bonanomi Y. Camenen A. Chankin E. Delabie L. Frassinetti J. Garcia C. Giroud D. King R Lorenzini M. Marin P.A. Schneider P. Siren J. Varje E. Viezzer JET contributors
The isotope dependence of plasma transport has a significant impact on the performance of future D-T experiments in JET and ITER and eventually on the fusion gain and economics of future reactors. In preparation for future D-T operation on JET, dedicated experiments and comprehensive transport analysis were performed in H, D and H-D mixed plasma…
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