V.F. Shevchenko Y.F. Baranov T. Bigelow J.B. Caughman S. Diem C. Dukes P. Finburg J. Hawes C. Gurl J.Griffiths J. Mailloux M. Peng A.N. Saveliev Y. TakaHe H. Tanaka G. Taylor
Start-up technique reported here relies on a double mode conversion (MC) for electron Bernstein wave (EBW) excitation. It consists of MC of the ordinary (0) mode, entering the plasma from the low field side of the tokamak, into the extraordinary (X) mode at a mirror-polarizer located at the high field side. The X mode propagates back to the plasma,…
Preprint PublishedR. McAdams
A high pumping speed is required in neutral beam injectors to minimise re-ionisation of the neutral beams. The neutral beam injectors on MAST use titanium sublimation pumps. These pumps do not have a constant pumping speed; their pumping speed depends on the gettering surface history and on both the integrated and applied gas load. In this paper we…
Preprint PublishedS. Menmuir C. Giroud T. M. Biewer I. H. Coffey E. Delabie N. C. Hawkes M. Sertoli JET EFDA Contributors
Charge exchange spectroscopy has long been a key diagnostic tool for fusion plasmas and is well developed in devices with Carbon Plasma-Facing Components. Operation with the ITER-like wall at JET has resulted in changes to the spectrum in the region of the Carbon charge exchange line at 529.06nm and demonstrates the need to revise the core charge e…
PublishedG. G. Plunk P. Helander P. Xanthopoulos J. W. Connor
We investigate the linear theory of the ion-temperature-gradient (ITG) mode, with the goal of developing a general understanding that may be applied to stellarators. We highlight the Wendelstein 7X (W7-X) device. Simple fluid and kinetic models that follow closely from existing literature are reviewed and two new first-principle models are presente…
PublishedJ. Thomas A. Loving O. Crofts R. Morgan J. Harman
The DEMO Active Maintenance Facility (AMF) would be used for the storage, handling and processing of In- Vessel Components (IVC) throughout their time on site, the only exception being the time that they are installed in the vessel. It is anticipated that all handling operations associated with used components will have to be carried out using remo…
PublishedE. Surrey M. Porton A. Caballero T. Davenne D. Findlay A. Letchford J. Thomason J. Marrow S. Roberts Andrei Seryi B. Connolly P. Mummery H. Owen
The need to populate the fusion materials engineering data base has long been recognized, the IFMIF facility being the present proposed neutron source for this purpose. Re-evaluation of the regulatory approach for the EU proposed DEMO device shows that the specification of the neutron source can be reduced with respect to IFMIF, allowing lower risk…
PublishedE. Surrey M. Porton T. Davenne D. Findlay A. Letchford J. Thomason S.G. Roberts J. Marrow A. Seryi B. Connolly H. Owen
The materials engineering data base relevant to fusion irradiation is poorly populated and it has long been recognized that a fusion spectrum neutron source will be required, the facility IFMIF being the present proposal. Reevaluation of the regulatory approach for the EU proposed DEMO device shows that the purpose of the source can be changed from…
PublishedI.T. Chapman V. Igochine M. Maraschek P.J. Mccarthy G. Tardini The Asdex Upgrade Ecrh Group The Asdex Upgrade Team
Sawtooth control using steerable electron cyclotron current drive (ECCD) has been demonstrated in ASDEX Upgrade plasmas with a significant population of energetic ions in the plasma core and long uncontrolled sawtooth periods. The sawtooth period is found to be minimised when the ECCD resonance is swept to just inside the q = 1 surface. By utilisin…
PublishedP. Jacquet V. Bobkov S. Brezinsek M. Brix A-L. Campergue L. Colas A. Czarnecka P. Drewelow M. Graham C. C. Klepper E. Lerche M.-L. Mayoral A. Meigs D. Milanesio I. Monakhov J. Mlynar T. Pütterich A. Sirinelli D. Van-Eester JET-EFDA
In 2011/12, JET started operation with its new ITER-Like Wall (ILW) made of a tungsten (W) divertor and a beryllium (Be) main chamber wall. The impact of the new wall material on the JET Ion Cyclotron Resonance Frequency (ICRF) operation was assessed and also the properties of JET plasmas heated with ICRF were studied. No substantial change of the …
PublishedA. Argouarch R. Bamber B. Beaumont J.-M. Bernard J. M. Delaplanche F. Durodié J. C. Hatchressian P. Lamalle G. Lombard K. Nicholls J. C. Patterlini M. Shannon D. Thouvenin P. Tigwell R. Volpe K. Vulliez
In the framework of the Ion Cyclotron (IC) antenna design, ITER Organization requested qualification tests on sliding Radio-Frequency (RF) contacts, to verify that these contacts (quality class 1) are designed appropriately to guarantee a sufficient operational life time. These RF contacts will be integrated into the antenna structure at different …
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