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1. Experimental research on the TCV tokamak

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B.P. Duval, A. Abdolmaleki, M. Agostini, C.J. Ajay, S. Alberti, E. Alessi, G. Anastasiou, Y. Andrèbe, G.M. Apruzzese, F. Auriemma, J. Ayllon-Guerola, F. Bagnato, A. Baillod, F. Bairaktaris, L. Balbinot, A. Balestri, M. Baquero-Ruiz, C. Barcellona, M. Bernert, W. Bin, P. Blanchard, J. Boedo, T. Bolzonella, F. Bombarda, L. Boncagni, M. Bonotto, T.O.S.J. Bosman, D. Brida, D. Brunetti, J. Buchli, J. Buerman, P. Buratti, A. Burckhart, D. Busil, J. Caloud, Y. Camenen, A. Cardinali, S. Carli, D. Carnevale, F. Carpanese, M. Carpita, C. Castaldo, F. Causa, J. Cavalier, M. Cavedon, J.A. Cazabonne, J. Cerovsky, B. Chapman, M. Chernyshova, P. Chmielewski, A. Chomiczewska, G. Ciraolo, S. Coda, C. Colandrea, C. Contré, R. Coosemans, L. Cordaro, S. Costea, T. Craciunescu, K. Crombe, A. Dal Molin, O. D’Arcangelo, D. de Las Casas, J. Decker, J. Degrave, H. de Oliveira, G.L. Derks, L.E. di Grazia, C. Donner, M. Dreval, M.G. Dunne, G. Durr-Legoupil-Nicoud, B. Esposito, T. Ewalds, M. Faitsch, M. Farník, A. Fasoli, F. Felici, J. Ferreira, O. Février, O. Ficker, A. Frank, E. Fransson, L. Frassinetti, L. Fritz, I. Furno, D. Galassi, K. Gałązka, J. Galdon-Quiroga, S. Galeani, C. Galperti, S. Garavaglia, M. Garcia-Munoz, P. Gaudio, M. Gelfusa, J. Genoud, R. Gerrú Miguelanez, G. Ghillardi, M. Giacomin, L. Gil, A. Gillgren, C. Giroud, T. Golfinopoulos, T. Goodman, G. Gorini, S. Gorno, G. Grenfell, M. Griener, M. Gruca, T. Gyergyek, R. Hafner, M. Hamed, D. Hamm, W. Han, G. Harrer, J.R. Harrison, D. Hassabis, S. Henderson, P. Hennequin, J. Hidalgo-Salaverri, J-P. Hogge, M. Hoppe, J. Horacek, A. Huber, E. Huett, A. Iantchenko, P. Innocente, C. Ionita-Schrittwieser, I. Ivanova Stanik, M. Jablczynska, A. Jansen van Vuuren, A. Jardin, H. Järleblad, A.E. Järvinen, J. Kalis, R. Karimov, A.N. Karpushov, K. Kavukcuoglu, J. Kay, Y. Kazakov, J. Keeling, A. Kirjasuo, J.T.W. Koenders, P. Kohli, M. Komm, M. Kong, J. Kovacic, E. Kowalska-Strzeciwilk, O. Krutkin, O. Kudlacek, U. Kumar, R. Kwiatkowski, B. Labit, L. Laguardia, E. Laszynska, A. Lazaros, K. Lee, E. Lerche, B. Linehan, D. Liuzza, T. Lunt, E. Macusova, D. Mancini, P. Mantica, M. Maraschek, G. Marceca, S. Marchioni, A. Mariani, M. Marin, A. Marinoni, L. Martellucci, Y. Martin, P. Martin, L. Martinelli, F. Martinelli, J.R. Martin-Solis, S. Masillo, R. Masocco, V. Masson, A. Mathews, M. Mattei, D. Mazon, S. Mazzi, S.Y. Medvedev, C. Meineri, A. Mele, V. Menkovski, A. Merle, H. Meyer, K. Mikszuta-Michalik, I.G. Miron, P.A. Molina Cabrera, A. Moro, A. Murari, P. Muscente, D. Mykytchuk, F. Nabais, F. Napoli, R.D. Nem, M. Neunert, S.K. Nielsen, A. Nielsen, M. Nocente, S. Noury, S. Nowak, H. Nyström, N. Offeddu, S. Olasz, F. Oliva, D.S. Oliveira, F.P. Orsitto, N. Osborne, P. Oyola Dominguez, O. Pan, E. Panontin, A.D. Papadopoulos, P. Papagiannis, G. Papp, M. Passoni, F. Pastore, A. Pau, R.O. Pavlichenko, A.C. Pedersen, M. Pedrini, G. Pelka, E. Peluso, A. Perek, C. Perez Von Thun, F. Pesamosca, D. Pfau, V. Piergotti, L. Pigatto, C. Piron, L. Piron, A. Pironti, U. Plank, V. Plyusnin, Y.R.J. Poels, G.I. Pokol, J. Poley-Sanjuan, M. Poradzinski, L. Porte, C. Possieri, A. Poulsen, M.J. Pueschel, T. Pütterich, V. Quadri, M. Rabinski, R. Ragona, H. Raj, A. Redl, H. Reimerdes, C. Reux, D. Ricci, M. Riedmiller, S. Rienäcker, D. Rigamonti, N. Rispoli, J.F. Rivero-Rodriguez, C.F. Romero Madrid, J. Rueda Rueda, P.J. Ryan, M. Salewski, A. Salmi, M. Sassano, O. Sauter, N. Schoonheere, R.W. Schrittwieser, F. Sciortino, A. Selce, L. Senni, S. Sharapov, U.A. Sheikh, B. Sieglin, M. Silva, D. Silvagni, B. Simmendefeldt Schmidt, L. Simons, E.R. Solano, C. Sozzi, M. Spolaore, L. Spolladore, A. Stagni, P. Strand, G. Sun, W. Suttrop, J. Svoboda, B. Tal, T. Tala, P. Tamain, M. Tardocchi, A. Tema Biwole, A. Tenaglia, D. Terranova, D. Testa, C. Theiler, A. Thornton, A.S. Thrysoe, M. Tomes, E. Tonello, H. Torreblanca, B. Tracey, M. Tsimpoukelli, C. Tsironis, C.K. Tsui, M. Ugoletti, M. Vallar, M. van Berkel, S. van Mulders, M. van Rossem, C. Venturini, M. Veranda, T. Verdier, K. Verhaegh, L. Vermare, N. Vianello, E. Viezzer, F. Villone, B. Vincent, P. Vincenzi, I. Voitsekhovitch, L. Votta, N.M.T. Vu, Y. Wang, E. Wang, T. Wauters, M. Weiland, H. Weisen, N. Wendler, S. Wiesen, M. Wiesenberger, T. Wijkamp, C. Wüthrich, D. Yadykin, H. Yang, V. Yanovskiy, J. Zebrowski, P. Zestanakis, M. Zuin, and M. Zurita

Subjects
TCV, review, plasma, SPC, EPFL, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract

Tokamak à configuration variable (TCV), recently celebrating 30 years of near-continual operation, continues in its missions to advance outstanding key physics and operational scenario issues for ITER and the design of future power plants such as DEMO. The main machine heating systems and operational changes are first described. Then follow five sections: plasma scenarios. ITER Base-Line (IBL) discharges, triangularity studies together with X3 heating and N2 seeding. Edge localised mode suppression, with a high radiation region near the X-point is reported with N _2 injection with and without divertor baffles in a snowflake configuration. Negative triangularity (NT) discharges attained record, albeit transient, β _N ∼ 3 with lower turbulence, higher low-Z impurity transport, vertical stability and density limits and core transport better than the IBL. Positive triangularity L-Mode linear and saturated ohmic confinement confinement saturation, often-correlated with intrinsic toroidal rotation reversals, was probed for D, H and He working gases. H-mode confinement and pedestal studies were extended to low collisionality with electron cyclotron heating obtaining steady state electron iternal transport barrier with neutral beam heating (NBH), and NBH driven H-mode configurations with off-axis co-electron cyclotron current drive. Fast particle physics. The physics of disruptions, runaway electrons and fast ions (FIs) was developed using near-full current conversion at disruption with recombination thresholds characterised for impurity species (Ne, Ar, Kr). Different flushing gases (D2, H2) and pathways to trigger a benign disruption were explored. The 55 kV NBH II generated a rich Alfvénic spectrum modulating the FI fas ion loss detector signal. NT configurations showed less toroidal Alfvén excitation activity preferentially affecting higher FI pitch angles. Scrape-off layer and edge physics. gas puff imaging systems characterised turbulent plasma ejection for several advanced divertor configurations, including NT. Combined diagnostic array divertor state analysis in detachment conditions was compared to modelling revealing an importance for molecular processes. Divertor physics. Internal gas baffles diversified to include shorter/longer structures on the high and/or low field side to probe compressive efficiency. Divertor studies concentrated upon mitigating target power, facilitating detachment and increasing the radiated power fraction employing alternative divertor geometries, optimised X-point radiator regimes and long-legged configurations. Smaller-than-expected improvements with total flux expansion were better modelled when including parallel flows. Peak outer target heat flux reduction was achieved (>50%) for high flux-expansion geometries, maintaining core performance ( H _98 > 1). A reduction in target heat loads and facilitated detachment access at lower core densities is reported. Real-time control. TCV’s real-time control upgrades employed MIMO gas injector control of stable, robust, partial detachment and plasma β feedback control avoiding neoclassical tearing modes with plasma confinement changes. Machine-learning enhancements include trajectory tracking disruption proximity and avoidance as well as a first-of-its-kind reinforcement learning-based controller for the plasma equilibrium trained entirely on a free-boundary simulator. Finally, a short description of TCV’s immediate future plans will be given.

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2024
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2. Recent progress of JT-60SA project toward plasma operation

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H. Shirai, K. Takahashi, E. Di Pietro, D. Abate, W. Abdel Maksoud, H. Abe, N. Aiba, T. Abe, M. Akimitsu, J. Ayllon-Guerola, T. Arai, J.-F. Artaud, N. Asakura, N. Ashikawa, L. Balbinot, P. Barabaschi, O. Baulaigue, E. Belonohy, A. Belpane, W. Bin, F. Bombarda, T. Bolzonella, F. Bonne, M. Bonotto, J. Botija, J. Buermans, S. Cabrera-Pérez, A. Cardella, D. Carralero, L. Carraro, J. Cavalier, M. Cavinato, M. Chernyshova, S. Chiba, S. Clement-Lorenzo, V. Cocilovo, S. Coda, R. Coelho, I. Coffey, B. Collin, V. Corato, A. Cucchiaro, T. Czarski, M. Dairaku, S. Davis, C. Day, E. Dela Luna, G. De Tommasi, P. Decool, L. Di Pace, M. Dibon, G. Disset, F. D’Lsa, A. Ejiri, Y. Endo, N. Ezumi, G. Falchetto, A. Fassina, P. Fejoz, A. Ferro, W. Fietz, L. Figini, T. Fornal, G. Frello, T. Fujita, T. Fukuda, K. Fukui, M. Fukumoto, H. Funaba, M. Furukawa, S. Futatani, L. Gabellieri, E. Gaio, K. Galazka, J. Garcia, J. Garcia-Dominguez, J. Garcia-Lopez, M. Garcia-Munoz, L. Garzotti, F. Gasparini, S. Gharafi, L. Giacomelli, G. Ginoulhiac, G. Giruzzi, L. Giudicotti, J. Gonzalez-Martin, R. Guillén-González, N. Hajnal, S. Hall, K. Hamada, K. Hanada, M. Hanada, K. Hasegawa, S. Hatakeyama, V. Hauer, N. Hayashi, T. Hayashi, R. Heller, J. Hidalgo-Salaverri, S. Higashijima, J. Hinata, S. Hiranai, J. Hiratsuka, R. Hiwatari, C. Hoa, H. Homma, A. Honda, M. Honda, K. Hoshino, H. Hurzlmeier, M. Iafrati, K. Ibano, H. Ichige, M. Ichikawa, M. Ichimura, K. Ida, S. Ide, H. Idei, M. Iguchi, T. Iijima, S. Iio, R. Ikeda, Y. Ikeda, T. Imai, R. Imazawa, S. Inagaki, M. Inomoto, S. Inoue, A. Isayama, S. Ishida, Y. Ishii, M. Isobe, F. Janky, E. Joffrin, A. Jokinen, S. Kado, S. Kajita, K. Kajiwara, Y. Kamada, I. Kamata, A. Kaminaga, K. Kamiya, D. Kanapienyte, Y. Kashiwa, M. Kashiwagi, K. Katayama, Y. Kawamata, G. Kawamura, K. Kawano, Y. Kazakov, K. Kimura, F. Kin, M. Kisaki, S. Kitajima, K. Kiyono, K. Kizu, Y. Ko, K. Kobayashi, M. Kobayashi, S. Kobayashi, Ta. Kobayashi, To. Kobayashi, G. Kocsis, A. Kojima, S. Kokusen, M. Komata, K. Komuro, S. Konishi, A. Kovacsik, I. Ksiazek, M. Kubkowska, G. Kühner, M. Kuramochi, K. Kurihara, T. Kurki-Suonio, A.B. Kurniawan, T. Kuwata, B. Lacroix, V. Lamaison, A. Lampasi, P. Lang, P. Lauber, K. Lawson, Q. LeCoz, A. Louzguiti, R. Maekawa, T. Maekawa, S. Maeyama, G. Maffia, P. Maget, J. Mailloux, I. Maione, A. Maistrello, K. Malinowski, A. Mancini, G. Marchiori, J.-L. Marechal, V. Massaut, S. Masuzaki, R. Matoike, G. Matsunaga, S. Matsunaga, A. Matsuyama, Ch Mayri, M. Mattei, M. Medrano, A. Mele, I. Meyer, F. Michel, T. Minami, Y. Miyata, J. Miyazawa, Y. Miyo, T. Mizuuchi, K. Mogaki, J. Morales, P. Moreau, T. Morisaki, S. Morishima, S. Moriyama, A. Moro, H. Murakami, M. Murayama, S. Murakami, K. Nagasaki, O. Naito, N. Nakamura, S. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakashima, V. Nardino, E. Narita, Y. Narushima, K. Natsume, S. Nemoto, R. Neu, S. Nicollet, M. Nishikawa, S. Nishimura, T. Nishitani, M. Nishiura, T. Nishiyama, M. Nocente, Y. Nobuta, L. Novello, F. Nunio, S. Ochoa, K. Ogawa, T. Ogawa, Y. Ogawa, S. Ohdachi, Y. Ohmori, N. Ohno, Y. Ohtani, K. Ohtsu, M. Ohzeki, T. Oishi, J. Okano, K. Okano, Y. Onishi, M. Osakabe, T. Oshima, V. Ostuni, A. Owada, M. Oya, Y. Oya, T. Ozeki, M.M. Parody Guzmán, R. Pasqualotto, S. Pelli, E. Perelli, E. Peretti, G. Phillips, C. Piccinni, L. Pigatto, A. Pironti, A. Pizzuto, B. Plöckl, G. Polli, J.-M. Poncet, P. Ponsot, G. Pucella, M. Puiatti, D. Radloff, V. Raimondi, F. Ramos, P. Rancsik, D. Ricci, S. Ricciarini, N. Richermoz, E. Rincon, A. Romano, P. Rossi, P. Roussel, G. Rubino, H. Saeki, A. Sagara, S. Sakakibara, H. Sakamoto, Miki Sakamoto, Mizu Sakamoto, Y. Sakamoto, A. Sakasai, S. Sakata, R. Sakurai, B. Salanon, A. Salmi, G. Sannazzaro, R. Sano, A. Sanpei, T. Sasajima, S. Sasaki, H. Sasao, F. Sato, M. Sato, T. Sato, M. Sawahata, A. Scherber, S. Scully, J. Segado-Fernandez, M. Seki, N. Seki, S. Seki, Y. Shibama, Y. Shibata, T. Shikama, K. Shimada, M. Shimono, J. Shinde, T. Shinya, K. Shinohara, J. Shiraishi, S. Soare, A. Soleto, Y. Someya, S. Sonoda, C. Sozzi, E. Streciwilk-Kowalska, H. Strobel, M. Sueoka, A. Sukegawa, S. Sumida, H. Suzuki, Ma Suzuki, Mi Suzuki, S. Suzuki, T. Suzuki, Y. Suzuki, J. Svoboda, T. Szabolics, T. Szepesi, Y. Takase, M. Takechi, K. Takeda, Y. Takeiri, H. Takenaga, C. Taliercio, N. Tamura, Hiro Tanaka, Hito Tanaka, K. Tanaka, Y. Tanaka, K. Tani, H. Tanigawa, M. Tardocchi, A. Terakado, M. Terakado, T. Terakado, B. Teuchner, B. Tilia, H. Tobari, H. Tobita, K. Tobita, K. Toi, N. Toida, H. Tojo, M. Tokitani, T. Tokuzawa, V. Tormarchio, M. Tomine, A. Torre, T. Totsuka, K. Tsuchiya, N. Tsujii, D. Tsuru, H. Tsutsui, M. Uchida, Y. Ueda, J. Uno, H. Urano, K. Usui, H. Utoh, M. Valisa, M. Vallar, R. Vallcorba-Carbonel, J.-C. Vallet, J. Varela, J. Vega, M. Verrecchia, L. Vieillard, F. Villone, P. Vincenzi, K. Wada, R. Wada, T. Wakatsuki, M. Wanner, F. Watanabe, K. Watanabe, S. Watanabe, T. Wauters, S. Wiesen, M. Wischmeier, M. Yagi, J. Yagyu, M. Yajima, S. Yamamoto, H. Yamanaka, K. Yamauchi, Y. Yamauchi, H. Yamazaki, K. Yamazaki, R. Yamazaki, S. Yamoto, S. Yanagi, K. Yanagihara, S. Yokooka, M. Yokoyama, T. Yokoyama, M. Yoshida, M. Yoshimura, N. Yoshizawa, K. Yuinawa, L. Zani, and P. Zito

Subjects
JT-60SA, superconducting tokamak, risk mitigation measures, integrated commissioning, maintenance and enhancement, international collaboration, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract

Superconducting (SC) tokamak JT-60SA plays an essential role in fusion research and development by supporting and complementing the ITER project, providing directions to the DEMO design activity and fostering next generation scientists and engineers. Since the short circuit incident at the terminal joints of equilibrium field coil #1 during the integrated commissioning (IC) in March 2021, both EU and JA implementing agencies (IAs) have examined how to ensure safe operation of JT-60SA by mitigating the risk of possible discharge occurrence inside the cryostat. Based on the experience of the global Paschen tests, the IAs have established a strategy of risk mitigation measures, which is a combination of (i) reinforcement of insulation, (ii) avoiding unnecessary voltage application to the coil systems and (iii) immediate de-energization of the coils when deteriorated vacuum conditions are detected. Thanks to the considerable efforts of the Integrated Project Team members, the IC restarted in May 2023. After confirmation of the SC state of the coil systems (TF, EF and CS), the coil energization test and the plasma operation phase 1 (OP-1) started. The first plasma was successfully achieved on 23 October 2023 with a limited value of voltage and current applied to the coils. The plasma configuration control was also confirmed with low plasma current and low auxiliary heating power conditions. Based on the IO–F4E–QST collaboration, activities of JT-60SA have been shared with the IO and provided an important lesson for ITER assembly and commissioning, and will provide an outstanding contribution to fusion research at large. After OP-1, maintenance & enhancement phase 1 (M/E-1) starts from January 2024, in which in-vessel components are installed, and heating and diagnostic systems are extensively upgraded to allow a high power heating experiment planned in OP-2. In order to make the best use of JT-60SA, a newly organized JT-60SA experiment team will refine the research plan for the future high heating power operation phase.

Published
2024
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3. Measurement of toroidal Alfvén eigenmode-driven fast-ion flows using an imaging neutral particle analyzer at ASDEX Upgrade

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J. Rueda-Rueda, M. Garcia-Munoz, E. Viezzer, P.A. Schneider, J. Galdon-Quiroga, J. Garcia-Dominguez, P. Oyola, L. Velarde, J. Hidalgo-Salaverri, X. Du, M.A. Van Zeeland, M. Videla-Trevin, J. Gonzalez-Martin, Ph. Lauber, T. Lunt, A. Herrmann, J. Ayllon-Guerola, and the ASDEX Upgrade Team

Subjects
fast-ion diagnosis, neutral particle analyzer, fast-ion transport, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract

Alfvén Eigenmodes-driven fast-ion flows have been measured for the first time at the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak using an imaging neutral particle analyzer. The flow is such that particles are expelled from the mode location, losing energy as they move outwards. This flow aligns well with the projection of the lines of constant magnetic moment and constant E ′ ( $E^{^{\prime}} = E - \omega P_\phi/n$ , with E being the particle energy, $\omega, n$ the mode frequency and toroidal number and P _φ the toroidal canonical angular momentum). The observed redistributions are consistent with full-orbit simulations performed with the ASCOT5 code, using the mode structure predicted by the linear gyro-kinetic code LIGKA.

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2024
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5. First measurements of a scintillator-based fast-ion loss detector in reversed Ip/Bt at the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak

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J. Hidalgo-Salaverri, J. Rueda-Rueda, J. Galdon-Quiroga, P. Cano-Megias, E. Viezzer, J. Garcia-Dominguez, D. Silvagni, M. Videla-Trevin, P. Oyola, J. Ayllon-Guerola, M. Garcia-Munoz, T. Happel, and ASDEX Upgrade Team, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Max Planck Society

Subjects
Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, General Materials Science, Civil and Structural Engineering
Published
2023

6. Electromagnetic VDE and Disruption Analysis in the SMART Tokamak

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A. Mancini, S. J. Doyle, J. Segado-Fernandez, J. Ayllon-Guerola, D. Cruz-Zabala, J. Garcia-Dominguez, M. Garcia-Munoz, E. Viezzer, P. F. Buxton, K. J. Chung, M. P. Gryaznevich, Y. S. Hwang, J. Garcia-Lopez, and European Commission

Subjects
Electromagnetic (EM) forces, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Structural integrity, SMall aspect ratio tokamak (SMART), Vacuum vessel, Condensed Matter Physics, Disruptions, Eddy currents, Vertical displacement event (VDE)
Abstract

The SMall aspect ratio tokamak (SMART) is a new spherical device, that is, currently being constructed at the University of Seville. The operation of SMART will cover three phases reaching a maximum plasma current ( $I_{P}$ ) of 400 kA, a toroidal magnetic field ( $B_{T}$ ) of 1 T, and a pulse length of 500 ms. Such operating conditions present notable challenges to the design and verification of SMARTs structural integrity during normal and off-normal operations. In particular, vertical displacement events (VDEs) and disruptions (Boozer, 2012) are most important as they can cause severe damage to the components directly exposed to the plasma due to the significant electromagnetic (EM) and thermal loads delivered over ms timescales. As a consequence, a detailed evaluation of the EM loads during plasma disruptions is mandatory for the correct dimensioning of the machine, in particular the vacuum vessel. The EM loads are mainly produced by: the poloidal flux variation during the thermal and current quench, halo currents (Boozer, 2013) that flow into the vacuum vessel and interacts with the toroidal magnetic field; and toroidal flux variation during the thermal and current quench. We present, here, the EM and structural analysis performed for the design of SMART. The modeling has been carried out by combining equilibrium scenarios obtained through the FIESTA code (Cunningham, 2013), estimating VDE and disruption time-scales by comparing other machines (Chen et al. 2015), (Hender et al. 2007), and (Bachmann et al. 2011) and computing EM forces through a finite element model (FEM) taking into account the effects of both eddy and halo currents (Roccella et al. 2008), (Titus et al. 2011), and (Ortwein et al. 2020). Finally, the structural assessment of the vacuum vessel is performed in order to verify its integrity during normal and off-normal events in phase 3., 10.13039/501100000780-Fondo Europeo de Desarollo Regional (FEDER) through the European Commission (Grant Number: IE17-5670 and US-15570)

Published
2022

7. Imaging Neutral Particle Analyzer Engineering Design and Installation for the ASDEX Upgrade Tokamak

Author

J. Garcia-Dominguez, J. Rueda-Rueda, E. Viezzer, P. A. Schneider, J. Ayllon-Guerola, M. Garcia-Munoz, J. Hidalgo-Salaverri, A. Mancini, M. Videla, A. Herrmann, European Commission, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), and ASDEX Upgrade Team, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Max Planck Society

Subjects
Degrees of freedom, Imaging neutral particle analyzer (INPA), Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Fast ions (FIs), Fast-ion loss detectors (FILDs), ASDEX upgrade (AUG) tokamak, Condensed Matter Physics
Abstract

An imaging neutral particle analyzer (INPA) has been installed in the ASDEX Upgrade (AUG) tokamak to provide simultaneous measurements of the radial profile and the energy of the confined fast-ion (FI) population. The INPA diagnostic leverages the advantages of neutral particle analyzers (NPAs) and FI loss detectors (FILDs) by measuring charge exchange (CX) neutrals ionized by an ultrathin carbon foil is deflected into a scintillator by the local magnetic field. The design of this diagnostic has been developed under a series of constraints, such as the lack of space and hazardous environment (high level of neutron and gamma radiation), the need of high precision in the alignment of the nonsequential optical system (with six optical axes), and the optimization of the scintillator plate (signal emitter). To this end, a modular and adjustable design has been pursued with several degrees of freedom to ensure precise positioning during the installation and optical calibration. The induced electromagnetic and thermal stresses have been assessed and compared against the material limits of the detector, showing that no significant stress is expected for the system. The thermal analysis shows that the diagnostic scintillator can work efficiently during normal operation conditions. The CAD design, a comparison between the synthetic and real optical signals and the mechanical assessment [based on finite element analysis (FEA)], is presented in this contribution., 10.13039/100010663-European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Number: 805162) 10.13039/100014440-Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Grant Number: FPU19/02486)

Published
2022

8. Conceptual Design of a Scintillator-Based Fast-Ion Loss Detector for the Wendelstein 7-X Stellarator

Author

A. Jansen van Vuuren, S. A. Lazerson, A. LeViness, M. Garcia-Munoz, D. Gates, J. Galdon-Quiroga, J. Hidalgo-Salaverri, J. Rueda-Rueda, J. Garcia-Dominguez, J. Ayllon-Guerola, European Consortium for the Development of Fusion Energy, European Atomic Energy Community, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), and W7-X Team, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Max Planck Society

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Fast-ion loss detector (FILD), Magnetic confinement fusion, Fast ions, Wendelstein 7-X, Condensed Matter Physics
Abstract

A conceptual design of a scintillator-based fast-ion loss detector (FILD) has been developed for the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator (W7-X). Simulations using the Monte Carlo codes ASCOT5 and BEAMS3D have been performed to calculate the expected flux of neutral beam injection (NBI)-generated fast hydrogen ions onto the conceptual detector probe head. These fast-ion loss fluxes have been calculated for several magnetic field configurations as well as probe insertion positions. At the maximum insertion position, both co- and counter-going losses with high incident pitch angles are observed; however, at retracted positions, only co-going fast ions reach the probe head. The FILDSIM code has been used to optimize the geometry of the detector entrance and collimating elements to achieve a wide velocity space coverage as well as a high velocity-space resolution. A synthetic FILD signal is calculated for the expected loss distribution via forward modeling using the instrument response function. The synthetic signal is found to largely retain the velocity space features of the loss distribution., EUROfusion Consortium 10.13039/100018708-European Union via the Euratom Research and Training Programme (Grant Number: 101052200–EUROfusion) 10.13039/501100004837-Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Grant Number: FJC-2019-041092-I)

Published
2022

9. Analysis and design of the central stack for the SMART tokamak

Author

J. Segado-Fernandez, A. Mancini, J. Garcia-Dominguez, J. Ayllon-Guerola, D.J. Cruz-Zabala, L. Velarde, M. Garcia-Muñoz, E. Viezzer, C. Navarro, M. Agredano-Torres, and P. Vicente-Torres

Subjects
Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, General Materials Science, Civil and Structural Engineering
Published
2023

10. Thermo-mechanical limits of a magnetically driven fast-ion loss detector in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak

Author

J. Hidalgo-Salaverri, J. Gonzalez-Martin, J. Ayllon-Guerola, M. Garcia-Munoz, B. Sieglin, J. Galdon-Quiroga, D. Silvagni, E. Viezzer, J. Rueda-Rueda, T. Lunt, A. Herrmann, European Commission, and ASDEX Upgrade Team, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Max Planck Society

Subjects
Nuclear instruments and methods for hot plasma diagnostics, Detector design and construction technologies and materials, Instrumentation, Plasma diagnostics — probes, Mathematical Physics
Abstract

Proceeding paper of the 4th European Conference on Plasma Diagnostics (ECPD2021) 7–11 June, 2021, A real-time control system is being developed for a magnetically driven Fast-Ion Loss Detector (FILD) at the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak. The insertion of the diagnostic head will be adjusted in real-time to react to changes in the graphite head temperature, plasma position and appearance of MHD instabilities. The graphite probe head of the detector is exposed to an intense heat flux (located ∼3–5 cm from separatrix). The control algorithm performance is constrained by: the graphite head sublimation temperature, the ultimate stress limit, the reaction time of the controller and the retraction time. In this work, the temperature and thermal induced stress distribution on the probe head are assessed to determine what temperature-related magnitude is the limiting factor. The heat flux at the probe head has been estimated using the time-averaged parallel heat flux measured at the divertor target via infrared thermography. A field line tracing algorithm determines which regions of the probe head receives a weighted heat flux due to shadowing (self-induced or from other structures) and the incidence angle of the field lines. A finite element model is used to simulate the temporal evolution of the graphite head temperature and to obtain the induced thermal stress. The temperature spatial distribution at the probe head is validated against measurements of the probe head for different FILD systems showing a good agreement. These measurements have been obtained from visible cameras with an infrared filter. The model concludes that the maximum stress (∼100 MPa) does not overcome the graphite mechanical limit (170 MPa) and that the probe head is not affected by fatigue. Therefore, the graphite sublimation temperature (2000 °C) is set as the limiting factor of the new control system., This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and has received funding from the Euratom Research and Training Programme 2014–2018 and 2019–2020 under Grant Agreement No. 633053.

Published
2022

11. Plasma physics and control studies planned in JT-60SA for ITER and DEMO operations and risk mitigation

Author

M Yoshida, G Giruzzi, N Aiba, J F Artaud, J Ayllon-Guerola, L Balbinot, O Beeke, E Belonohy, P Bettini, W Bin, A Bierwage, T Bolzonella, M Bonotto, C Boulbe, J Buermans, M Chernyshova, S Coda, R Coelho, S Davis, C Day, G De Tommasi, M Dibon, A Ejiri, G Falchetto, A Fassina, B Faugeras, L Figini, M Fukumoto, S Futatani, K Galazka, J Garcia, M Garcia-Muñoz, L Garzotti, L Giacomelli, L Giudicotti, S Hall, N Hayashi, C Hoa, M Honda, K Hoshino, M Iafrati, A Iantchenko, S Ide, S Iio, R Imazawa, S Inoue, A Isayama, E Joffrin, K Kamiya, Y Ko, M Kobayashi, T Kobayashi, G Kocsis, A Kovacsik, T Kurki-Suonio, B Lacroix, P Lang, Ph Lauber, A Louzguiti, E de la Luna, G Marchiori, M Mattei, A Matsuyama, S Mazzi, A Mele, F Michel, Y Miyata, J Morales, P Moreau, A Moro, T Nakano, M Nakata, E Narita, R Neu, S Nicollet, M Nocente, S Nowak, F P Orsitto, V Ostuni, Y Ohtani, N Oyama, R Pasqualotto, B Pégourié, E Perelli, L Pigatto, C Piccinni, A Pironti, P Platania, B Ploeckl, D Ricci, P Roussel, G Rubino, R Sano, K Särkimäki, K Shinohara, S Soare, C Sozzi, S Sumida, T Suzuki, Y Suzuki, T Szabolics, T Szepesi, Y Takase, M Takech, N Tamura, K Tanaka, H Tanaka, M Tardocchi, A Terakado, H Tojo, T Tokuzawa, A Torre, N Tsujii, H Tsutsui, Y Ueda, H Urano, M Valisa, M Vallar, J Vega, F Villone, T Wakatsuki, T Wauters, M Wischmeier, S Yamoto, L Zani, Yoshida, M, Giruzzi, G, Aiba, N, Artaud, J F, Ayllon-Guerola, J, Balbinot, L, Beeke, O, Belonohy, E, Bettini, P, Bin, W, Bierwage, A, Bolzonella, T, Bonotto, M, Boulbe, C, Buermans, J, Chernyshova, M, Coda, S, Coelho, R, Davis, S, Day, C, De Tommasi, G, Dibon, M, Ejiri, A, Falchetto, G, Fassina, A, Faugeras, B, Figini, L, Fukumoto, M, Futatani, S, Galazka, K, Garcia, J, Garcia-Muñoz, M, Garzotti, L, Giacomelli, L, Giudicotti, L, Hall, S, Hayashi, N, Hoa, C, Honda, M, Hoshino, K, Iafrati, M, Iantchenko, A, Ide, S, Iio, S, Imazawa, R, Inoue, S, Isayama, A, Joffrin, E, Kamiya, K, Ko, Y, Kobayashi, M, Kobayashi, T, Kocsis, G, Kovacsik, A, Kurki-Suonio, T, Lacroix, B, Lang, P, Lauber, Ph, Louzguiti, A, de la Luna, E, Marchiori, G, Mattei, M, Matsuyama, A, Mazzi, S, Mele, A, Michel, F, Miyata, Y, Morales, J, Moreau, P, Moro, A, Nakano, T, Nakata, M, Narita, E, Neu, R, Nicollet, S, Nocente, M, Nowak, S, Orsitto, F P, Ostuni, V, Ohtani, Y, Oyama, N, Pasqualotto, R, Pégourié, B, Perelli, E, Pigatto, L, Piccinni, C, Pironti, A, Platania, P, Ploeckl, B, Ricci, D, Roussel, P, Rubino, G, Sano, R, Särkimäki, K, Shinohara, K, Soare, S, Sozzi, C, Sumida, S, Suzuki, T, Suzuki, Y, Szabolics, T, Szepesi, T, Takase, Y, Takech, M, Tamura, N, Tanaka, K, Tanaka, H, Tardocchi, M, Terakado, A, Tojo, H, Tokuzawa, T, Torre, A, Tsujii, N, Tsutsui, H, Ueda, Y, Urano, H, Valisa, M, Vallar, M, Vega, J, Villone, F, Wakatsuki, T, Wauters, T, Wischmeier, M, Yamoto, S, Zani, L, Artaud, J, Garcia-Munoz, M, Lauber, P, Orsitto, F, Pegourie, B, Sarkimaki, K, Control, Analysis and Simulations for TOkamak Research (CASTOR), Inria Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée (CRISAM), Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Laboratoire Jean Alexandre Dieudonné (LJAD), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ANT - Advanced Nuclear Technologies Research Group, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, CEA, University of Seville, National Research Council of Italy, University of Oxford, JET, CNR-ENEA-EURATOM Association, Université Côte d'Azur, Royal Military Academy, Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Universidade Lisboa, Fusion for Energy, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, The University of Tokyo, BarcelonaTech, Kyoto University, Keio University, Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagoya University, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Applied Physics, CIEMAT, Physique des Interactions Ioniques et Moleculaires, National Institute for Fusion Science, University of Milan - Bicocca, Tuscia University, Institute of Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies - ICIT, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Aalto-yliopisto, and Aalto University

Subjects
Scenario development, Superconductivity, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Physics, Risk mitigation, risk mitigation, JT-60SA, Condensed Matter Physics, Plasma control, [INFO.INFO-MO]Computer Science [cs]/Modeling and Simulation, plasma control, scenario development, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, ddc:530, Superconductivitat
Abstract

Alarge superconducting machine, JT-60SA has been constructed to provide major contributions to the ITER program and DEMO design. For the success of the ITER project and fusion reactor, understanding and development of plasma controllability in ITER and DEMO relevant higher beta regimes are essential. JT-60SA has focused the program on the plasma controllability for scenario development and risk mitigation in ITER as well as on investigating DEMO relevant regimes. This paper summarizes the high research priorities and strategy for the JT-60SA project. Recent works on simulation studies to prepare the plasma physics and control experiments are presented, such as plasma breakdown and equilibrium controls, hybrid and steady-state scenario development, and risk mitigation techniques. Contributions of JT-60SA to ITER and DEMOhave been clarified through those studies. Peer Reviewed Article escrit per 127 autors/autores: M Yoshida, G Giruzzi, N Aiba, J F Artaud, J Ayllon-Guerola, L Balbinot, OBeeke, E Belonohy, P Bettini, W Bin, A Bierwage, T Bolzonella, M Bonotto, CBoulbe, J Buermans, M Chernyshova, S Coda, R Coelho, S Davis, C Day, GDeTommasi, M Dibon, A Ejiri, G Falchetto, A Fassina, B Faugeras, L Figini, M Fukumoto, S Futatani, K Galazka, J Garcia, M Garcia-Muñoz, L Garzotti, L Giacomelli, L Giudicotti, S Hall, N Hayashi, C Hoa, M Honda, K Hoshino, M Iafrati, A Iantchenko, S Ide, S Iio, R Imazawa, S Inoue, A Isayama, E Joffrin, K Kamiya, Y Ko, M Kobayashi, T Kobayashi, G Kocsis, A Kovacsik, T Kurki-Suonio, B Lacroix, P Lang, Ph Lauber, A Louzguiti, E de la Luna, G Marchiori, M Mattei, A Matsuyama, S Mazzi, A Mele, F Michel, Y Miyata, J Morales, P Moreau, A Moro, T Nakano, M Nakata, E Narita, R Neu, S Nicollet, M Nocente, S Nowak, F P Orsitto, V Ostuni, Y Ohtani, N Oyama, R Pasqualotto, B Pégourié, E Perelli, L Pigatto, C Piccinni, A Pironti, P Platania, B Ploeckl, D Ricci, P Roussel, G Rubino, R Sano, K Särkimäki, K Shinohara, S Soare, C Sozzi, S Sumida, T Suzuki, Y Suzuki, T Szabolics, T Szepesi, Y Takase, M Takech, N Tamura, K Tanaka, H Tanaka, M Tardocchi, A Terakado, H Tojo, T Tokuzawa, A Torre, N Tsujii, H Tsutsui, Y Ueda, H Urano, M Valisa, M Vallar, J Vega, F Villone, T Wakatsuki, T Wauters, M Wischmeier, S Yamoto, L Zani

Published
2022

12. Coils and power supplies design for the SMART tokamak

Author

Kyoung-Jae Chung, J. Garcia-Dominguez, Mikhail Gryaznevich, J. Hidalgo-Salaverri, J. Toledo-Garrido, Jose Maria Maza-Ortega, Manuel Barragán-Villarejo, D. Lopez-Aires, J. Ayllon-Guerola, Yong-Seok Hwang, P.F. Buxton, M. Agredano-Torres, J. Segado-Fernandez, E. Viezzer, A. Mancini, J.I. Leon-Galvan, J.L. Garcia-Sanchez, M. Garcia-Munoz, Scott Doyle, L. Garcia-Franquelo, and European Commission

Subjects
Power supply, Tokamak, Computer science, Mechanical engineering, Solenoid, Spherical tokamak, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, 010305 fluids & plasmas, law.invention, Magnet, Physics::Plasma Physics, law, 0103 physical sciences, General Materials Science, 010306 general physics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Supercapacitor, business.industry, Mechanical Engineering, Coils, Modular design, Power (physics), Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Electromagnetic coil, business, Joule heating
Abstract

Agredano-Torres, M., et al., A new spherical tokamak, the SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak (SMART), is currently being designed at the University of Seville. The goal of the machine is to achieve a toroidal field of 1 T, a plasma current of 500 kA and a pulse length of 500 ms for a plasma with a major radius of 0.4 m and minor radius of 0.25 m. This contribution presents the design of the coils and power supplies of the machine. The design foresees a central solenoid, 12 toroidal field coils and 8 poloidal field coils. Taking the current waveforms for these set of coils as starting point, each of them has been designed to withstand the Joule heating during the tokamak operation time. An analytical thermal model is employed to obtain the cross sections of each coil and, finally, their dimensions and parameters. The design of flexible and modular power supplies, based on IGBTs and supercapacitors, is presented. The topologies and control strategy of the power supplies are explained, together with a model in MATLAB Simulink to simulate the power supplies performance, proving their feasibility before the construction of the system., This work received funding from the Fondo Europeo de Desarollo Regional (FEDER) by the European Commission under grant agreement numbers IE17-5670 and US-15570. Furthermore, it has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014–2018 and 2019–2020 under grant agreement no. 633053. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission.

Published
2021

13. Analysis of supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycles for a helium-cooled pebble bed blanket DEMO-like fusion power plant

Author

R. Chacartegui, P. Cano-Megias, J. Hidalgo-Salaverri, E. Viezzer, J. Ayllon-Guerola, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Energética, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y de Fabricación, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, European Research Council (ERC), Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), and European Commission

Subjects
020209 energy, Nuclear engineering, 02 engineering and technology, Blanket, Thermal energy storage, PROCESS, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Turbine, 010305 fluids & plasmas, Balance Of Plant (BOP), 0103 physical sciences, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Nuclear fusion, General Materials Science, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO2) Brayton cycle, Thermal Energy Storage (TES), PROCESS Supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO2) Brayton Cycle, Fusion power, EU-DEMO nuclear fusion power plant, Brayton cycle, Coolant, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Environmental science, Electric power
Abstract

Nuclear fusion is expected to be a clean and almost-unlimited power source in the near future. The first net power demonstration plant (DEMO) is planned to start operation in 2050. The supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO) Brayton cycle is an excellent candidate for integration with a fusion power plant, such as DEMO, because of its high efficiency at intermediate temperatures and low interaction of coolant with tritium. This work analyses a set of S-CO Brayton cycle layouts for its integration in a DEMO-like fusion power plant, considering the specific requirements and heat availability characteristics. A framework has been developed to integrate the PROCESS code and the numerical solver EES to study the thermal and economic aspects of integrating the different S-CO cycle layouts. In total, 14 layouts have been studied and grouped into a more conservative (DEMO1, pulsed operation) and more advanced (DEMO2, steady-state operation) fusion reactors. The PROCESS code has been used to obtain the DEMO 2018 Baseline, which defines the available power from each heat source and their boundary conditions. This code has also been used to assess the cost of the optimal layout. Thermal storage has been added to the DEMO1 scenario to avoid standby times that could negatively affect the cycle equipment lifetime and efficiency. Besides, these boundary conditions have been extended to account for possible technical improvements by the time of its construction in the DEMO2 scenario. A sensitivity analysis of the most characteristic parameters of the cycles shows a strong dependence on the turbine inlet temperature for all layouts, which is constrained by the reactor material limits. The cycle efficiency (electric power produced before consumptions non-related to the cycle) has been selected as the figure of merit for the optimisation. The results show a 38% cycle efficiency for DEMO1 and 56% for DEMO2 scenarios. These efficiencies drop to 20% and 38% values, respectively, when the reactor and cooling loop power consumptions are considered. These values are obtained for current fusion reactor conceptual designs. The economic analysis shows the economic viability of DEMO2 scenarios., The authors would like to thank J. Morris, M. Kovari and the rest of the PROCESS team of UKAEA for discussion and guidance on using the UKAEA systems code PROCESS for this work. The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (grant FPU17/06273), the H2020 Marie-Sklodowska Curie programme (grant agreement No. 708257) and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 805162).

Published
2021

14. Single and double null equilibria in the SMART Tokamak

Author

J. Garcia-Lopez, Scott Doyle, J. Ayllon-Guerola, M. Agredano-Torres, J. Segado-Fernandez, E. Viezzer, J.L. Garcia-Sanchez, A. Mancini, M. Garcia-Munoz, Kyoung-Jae Chung, Yong-Seok Hwang, and European Commission

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Tokamak, Null (mathematics), Mathematical analysis, Condensed Matter Physics, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, 010305 fluids & plasmas, law.invention, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, law, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics
Abstract

The SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak (SMART) device is a novel, compact (R = 0.42 m, a = 0.22 m, A 1.70) spherical tokamak, currently under development at the University of Seville. The SMART device is being developed over 3 phases, with target on-axis toroidal magnetic fields between 0.1 ≼ B ≼ 1.0 T, and target plasma currents of between 35 ≼ I ≼ 400 kA; with phases 2 and 3 enabling access to a wide range of elongations (κ ≼ 2.30) and triangularities (− 0.50 ≼ δ ≼ 0.50). SMART employs four internal divertor coils with two internal and two external poloidal field coils, enabling operation in lower-single, upper-single and double-null configurations. This work examines phase 3 of the SMART device, presenting a prospective L-mode discharge scenario without external heating, before examining five highly-shaped equilibria, including: two double null triangular configurations, two single null triangular configurations and a baseline double null configuration. All equilibria are obtained via an axisymmetric Grad-Shafranov force balance solver (Fiesta), in combination with a circuit equation rigid current displacement model (RZIp) to obtain time-resolved vessel and plasma currents., The authors would like to thank the VEST team for their technical and engineering support. This work received funding from the Fondo Europeo de Desarollo Regional (FEDER) by the European Commission under grant agreement numbers IE17-5670 and US-15570. In addition support from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 805 162) is gratefully acknowledged.

Published
2021

15. Characterization of the response of Fast Ion Loss Detectors to fusion neutrons for applications at JT-60SA and ITER

Author

O. Putignano, E. Perelli Cippo, Giovanni Grosso, Massimo Nocente, M. Garcia-Munoz, J. Ayllon-Guerola, Mario Pillon, Marica Rebai, Putignano, O, Perelli Cippo, E, Rebai, M, Grosso, G, Nocente, M, Pillon, M, Ayllon-Guerola, J, Garcia-Munoz, M, Putignano, O., Perelli Cippo, E., Rebai, M., Grosso, G., Nocente, M., Pillon, M., Ayllon-Guerola, J., and Garcia-Munoz, M.

Subjects
Tokamak, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Nuclear Theory, Geant4, Neutron, JT-60SA, Scintillator, law.invention, Nuclear physics, Neutron generator, law, ITER, General Materials Science, Nuclear Experiment, Civil and Structural Engineering, Background radiation, Neutrons, Physics, Range (particle radiation), Mechanical Engineering, Collimator, Charged particle, ___, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, FILD
Abstract

One of the main configuration of Fast Ion Loss Detectors (FILD) installed in present day tokamaks and stellarators consists of a collimator and a scintillator coupled to a suitable optical system. In view of their use at the JT-60SA and ITER tokamaks, the impact of the background radiation induced by fusion born neutrons on the instrument must be quantified. In JT-60SA the interaction is predominantly due to 2.5 MeV neutrons born from D –D reactions while, at ITER, 14 MeV neutrons born from D –T are of additional concern, as their flux is expected to be the same as the one from the escaping ions at the position of the FILD. In particular, the generation of background charged particles when neutrons interact with the FILD supporting structure is of most relevance, both at JT-60SA and ITER. In this work we present the results of a study on the neutron sensitivity of the whole FILD setup to 2.5 MeV and 14 MeV neutrons. A set of GEANT4 simulations with a detector geometry derived from the current CAD model of the proposed FILD design has been carried out. Modelling has been validated at the Frascati Neutron Generator, where aspects of the interaction of MeV range neutrons with the FILD setup have been tested. Based on our simulations, we predict that neutrons will induce a measurable background on the FILD, both at JT-60SA and ITER, but they will also not impede measurements.

Published
2021

16. Mechanical and electromagnetic design of the vacuum vessel of the SMART tokamak

Author

Mikhail Gryaznevich, P.F. Buxton, Kyoung-Jae Chung, M. Agredano-Torres, J. Garcia-Dominguez, J. Segado-Fernandez, A. Mancini, Yong-Seok Hwang, M. Garcia-Munoz, E. Viezzer, J. Ayllon-Guerola, J. Hidalgo-Salaverri, J. Garcia-Lopez, Scott Doyle, J. Toledo-Garrido, D. Lopez-Aires, and European Commission

Subjects
Tokamak, Plasma parameters, Solenoid, 01 natural sciences, Electron cyclotron resonance, 010305 fluids & plasmas, law.invention, Electromagnetic forces, Physics::Plasma Physics, law, 0103 physical sciences, Eddy current, General Materials Science, Vacuum vessel, Civil and Structural Engineering, 010302 applied physics, Physics, SMART, Eddy currents, Mechanical Engineering, Divertor, Mechanics, Plasma, Magnetic field, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Structural integrity
Abstract

The SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak (SMART) is a new spherical device that is currently being designed at the University of Seville. SMART is a compact machine with a plasma major radius (R) greater than 0.4 m, plasma minor radius (a) greater than 0.2 m, an aspect ratio (A) over than 1.7 and an elongation (k) of more than 2. It will be equipped with 4 poloidal field coils, 4 divertor field coils, 12 toroidal field coils and a central solenoid. The heating system comprises of a Neutral Beam Injector (NBI) of 600 kW and an Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating (ECRH) of 6 kW for pre-ionization. SMART has been designed for a plasma current (I) of 500 kA, a toroidal magnetic field (B) of 1 T and a pulse length of 500 ms preserving the compactness of the machine. The free boundary equilibrium solver code FIESTA [1] coupled to the linear time independent, rigid plasma model RZIP [2] has been used to calculate the target equilibria taking into account the physics goals, the required plasma parameters, vacuum vessel structures and power supply requirements. We present here the final design of the SMART vacuum vessel together with the Finite Element Model (FEM) analysis carried out to ensure that the tokamak vessel provides high quality vacuum and plasma performance withstanding the electromagnetic j×B loads caused by the interaction between the eddy currents induced in the vessel itself and the surrounding magnetic fields. A parametric model has been set up for the topological optimization of the vessel where the thickness of the wall has been locally adapted to the expected forces. An overview of the new machine is presented here., This work received funding from the Fondo Europeo de Desarollo Regional (FEDER) by the European Commission under grant agreement numbers IE17-5670 and US-15570. This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014-2018 and 2019-2020 under grant agreement No 633053. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission.

Published
2021

17. Physics research on the TCV tokamak facility: From conventional to alternative scenarios and beyond

Author

G. Tomaž, M. Weiland, J. Gath, Antti Hakola, Kevin Verhaegh, A.J. Thornton, Matthew Carr, J. Juul Rasmussen, S. Costea, Jorge Morales, A. Perek, X. Feng, F. Pesamosca, Marcelo Baquero-Ruiz, N. Vianello, A. Dal Molin, N. M. T. Vu, D. Hogeweij, G. Calabrò, Tom Wauters, Christian Hopf, E. Alessi, Aitor J. Garrido, Justin Ball, Daniele Carnevale, A. Czarnecka, S. Garavaglia, G. Ferro, George Wilkie, N. Krawczyk, M. Nocente, H. De Oliveira, Ivo Furno, W. Bin, O. Chellai, Stefano Coda, Fulvio Auriemma, Yann Camenen, W. A. J. Vijvers, Christian Theiler, A. N. Karpushov, M. Faitsch, Jérôme Bucalossi, Paolo Ricci, Antoine Merle, T. C. Blanken, Cristian Galperti, Duccio Testa, Ambrogio Fasoli, Y. Andrebe, F. Bagnato, S. Nowak, J. R. Harrison, O. Vasilovici, M. E. Puiatti, Stefan Kragh Nielsen, J. S. Allcock, L. Calacci, Matteo Zuin, V. Piergotti, P. Chmielewski, P. Molina Cabrera, Taina Kurki-Suonio, D. Micheletti, Emanuele Poli, Nuno Cruz, M. Farnik, Jonathan Graves, Alessandro Pau, Olivier Février, N. A. Kirneva, Bruce Lipschultz, E. Lazzaro, E. Havlickova, G. Giruzzi, Jens Madsen, L. Stipani, D. Brida, Ch. Schlatter, M. Wensing, R. O. Pavlichenko, F. Nespoli, J. Decker, Eva Macusova, Fulvio Militello, Nicola Offeddu, Heinz Isliker, A. Zisis, A. Marco, Laurie Porte, Marco Gobbin, Anna Salmi, S. Vartanian, J. Sinha, Matthias Komm, M. Spolaore, Anders Nielsen, T. Happel, R. D. Nem, A. Iantchenko, V.V. Plyusnin, C. Tsironis, V. Igochine, R. M. McDermott, Pär Strand, Benjamin Daniel Dudson, T. Ravensbergen, V. P. Loschiavo, H. Arnichand, E. Viezzer, Fabio Villone, Carlo Sozzi, Z. Huang, V. Pericoli Ridolfini, B. Linehan, L. Hesslow, P. Buratti, A. Casolari, M. Bernert, P. Mantica, H. Weisen, J-M Moret, Maiko Yoshida, N. Bonanomi, S. Feng, A. A. Teplukhina, Jakub Urban, F. Carpanese, C. Piron, S. Allan, Minh Quang Tran, C. Marini, Artur Palha, F.P. Orsitto, Roberto Ambrosino, A. S. Tema Biwole, Harry M. 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E., Putterich, T., Rabinski, M., Juul Rasmussen, J., Ravensbergen, T., Reich, M., Reimerdes, H., Reimold, F., Reux, C., Ricci, D., Ricci, P., Rispoli, N., Rosato, J., Saarelma, S., Salewski, M., Salmi, A., Sauter, O., Scheffer, M., Schlatter, C., Schneider, B. S., Schrittwieser, R., Sharapov, S., Sheeba, R. R., Sheikh, U., Shousha, R., Silva, M., Sinha, J., Sozzi, C., Spolaore, M., Stipani, L., Strand, P., Tala, T., Tema Biwole, A. S., Teplukhina, A. A., Testa, D., Theiler, C., Thornton, A., Tomaz, G., Tomes, M., Tran, M. Q., Tsironis, C., Tsui, C. K., Urban, J., Valisa, M., Vallar, M., Van Vugt, D., Vartanian, S., Vasilovici, O., Verhaegh, K., Vermare, L., Vianello, N., Viezzer, E., Vijvers, W. A. J., Villone, F., Voitsekhovitch, I., Vu, N. M. T., Walkden, N., Wauters, T., Weiland, M., Weisen, H., Wensing, M., Wiesenberger, M., Wilkie, G., Wischmeier, M., Wu, K., Yoshida, M., Zagorski, R., Zanca, P., Zebrowski, J., Zisis, A., Zuin, M., Coda, S. et al, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear., Universidad de Sevilla, Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y Fabricación, Universidad de Sevilla. TEP111: Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Sevilla. RNM138: Física Nuclear Aplicada, EUROfusion MST1 Team, Control Systems Technology, Data Mining, Science and Technology of Nuclear Fusion, and Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic Stability of Fusion Plasmas

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Tokamak, Settore ING-INF/04, TK, UPGRADE, Cyclotron, Overview, Cyclotron resonance, overview, CONFINEMENT, DETACHMENT, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, 010305 fluids & plasmas, law.invention, law, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-PLASM-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Plasma Physics [physics.plasm-ph], CONTROL-SYSTEM, 0103 physical sciences, EUROfusion, 010306 general physics, tokamak, QC, plasma, nuclear fusion, Physics, PLASMA, Divertor, Magnetic confinement fusion, Plasma, Mechanics, TCV, MST1, Condensed Matter Physics, Neutral beam injection, Physics and Astronomy, 13. Climate action, confinement, detachment, Nuclear fusion, control-system, upgrade, TCV, MST1, Beam (structure), Tokamaks
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The research program of the TCV tokamak ranges from conventional to advanced-tokamak scenarios and alternative divertor configurations, to exploratory plasmas driven by theoretical insight, exploiting the device's unique shaping capabilities. Disruption avoidance by real-time locked mode prevention or unlocking with electron-cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) was thoroughly documented, using magnetic and radiation triggers. Runaway generation with high-Z noble-gas injection and runaway dissipation by subsequent Ne or Ar injection were studied for model validation. The new 1 MW neutral beam injector has expanded the parameter range, now encompassing ELMy H-modes in an ITER-like shape and nearly non-inductive H-mode discharges sustained by electron cyclotron and neutral beam current drive. In the H-mode, the pedestal pressure increases modestly with nitrogen seeding while fueling moves the density pedestal outwards, but the plasma stored energy is largely uncorrelated to either seeding or fueling. High fueling at high triangularity is key to accessing the attractive small edge-localized mode (type-II) regime. Turbulence is reduced in the core at negative triangularity, consistent with increased confinement and in accord with global gyrokinetic simulations. The geodesic acoustic mode, possibly coupled with avalanche events, has been linked with particle flow to the wall in diverted plasmas. Detachment, scrape-off layer transport, and turbulence were studied in L- and H-modes in both standard and alternative configurations (snowflake, super-X, and beyond). The detachment process is caused by power 'starvation' reducing the ionization source, with volume recombination playing only a minor role. Partial detachment in the H-mode is obtained with impurity seeding and has shown little dependence on flux expansion in standard single-null geometry. In the attached L-mode phase, increasing the outer connection length reduces the in-out heat-flow asymmetry. A doublet plasma, featuring an internal X-point, was achieved successfully, and a transport barrier was observed in the mantle just outside the internal separatrix. In the near future variable-configuration baffles and possibly divertor pumping will be introduced to investigate the effect of divertor closure on exhaust and performance, and 3.5 MW ECRH and 1 MW neutral beam injection heating will be added., This work was supported in part by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

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2019

18. A fast model to resolve the velocity-space of fast-ion losses detected in ASDEX Upgrade and MAST Upgrade

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J. Galdon-Quiroga, R. Martin, J. F. Rivero-Rodriguez, J. Gonzalez-Martin, L. Sanchis, S. Zoletnik, D. García-Vallejo, K. G. McClements, M. Garcia-Munoz, J. Ayllon-Guerola, ASDEX Upgrade Team, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Max Planck Society, MAST Upgrade Team, MST1 Team, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y de Fabricación, Universidad de Sevilla, and Comunidad Europea de Energía Atómica (EURATOM)

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Physics, Nuclear instruments and methods for hot plasma diagnostics, Scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators), 01 natural sciences, Calculation methods, Charged particle, 010305 fluids & plasmas, Ion, Magnetic field, Mast (sailing), Nuclear physics, Particle identification methods, Upgrade, ASDEX Upgrade, 0103 physical sciences, Velocity space, Data processing methods, 010306 general physics, Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics
Abstract

A forward model to resolve the fast-ion loss velocity-space on a fast-ion loss detector (FILD) probe head (FILDSIM) has been extended, making it possible to perform real-time analysis of the FILD data ("real-time FILDSIM"). Parametric pre-processing with FILDSIM enables real-time mapping of the raw FILD measurements to the velocity-space of the fast-ion distribution reaching the FILD probe, which depends on the local magnetic field at the probe head. Such parametric pre-processing facilitates the study of fast-ion losses in stages of the discharge other than the flat-top, such as the ramp-up phase when changes in the local magnetic field at the probe head cannot be neglected. Real-time FILDSIM has been applied to the existing and newly installed FILDs in ASDEX Upgrade and will be used for the forthcoming FILD in MAST-Upgrade. Due to the larger size of the MAST-U FILD probe, the approximation used in FILDSIM of a uniform magnetic field in the FILD region has been generalised to the case of a non-uniform field, with gyro-orbits calculated numerically in this field. Universidad de Sevilla PP2016-7145 Comunidad Europea de Energía Atómica (EURATOM) 6333053

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2019
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19. Dependence on plasma shape and plasma fueling for small edge-localized mode regimes in TCV and ASDEX Upgrade

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V. Piergotti, F. Pesamosca, Bogdan Hnat, A. Sperduti, A. Krivska, J. Vicente, Panagiotis Tolias, Emanuele Poli, Matthias Hoelzl, Benedikt Geiger, A. Jardin, J. Ayllon-Guerola, G. Apruzzese, T. Lunt, J. Galdon-Quiroga, Riccardo Maggiora, M. Tardocchi, M. Koubiti, T. Jonsson, Bruce Lipschultz, P. Innocente, A. Gude, I Miron, M. G. Dunne, G. F. Harrer, A. Moro, A. Iantchenko, K. Galazka, P. Poloskei, K. Bogar, Roberto Ambrosino, G. Ferr, Vladimir E. Moiseenko, Istvan Cziegler, L. Guimarais, S. Vartanian, B. Erds, G. Pucella, V. Bobkov, James Buchanan, Raffaele Albanese, Harry M. Meyer, D. Boeyaert, G. F. Matthews, Eva Macusova, V. S. Marchenko, R. Zagórski, J. Buermans, A. Fil, W. Zhang, Giuseppe Gorini, B. Tal, D. Zaloga, Hugo Bufferand, A. Romano, L. Colas, J. Zebrowski, M. Weiland, L. Barrera-Orte, Matjaž Panjan, A.J. Thornton, E. Wolfrum, Miglena Dimitrova, R. M. McDermott, R. Lombroni, O. Tudisco, F. Reimold, E. R. Solano, X. Feng, Petra Bilkova, M. Groth, E. Alessi, D. S. 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Viezzer, E, Villone, F, Voitsekhovitch, I, Voltolina, D, Vondracek, P, Vu, N, Walkden, N, Wauters, T, Weiland, M, Weinzettl, V, Wensing, M, Wiesen, S, Wiesenberger, M, Wilkie, G, Willensdorfer, M, Wischmeier, M, Wu, K, Xiang, L, Zagorski, R, Zaloga, D, Zanca, P, Zaplotnik, R, Zebrowski, J, Zhang, W, Zisis, A, Zoletnik, S, Zuin, M, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ANT - Advanced Nuclear Technologies Research Group, Control Systems Technology, Science and Technology of Nuclear Fusion, Data Mining, Sensorics for fusion reactors, and Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic Stability of Fusion Plasmas

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Settore ING-INF/04, Work package, grassy ELM, ballooning modes, Nuclear physics, 01 natural sciences, Flattening, Ballooning, 010305 fluids & plasmas, grassy ELMs, separatrix density, ASDEX Upgrade, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-PLASM-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Plasma Physics [physics.plasm-ph], 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, Edge-localized mode, QC, H-mode, plasma triangularity, type-II ELMs, Physics, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], type-II ELM, Plasma, Condensed Matter Physics, Null (physics), Shear (sheet metal), Física nuclear, Atomic physics, ballooning mode
Abstract

Within the EUROfusion MST1 work package, a series of experiments has been conducted on AUG and TCV devices to disentangle the role of plasma fueling and plasma shape for the onset of small ELM regimes. On both devices, small ELM regimes with high confinement are achieved if and only if two conditions are fulfilled at the same time. Firstly, the plasma density at the separatrix must be large enough (), leading to a pressure profile flattening at the separatrix, which stabilizes type-I ELMs. Secondly, the magnetic configuration has to be close to a double null (DN), leading to a reduction of the magnetic shear in the extreme vicinity of the separatrix. As a consequence, its stabilizing effect on ballooning modes is weakened. Peer Reviewed Article escrit per 365 autors/autores: Labit, B.; Eich, T.; Harrer, G. F.; Wolfrum, E.; Bernert, M.; Dunne, M. G.; Frassinetti, L.; Hennequin, P.; Maurizio, R.; Merle, A.; Meyer, H.; Saarelma, S.; Sheikh, U.; Adamek, J.; Agostini, M.; Aguiam, D.; Akers, R.; Albanese, R.; Albert, C.; Alessi, E.; Ambrosino, R.; Andr be, Y.; Angioni, C.; Apruzzese, G.; Aradi, M.; Arnichand, H.; Auriemma, F.; Avdeeva, G.; Ayllon-Guerola, J. M.; Bagnato, F.; Bandaru, V. K.; Barnes, M.; Barrera-Orte, L.; Bettini, P.; Bilato, R.; Biletskyi, O.; Bilkova, P.; Bin, W.; Blanchard, P.; Blanken, T.; Bobkov, V.; Bock, A.; Boeyaert, D.; Bogar, K.; Bogar, O.; Bohm, P.; Bolzonella, T.; Bombarda, F.; Boncagni, L.; Bouquey, F.; Bowman, C.; Brezinsek, S.; Brida, D.; Brunetti, D.; Bucalossi, J.; Buchanan, J.; Buermans, J.; Bufferand, H.; Buller, S.; Buratti, P.; Burckhart, A.; Calabr, G.; Calacci, L.; Camenen, Y.; Cannas, B.; Cano Megías, P.; Carnevale, D.; Carpanese, F.; Carr, M.; Carralero, D.; Carraro, L.; Casolari, A.; Cathey, A.; Causa, F.; Cavedon, M.; Cecconello, M.; Ceccuzzi, S.; Cerovsky, J.; Chapman, S.; Chmielewski, P.; Choi, D.; Cianfarani, C.; Ciraolo, G.; Coda, S.; Coelho, R.; Colas, L.; Colette, D.; Cordaro, L.; Cordella, F.; Costea, S.; Coster, D.; Cruz Zabala, D. J.; Cseh, G.; Czarnecka, A.; Cziegler, I.; D’Arcangelo, O.; Dal Molin, A.; David, P.; De Carolis, G.; De Oliveira, H.; Decker, J.; Dejarnac, R.; Delogu, R.; Den Harder, N.; Dimitrova, M.; Dolizy, F.; Domínguez-Palacios Durán, J. J.; Douai, D.; Drenik, A.; Dreval, M.; Dudson, B.; Dunai, D.; Duval, B. P.; Dux, R.; Elmore, S.; Embréus, O.; Erds, B.; Fable, E.; Faitsch, M.; Fanni, A.; Farnik, M.; Faust, I.; Faustin, J.; Fedorczak, N.; Felici, F.; Feng, S.; Feng, X.; Ferreira, J.; Ferr, G.; Février, O.; Ficker, O.; Figini, L.; Figueiredo, A.; Fil, A.; Fontana, M.; Francesco, M.; Fuchs, C.; Futatani, S.; Gabellieri, L.; Gadariya, D.; Gahle, D.; Galassi, D.; Gałązka, K.; Galdon-Quiroga, J.; Galeani, S.; Gallart, D.; Gallo, A.; Galperti, C.; Garavaglia, S.; Garcia, J.; Garcia-Lopez, J.; Garcia-Mu oz, M.; Garzotti, L.; Gath, J.; Geiger, B.; Giacomelli, L.; Giannone, L.; Gibson, S.; Gil, L.; Giovannozzi, E.; Giruzzi, G.; Gobbin, M.; Gonzalez-Martin, J.; Goodman, T. P.; Gorini, G.; Gospodarczyk, M.; Granucci, G.; Grekov, D. 1; Grenfell, G.; Griener, M.; Groth, M.; Grover, O.; Gruca, M.; Gude, A.; Guimarais, L.; Gyergyek, T.; Hacek, P.; Hakola, A.; Ham, C.; Happel, T.; Harrison, J.; Havranek, A.; Hawke, J.; Henderson, S.; Hesslow, L.; Hitzler, F.; Hnat, B.; Hobirk, J.; Hoelzl, M.; Hogeweij, D.; Hopf, C.; Hoppe, M.; Horacek, J.; Hron, M.; Huang, Z.; Iantchenko, A.; Iglesias, D.; Igochine, V.; Innocente, P.; Ionita-Schrittwieser, C.; Isliker, H.; Ivanova-Stanik, I.; Jacobsen, A.; Jakubowski, M.; Janky, F.; Jardin, A.; Jaulmes, F.; Jensen, T.; Jonsson, T.; Kallenbach, A.; Kappatou, A.; Karpushov, A.; Kasilov, S.; Kazakov, Y.; Kazantzidis, P. V.; Keeling, D.; Kelemen, M.; Kendl, A.; Kernbichler, W.; Kirk, A.; Kocsis, G.; Komm, M.; Kong, M.; Korovin, V.; Koubiti, M.; Kovacic, J.; Krawczyk, N.; Krieger, K.; Kripner, L.; Křivská, A.; Kudlacek, O.; Kulyk, Y.; Kurki-Suonio, T.; Kwiatkowski, R.; Laggner, F.; Laguardia, L.; Lahtinen, A.; Lang, P.; Likonen, J.; Lipschultz, B.; Liu, F.; Lombroni, R.; Lorenzini, R.; Loschiavo, V. P.; Lunt, T.; MacUsova, E.; Madsen, J.; Maggiora, R.; Maljaars, B.; Manas, P.; Mantica, P.; Mantsinen, M. J.; Manz, P.; Maraschek, M.; Marchenko, V.; Marchetto, C.; Mariani, A.; Marini, C.; Markovic, T.; Marrelli, L.; Martin, P.; Martín Solís, J. R.; Martitsch, A.; Mastrostefano, S.; Matos, F.; Matthews, G.; Mayoral, M.-L.; Mazon, D.; Mazzotta, C.; Mc Carthy, P.; McClements, K.; McDermott, R.; McMillan, B.; Meineri, C.; Menkovski, V.; Meshcheriakov, D.; Messmer, M.; Micheletti, D.; Milanesio, D.; Militello, F.; Miron, I. G.; Mlynar, J.; Moiseenko, V.; Molina Cabrera, P. A.; Morales, J.; Moret, J.-M.; Moro, A.; Moulton, D.; Nabais, F.; Naulin, V.; Naydenkova, D.; Nem, R. D.; Nespoli, F.; Newton, S.; Nielsen, A. H.; Nielsen, S. K.; Nikolaeva, V.; Nocente, M.; Nowak, S.; Oberkofler, M.; Ochoukov, R.; Ollus, P.; Olsen, J.; Omotani, J.; Ongena, J.; Orain, F.; Orsitto, F. P.; Paccagnella, R.; Palha, A.; Panaccione, L.; Panek, R.; Panjan, M.; Papp, G.; Paradela Perez, I.; Parra, F.; Passeri, M.; Pau, A.; Pautasso, G.; Pavlichenko, R.; Perek, A.; Pericoli Radolfini, V.; Pesamosca, F.; Peterka, M.; Petrzilka, V.; Piergotti, V.; Pigatto, L.; Piovesan, P.; Piron, C.; Piron, L.; Plyusnin, V.; Pokol, G.; Poli, E.; Pölöskei, P.; Popov, T.; Popovic, Z.; Pór, G.; Porte, L.; Pucella, G.; Puiatti, M. E.; Pütterich, T.; Rabinski, M.; Juul Rasmussen, J.; Rasmussen, J.; Rattá, G. A.; Ratynskaia, S.; Ravensbergen, T.; Réfy, D.; Reich, M.; Reimerdes, H.; Reimold, F.; Reiser, D.; Reux, C.; Reznik, S.; Ricci, D.; Rispoli, N.; Rivero-Rodriguez, J. F.; Rocchi, G.; Rodriguez-Ramos, M.; Romano, A.; Rosato, J.; Rubinacci, G.; Rubino, G.; Ryan, D. A.; Salewski, M.; Salmi, A.; Samaddar, D.; Sanchis-Sanchez, L.; Santos, J.; Särkimäki, K.; Sassano, M.; Sauter, O.; Scannell, R.; Scheffer, M.; Schneider, B. S.; Schneider, P.; Schrittwieser, R.; Schubert, M.; Seidl, J.; Seliunin, E.; Sharapov, S.; Sheeba, R. R.; Sias, G.; Sieglin, B.; Silva, C.; Sipilä, S.; Smith, S.; Snicker, A.; Solano, E. R.; Hansen, S. K.; Soria-Hoyo, C.; Sorokovoy, E.; Sozzi, C.; Sperduti, A.; Spizzo, G.; Spolaore, M.; Stejner, M.; Stipani, L.; Stober, J.; Strand, P.; Sun, H.; Suttrop, W.; Sytnykov, D.; Szepesi, T.; Tál, B.; Tala, T.; Tardini, G.; Tardocchi, M.; Teplukhina, A.; Terranova, D.; Testa, D.; Theiler, C.; Thorén, E.; Thornton, A.; Tilia, B.; Tolias, P.; Tomes, M.; Toscano-Jimenez, M.; Tsironis, C.; Tsui, C.; Tudisco, O.; Urban, J.; Valisa, M.; Vallar, M.; Vallejos Olivares, P.; Valovic, M.; Van Vugt, D.; Vanovac, B.; Varje, J.; Varju, J.; Varoutis, S. 1; Vartanian, S.; Vasilovici, O.; Vega, J.; Verdoolaege, G.; Verhaegh, K.; Vermare, L.; Vianello, N.; Vicente, J.; Viezzer, E.; Villone, F.; Voitsekhovitch, I.; Voltolina, D.; Vondracek, P.; Vu, N. M. T.; Walkden, N.; Wauters, T.; Weiland, M.; Weinzettl, V.; Wensing, M.; Wiesen, S.; Wiesenberger, M.; Wilkie, G.; Willensdorfer, M.; Wischmeier, M.; Wu, K.; Xiang, L.; Zagorski, R.; Zaloga, D.; Zanca, P.; Zaplotnik, R.; Zebrowski, J.; Zhang, W.; Zisis, A.; Zoletnik, S.; Zuin, M.

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2019

20. A rotary and reciprocating scintillator based fast-ion loss detector for the MAST-U tokamak

Author

J. Ayllon-Guerola, J. Gonzalez-Martin, M. Rodriguez-Ramos, J. Galdon-Quiroga, L. Sanchis, M. Garcia-Munoz, R. J. Akers, James Buchanan, J. F. Rivero-Rodriguez, Dawn Harvey, D. García-Vallejo, D. Croft, K. G. McClements, R. Martin, European Commission, Universidad de Sevilla, García-Muñoz, M., Galdon-Quiroga, J., Ayllon-Guerola, J., Garcia-Vallejo, D., García-Muñoz, M. [0000-0002-3241-502X], Galdon-Quiroga, J. [0000-0002-7415-1894], Ayllon-Guerola, J. [0000-0001-8127-3921], and Garcia-Vallejo, D. [0000-0002-2319-2688]

Subjects
Physics, Tokamak, Gyroradius, business.industry, Detector, Collimator, Scintillator, Spherical tokamak, 01 natural sciences, 3. Good health, 010305 fluids & plasmas, law.invention, Optics, law, Physics::Plasma Physics, Temporal resolution, 0103 physical sciences, Pitch angle, 010306 general physics, business, Instrumentation
Abstract

The design and unique feature of the first fast-ion loss detector (FILD) for the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak - Upgrade (MAST-U) is presented here. The MAST-U FILD head is mounted on an axially and angularly actuated mechanism that makes it possible to independently adapt the orientation [0°, 90°] and radial position [1.40 m, 1.60 m] of the FILD head, i.e., its collimator, thus maximizing the detector velocity-space coverage in a broad range of plasma scenarios with different q95. The 3D geometry of the detector has been optimized to detect fast-ion losses from the neutral beam injectors. Orbit simulations are used to calculate the strike map and predict the expected signals. The results show a velocity-space range of [4 cm, 13 cm] in gyroradius and [30°, 85°] in pitch angle, covering the entire neutral beam ion energy range. The optical system will provide direct sight of the scintillator and simultaneous detection with two cameras, giving high spatial and temporal resolution. The MAST-U FILD will shed light on the dominant fast-ion transport mechanisms in one of the world’s two largest spherical tokamaks through absolute measurements of fast-ion losses, This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014-2018 under Grant Agreement No. 633053. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission. This research received funding from the V Plan Propio de Investigacion de la Universidad de Sevilla (PP2016-7145).

Published
2018
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21. First measurements of a scintillator based fast-ion loss detector near the ASDEX Upgrade divertor

Author

P. de Marne, J. Gonzalez-Martin, M. Rodriguez-Ramos, J. F. Rivero-Rodriguez, L. Sanchis-Sanchez, A. Herrmann, Jaime Domínguez, Mst Team, J. Galdon-Quiroga, A. Kovacsik, J. Ayllon-Guerola, S. Zoletnik, M. Garcia-Munoz, P. Leitenstern, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad de Sevilla. RNM138: Física Nuclear Aplicada, European Commission, Ayllon-Guerola, J. [0000-0001-8127-3921], García-Muñoz, M. [0000-0002-3241-502X], Galdon-Quiroga, J. [0000-0002-7415-1894], Ayllon-Guerola, J., García-Muñoz, M., Galdon-Quiroga, J., ASDEX Upgrade Team, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Max Planck Society, and MST1 Team

Subjects
010302 applied physics, Scintillation, Materials science, business.industry, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Divertor, Detector, Charge coupled device camera, Faraday cup, Collimator, Scintillator, 01 natural sciences, 010305 fluids & plasmas, law.invention, symbols.namesake, Optics, ASDEX Upgrade, law, Physics::Plasma Physics, 0103 physical sciences, symbols, business, Instrumentation
Abstract

A new reciprocating scintillator based fast-ion loss detector has been installed a few centimeters above the outer divertor of the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak and between two of its lower Edge Localized Modes (ELM) mitigation coils. The detector head containing the scintillator screen, Faraday cup, calibration lamp, and collimator systems are installed on a motorized reciprocating system that can adjust its position via remote control in between plasma discharges. Orbit simulations are used to optimize the detector geometry and velocity-space coverage. The scintillator image is transferred to the light acquisition systems outside of the vacuum via a lens relay (embedded in a 3D-printed titanium holder) and an in-vacuum image guide. A charge coupled device camera, for high velocity-space resolution, and an 8 × 8 channel avalanche photo diode camera, for high temporal resolution (up to 2 MHz), are used as light acquisition systems. Initial results showing velocity-space of neutral beam injection prompt losses and fast-ion losses induced by a (2, 1) neoclassical tearing mode are presented, This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014-2018 under Grant Agreement No. 633053. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission

Published
2018

22. First absolute measurements of fast-ion losses in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak

Author

J. Galdon-Quiroga, A. Hermann, L. Sanchis-Sanchez, M. C. Jiménez-Ramos, J. Ayllon-Guerola, B. Sieglin, Antti Snicker, M. Faitsch, J. F. Rivero-Rodriguez, J. García López, J. Gonzalez-Martin, M. Rodriguez-Ramos, M. Garcia-Munoz, P. de Marne, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y de Fabricación, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Aplicada II, Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad (MINECO). España, EUROfusion Consortium, Comunidad Europea de la Energía Atómica, Universidad de Sevilla, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), European Commission, and ASDEX Upgrade Team, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Max Planck Society

Subjects
Tokamak, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Scintillator, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, 010305 fluids & plasmas, law.invention, Optics, ASDEX Upgrade, law, Physics::Plasma Physics, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, Physics, business.industry, Detector, Fast-ion loss detector, Collimator, Absolute flux, Plasma, Condensed Matter Physics, Neutral beam injection, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Fast-ion, Ionoluminescence, Plasma diagnostics, business
Abstract

Trabajo presentado a la 21st Topical Conference on High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics, celebrada en Madison, Wisconsin (US) del 5 al 9 de junio de 2016., ASDEX Upgrade Team: et al., First absolute measurements of fast-ion losses have been obtained in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak by means of absolutely calibrated scintillator based fast ion loss detector and infrared measurements. An instrument function that includes scintillator efficiency, collimator geometry, optical transmission and camera efficiency has been constructed. Absolute flux of Neutral Beam Injection (NBI) prompt losses has been obtained in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) quiescent plasmas. ASCOT simulations are in fairly good agreement with FILD and IR measurements of the fast ion load., This research was supported in part by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (RYC2011-09152, FIS2015-69362-P and ENE2012-31087), the Marie Curie FP7 Integration Grant, PCIG11-GA-2012-321455, within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014–2018 under grant agreement number 633053 and the V Plan propio de la Universidad de Sevilla (VPPI-US).

Published
2017

23. Conceptual design of a scintillator based Imaging Heavy Ion Beam Probe for the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak

Author

J. Ayllon-Guerola, M. G. Dunne, E. Viezzer, J. Garcia-Lopez, M. C. Jiménez-Ramos, M. Rodriguez-Ramos, E. Wolfrum, M. Garcia-Munoz, J. Gonzalez-Martin, L. Sanchis-Sanchez, J. F. Rivero-Rodriguez, J. Galdon-Quiroga, G. Birkenmeier, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Galdon-Quiroga, J. [0000-0002-7415-1894], García-Muñoz, M. [0000-0002-3241-502X], Viezzer, Eleonora [0000-0001-6419-6848], Ayllon-Guerola, J. [0000-0001-8127-3921], García López, J. [0000-0003-4107-4383], Jiménez-Ramos, M. C. [0000-0001-7109-1040], ASDEX Upgrade Team, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Max Planck Society, Galdon-Quiroga, J., García-Muñoz, M., Viezzer, Eleonora, Ayllon-Guerola, J., García López, J., Jiménez-Ramos, M. C., Sanchis-Sanchez, L., and Sanchis-Sanchez, L. [0000-0001-8211-3356]

Subjects
Physics, Tokamak, Plasma parameters, business.industry, Plasma, Scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators), Scintillator, 01 natural sciences, 010305 fluids & plasmas, law.invention, Plasma diagnostics probes, Optics, ASDEX Upgrade, law, Scintillators, Temporal resolution, 0103 physical sciences, Electric potential, 010306 general physics, business, Heavy Ion Beam Probe, Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics, Beam (structure)
Abstract

Trabajo presentado en el 2nd European Conference on Plasma Diagnostics, celebrado en Bordeaux (Francia), del 18 al 22 de abril de 2017, A conceptual design of a new diagnostic for the simultaneous space and time resolved measurement of plasma density, potential and poloidal magnetic field fluctuations at ASDEX Upgrade is proposed. The diagnostic combines the detection techniques of standard heavy ion beam probes (HIBP) and scintillator based fast ion loss detectors (FILD), making use of an atomic beam to probe plasma parameters with high spatio-temporal resolution. This new approach takes advantage of using a neutral probe beam and a scintillator plate as detection system. The combination of these two techniques makes the diagnostic more compact than standard HIBP facilitating its integration in the machine. Simulations using an orbit following code have been carried out to investigate the viability of the proposed detection method based on the displacement of the beam strike-line on the scintillator plate. Relative plasma potential fluctuations from 10% to 100% in the potential well induce localized displacements in the strike line in the range of 0.1-1.0 mm, while poloidal magnetic field fluctuations such as those arising from edge currents produce displacements in the order of mm. The use of a scintillator screen provides virtually infinite spatial resolution together with a temporal resolution up to the MHz range, needed for the identification of internal fluctuations

Published
2017

24. First measurements of a magnetically driven fast-ion loss detector on ASDEX Upgrade

Author

J. Gonzalez-Martin, J. F. Rivero-Rodriguez, A. Herrmann, Jaime Domínguez, A. Kovacsik, J. Ayllon-Guerola, T. Lunt, S. Zoletnik, M. Garcia-Munoz, B. Sieglin, J. Galdon-Quiroga, P. Leitenstern, ASDEX Upgrade Team, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Max Planck Society, EUROfusion MST1 Team, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y de Fabricación, Comunidad Europea de Energía Atómica (EURATOM), and Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICIN). España

Subjects
Tokamak, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Faraday cup, Solenoid, 01 natural sciences, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, law.invention, 03 medical and health sciences, symbols.namesake, 0302 clinical medicine, Optics, ASDEX Upgrade, Physics::Plasma Physics, law, 0103 physical sciences, Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, business.industry, Detector, Collimator, Scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators), Electromagnetic coil, symbols, Plasma diagnostics - probes, Charge-coupled device, Detector design and construction technologies and materials, business
Abstract

A new scintillator-based fast-ion loss detector (FILD) has been deployed ∼45ˆ below the midplane of the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak. Port unavailability at this remote location requires an in-situ magnetically driven manipulator to move the diagnostic head horizontally through the scrape-off layer (SOL). The linear displacement is produced by an externally energized coil, whose magnetic dipole tries to align with the toroidal component of the tokamak magnetic field. The insertion is given by force balance between a retaining spring and the energized solenoid, whose current is regulated in real-time, opening the possibility of self-adaptive real-time control of the probe head location based on its temperature. The diagnostic head contains a scintillator screen, Faraday cup, thermocouple and collimator systems. The scintillator image is transferred to a vacuum window using a 3.5 meters quartz image guide. The light acquisition system is composed by a charge coupled device (CCD) camera, for high velocity-space resolution, and by an 8×4 channels avalanche photo diode (APD) camera, for high temporal resolution (up to 2 MHz). First measurements of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) induced fast-ion losses and radially resolved fast-ion losses are presented. Comunidad Europea de Energía Atómica (EURATOM) 633053 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación FPU15/06074

Published
2019

25. Determination of the Fast-Ion Phase-Space Coverage for the FILD Spatial Array of the ASDEX Upgrade Tokamak

Author

J. Gonzalez-Martin, M. Rodriguez-Ramos, L. Garcia-Baquero, L. Stipani, J. Ayllon-Guerola, J. García López, J. Galdon-Quiroga, M. Garcia-Munoz, A. Herrmann, L. Sanchis-Sanchez, J. F. Rivero-Rodriguez, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y de Fabricación, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). España, European Commission. Marie Curie FP7 Integration, Comunidad Europea de Energía Atómica (EURATOM), and EUROfusion Engineering

Subjects
Tokamak, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, nuclear instruments and methods for hot plasma diagnostics, Nuclear instruments and methods for hot plasma diagnostics, Space (mathematics), 01 natural sciences, Signal, scintillators and scintillating fibres and light guides, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, law.invention, Ion, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, ASDEX Upgrade, law, 0103 physical sciences, Scintillators and scintillating fibres and light guides, Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Detector, Plasma, Computational physics, Phase space, plasma diagnostics - probes, Plasma diagnostics - probes, High Energy Physics::Experiment
Abstract

The fast-ion phase-space coverage of the ASDEX Upgrade Fast-Ion Loss Detectors (FILD) has been estimated and the results are presented here. To that end, a numerical tool has been developed to determine particle orbits that can be accepted by each detector in the machine, depending on their radial position, without colliding to the first wall. Two different plasma shapes have been analyzed and results show excellent phase-space coverage for mostly all the detectors, especially for those located at the midplane and below it. The methodology developed provides an excellent way to estimate the signal of these detectors depending on the plasma scenario and can be easily extended to other machines. Also, this study can be complemented with thermal analysis to consider the structural integrity of the detectors, allowing determining optimal operation parameters both from the signal and safety standpoints.

Published
2019

26. A fast feedback controlled magnetic drive for the ASDEX Upgrade fast-ion loss detectors

Author

P. Leitenstern, J. Gonzalez-Martin, Jaime Domínguez, J. Galdon, L. Sanchis-Sanchez, J. García López, M. Kocan, J. Ayllon-Guerola, S. Zoletnik, J. F. Rivero-Rodriguez, S. Vorbrugg, A. D. Dominguez, D. García-Vallejo, J. P. Gunn, M. Rodriguez-Ramos, M. Garcia-Munoz, A. Herrmann, European Commission, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y Fabricación, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Aeroespacial y Mecánica de Fluidos, Universidad de Sevilla. RNM138: Física Nuclear Aplicada, Universidad de Sevilla. TEP111: Ingeniería Mecánica, and Universidad de Sevilla. TEP956: Flujos Multifásicos

Subjects
Physics, Radiation safety, Tokamak, Friction, Detector, Coils, 01 natural sciences, 010305 fluids & plasmas, law.invention, Retraction, Reciprocating motion, ASDEX Upgrade, law, Position (vector), Electromagnetic coil, 0103 physical sciences, Thermal, Eddy current, 010306 general physics, Instrumentation, Simulation, Tokamaks
Abstract

Trabajo presentado a la 21st Topical Conference on High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics, celebrada en Madison, Wisconsin (US) del 5 al 9 de junio de 2016. ASDEX Upgrade Team: et al., A magnetically driven fast-ion loss detector system for the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak has been designed and will be presented here. The device is feedback controlled to adapt the detector head position to the heat load and physics requirements. Dynamic simulations have been performed taking into account effects such as friction, coil self-induction, and eddy currents. A real time positioning control algorithm to maximize the detector operational window has been developed. This algorithm considers dynamical behavior and mechanical resistance as well as measured and predicted thermal loads. The mechanical design and real time predictive algorithm presented here may be used for other reciprocating systems., This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014-2018 under Grant Agreement No. 633053.

Published
2016

27. Conceptual design of the ITER fast-ion loss detector

Author

J. Gonzalez-Martin, M. Garcia-Munoz, Luciano Bertalot, J. García López, M. Rodriguez-Ramos, T. Giacomin, S. D. Pinches, N. Casal, J. Galdon, J. Ayllon-Guerola, J. F. Rivero-Rodriguez, L. Sanchis-Sanchez, George Vayakis, Y. Bonnet, Ch. Vorpahl, R. Walton, V. G. Kiptily, Michael Walsh, Antti Snicker, M. Kocan, Roger Reichle, E. Veshchev, M. C. Jiménez-Ramos, J. P. Gunn, European Commission, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y Fabricación, Universidad de Sevilla. RNM138: Física Nuclear Aplicada, and Universidad de Sevilla. TEP111: Ingeniería Mecánica

Subjects
Physics, Scintillation, Aperture, Nuclear engineering, Detector, Scintillator, 01 natural sciences, 010305 fluids & plasmas, Nuclear physics, Conceptual design, 0103 physical sciences, Orbit (dynamics), Neutron, Plasma diagnostics, 010306 general physics, Instrumentation
Abstract

et al., A conceptual design of a reciprocating fast-ion loss detector for ITER has been developed and is presented here. Fast-ion orbit simulations in a 3D magnetic equilibrium and up-to-date first wall have been carried out to revise the measurement requirements for the lost alpha monitor in ITER. In agreement with recent observations, the simulations presented here suggest that a pitch-angle resolution of ∼5° might be necessary to identify the loss mechanisms. Synthetic measurements including realistic lost alpha-particle as well as neutron and gamma fluxes predict scintillator signal-to-noise levels measurable with standard light acquisition systems with the detector aperture at ∼11 cm outside of the diagnostic first wall. At measurement position, heat load on detector head is comparable to that in present devices., This research was supported in part by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Grant Nos. RYC2011-09152, FIS2015-69362-P, and ENE2012- 31087) and the Marie Curie FP7 Integration Grant (No. PCIG11-GA2012-321455).

Published
2016

28. Velocity-space sensitivity and tomography of scintillator-based fast-ion loss detectors

Author

L. Sanchis-Sanchez, J. Gonzalez-Martin, M. Rodriguez-Ramos, Mirko Salewski, E. Viezzer, J. Galdon-Quiroga, J. Ayllon-Guerola, J. F. Rivero-Rodriguez, M. C. Jiménez-Ramos, A. S. Jacobsen, J. Garcia-Lopez, M. Garcia-Munoz, Galdon-Quiroga, J., García-Muñoz, M., Sanchis-Sanchez, L., Ayllon-Guerola, J., García López, J., Jiménez-Ramos, M. C., Viezzer, Eleonora, ASDEX Upgrade Team, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Max Planck Society, Galdon-Quiroga, J. [0000-0002-7415-1894], García-Muñoz, M. [0000-0002-3241-502X], Sanchis-Sanchez, L. [0000-0001-8211-3356], Ayllon-Guerola, J. [0000-0001-8127-3921], García López, J. [0000-0003-4107-4383], Jiménez-Ramos, M. C. [0000-0001-7109-1040], Viezzer, Eleonora [0000-0001-6419-6848], Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y de Fabricación, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). España, European Commission (EC). Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), European Commission (EC), and EUROfusion Consortium

Subjects
Physics, Tokamak, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, business.industry, Detector, Fast-ion losses, Scintillator, Condensed Matter Physics, 01 natural sciences, Charged particle, 3. Good health, 010305 fluids & plasmas, Ion, Optics, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, 0103 physical sciences, Velocity space, Velocity-space, Sensitivity (control systems), Tomography, 010306 general physics, business
Abstract

A simple model for the instrument function of scintillator-based fast-ion loss detectors (FILD) has been developed which accounts for the orbit trajectories in the 3D detector geometry and for the scintillator response. It allows us to produce synthetic FILD signals for a direct comparison between experiments and simulations. The model uses a weight function formalism to relate the velocity-space distribution of fast-ion losses reaching the detector pinhole to the scintillator pattern obtained experimentally, which can be understood as a distortion of the velocity-space distribution due to the finite resolution of the system. The tool allows us to recover the undistorted velocity-space distribution of the absolute flux of fast-ion losses reaching the detector pinhole from an experimental measurement using tomographic inversion methods, which can reveal additional details of the velocity-space distribution of the lost ions.

Published
2018

29. The impact of the fast ion fluxes and thermal plasma loads on the design of the ITER fast ion loss detector

Author

M. Garcia-Munoz, Y. Bonnet, N. Casal, J. Garcia-Lopez, C. Vorpahl, J. F. Rivero-Rodriguez, E. Veshchev, J. Ayllon-Guerola, L. Sanchis-Sanchez, Luciano Bertalot, R. Walton, Michael Walsh, J. Gonzalez-Martin, J. Galdon, J. P. Gunn, M. Rodriguez-Ramos, T. Giacomin, M. Kocan, George Vayakis, and Roger Reichle

Subjects
010302 applied physics, Materials science, Field line, Nuclear engineering, Detector, chemistry.chemical_element, Plasma, Tungsten, 01 natural sciences, 010305 fluids & plasmas, Ion, chemistry, Heat flux, Molybdenum, 0103 physical sciences, Thermal, Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics
Abstract

Thermal plasma loads to the ITER Fast Ion Loss Detector are studied for QDT = 10 burning plasma equilibrium using the 3D field line tracing. The simulations are performed for a FILD insertion 9–13 cm past the port plasma facing surface, optimized for fast ion measurements, and include the worst-case perturbation of the plasma boundary and the error in the magnetic reconstruction. The FILD head is exposed to superimposed time-averaged ELM heat load, static inter-ELM heat flux and plasma radiation. The study includes the estimate of the instantaneous temperature rise due to individual 0.6 MJ controlled ELMs. The maximum time-averaged surface heat load is 12 MW/m2 and will lead to increase of the FILD surface temperature well below the melting temperature of the materials considered here, for the FILD insertion time of 0.2 s. The worst-case instantaneous temperature rise during controlled 0.6 MJ ELMs is also significantly smaller than the melting temperature of e.g. Tungsten or Molybdenum, foreseen for the FILD housing.

Published
2017

30. Advances in the physics studies for the JT-60SA tokamak exploitation and research plan.

Author

G Giruzzi, M Yoshida, N Aiba, J F Artaud, J Ayllon-Guerola, O Beeke, A Bierwage, T Bolzonella, M Bonotto, C Boulbe, M Chernyshova, S Coda, R Coelho, D Corona, N Cruz, S Davis, C Day, G De Tommasi, M Dibon, and D Douai

Subjects
FUSION reactors, PLASMA physics, PHYSICS, PHYSICS research, PLASMA confinement, PLASMA boundary layers
Abstract

JT-60SA, the largest tokamak that will operate before ITER, has been designed and built jointly by Japan and Europe, and is due to start operation in 2020. Its main missions are to support ITER exploitation and to contribute to the demonstration fusion reactor machine and scenario design. Peculiar properties of JT-60SA are its capability to produce long-pulse, high-β, and highly shaped plasmas. The preparation of the JT-60SA Research Plan, plasma scenarios, and exploitation are producing physics results that are not only relevant to future JT-60SA experiments, but often constitute original contributions to plasma physics and fusion research. Results of this kind are presented in this paper, in particular in the areas of fast ion physics, high-beta plasma properties and control, and non-linear edge localised mode stability studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2020
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31. Thermo-mechanical assessment of the JT-60SA fast-ion loss detector

Author

M. Garcia-Munoz, N. Hajnal, Carlo Sozzi, J. Hidalgo-Salaverri, Valerio Tomarchio, M. Wanner, C. Cobacho-Rodriguez, J. Ayllon-Guerola, E. Perelli Cippo, D. García-Vallejo, M. Vallar, M. Verrecchia, Massimo Nocente, S. Davis, Guy Phillips, C. Piccinni, J. Segado-Fernandez, J. Nunez-Portillo, O. Putignano, A. Mancini, Ayllon-Guerola, J, Cobacho-Rodriguez, C, Segado-Fernandez, J, Hidalgo-Salaverri, J, Mancini, A, Nunez-Portillo, J, Garcia-Vallejo, D, Garcia-Munoz, M, Davis, S, Tomarchio, V, Hajnal, N, Piccinni, C, Verrecchia, M, Phillips, G, Vallar, M, Cippo, E, Nocente, M, Putignano, O, Sozzi, C, and Wanner, M

Subjects
Work (thermodynamics), Materials science, Tokamak, Plasma diagnostic, Nuclear engineering, fild, 01 natural sciences, 010305 fluids & plasmas, Ion, law.invention, law, 11. Sustainability, 0103 physical sciences, Thermal, General Materials Science, 010306 general physics, Civil and Structural Engineering, fast ion loss detector, plasma diagnostics, Mechanical Engineering, Detector, Finite element method, jt-60sa, FILDJT-60SA, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Head (vessel), simulations, mechanical assessment, thermal assessment, Thermo mechanical
Abstract

A fast-ion loss detector (FILD) is being designed for the JT-60SA tokamak. In this work, the preliminary mechanical design of this diagnostic is described. The expected motion needed to move the probe head between the parking and the measuring positions has been estimated by numerical simulations. A finite element thermal assessment of the detector is presented, to characterize its thermal response during the operation of the machine. Finally, the results of a preliminary electromagnetic analysis are reported to evaluate the impact of major disruptions on the structural components the system.

32. Velocity-space sensitivity and tomography of scintillator-based fast-ion loss detectors.

Author

J Galdon-Quiroga, M Garcia-Munoz, M Salewski, A S Jacobsen, L Sanchis-Sanchez, M Rodriguez-Ramos, J Ayllon-Guerola, J Garcia-Lopez, J Gonzalez-Martin, M C Jimenez-Ramos, J F Rivero-Rodriguez, E Viezzer, and Team, the ASDEX Upgrade

Subjects
PLASMA physics, FAST ions, SCINTILLATORS, VELOCITY, TOMOGRAPHY
Abstract

A simple model for the instrument function of scintillator-based fast-ion loss detectors (FILD) has been developed which accounts for the orbit trajectories in the 3D detector geometry and for the scintillator response. It allows us to produce synthetic FILD signals for a direct comparison between experiments and simulations. The model uses a weight function formalism to relate the velocity-space distribution of fast-ion losses reaching the detector pinhole to the scintillator pattern obtained experimentally, which can be understood as a distortion of the velocity-space distribution due to the finite resolution of the system. The tool allows us to recover the undistorted velocity-space distribution of the absolute flux of fast-ion losses reaching the detector pinhole from an experimental measurement using tomographic inversion methods, which can reveal additional details of the velocity-space distribution of the lost ions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018
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33. Magnetic equilibrium design for the SMART tokamak

Author

E. Viezzer, J. Segado-Fernandez, J. Ayllon-Guerola, G. Cunningham, J. Garcia-Lopez, Scott Doyle, Mikhail Gryaznevich, M. Agredano-Torres, D. Lopez-Aires, A. Mancini, P.F. Buxton, J.L. Garcia-Sanchez, C. Soria-Hoyo, Yong-Seok Hwang, Kyoung-Jae Chung, M. Garcia-Munoz, and European Commission

Subjects
Tokamak, Equilibrium, Null-field, Spherical tokamak, 01 natural sciences, 010305 fluids & plasmas, law.invention, law, Breakdown, 0103 physical sciences, General Materials Science, 010306 general physics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Physics, SMART, Mechanical Engineering, Divertor, Plasma, Radius, Magnetic field, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Electromagnetic coil, Plasma shaping, Atomic physics
Abstract

The SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak (SMART) device is a new compact (plasma major radius R≥0.40 m, minor radius a≥0.20 m, aspect ratio A≥1.7) spherical tokamak, currently in development at the University of Seville. The SMART device has been designed to achieve a magnetic field at the plasma center of up to B=1.0 T with plasma currents up to I=500 kA and a pulse length up to τ=500 ms. A wide range of plasma shaping configurations are envisaged, including triangularities between −0.50≤δ≤0.50 and elongations of κ≤2.25. Control of plasma shaping is achieved through four axially variable poloidal field coils (PF), and four fixed divertor (Div) coils, nominally allowing operation in lower-single null, upper-single null and double-null configurations. This work examines phase 2 of the SMART device, presenting a baseline reference equilibrium and two highly-shaped triangular equilibria. The relevant PF and Div coil current waveforms are also presented. Equilibria are obtained via an axisymmetric Grad-Shafranov force balance solver (Fiesta), in combination with a circuit equation rigid current displacement model (RZIp) to obtain time-resolved vessel and plasma currents., The authors would like to thank the VEST team for their technical and engineering support. This work received funding from the Fondo Europeo de Desarollo Regional (FEDER) by the European Commission under grant agreement numbers IE17-5670 and US-15570. In addition support from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 805162) is gratefully acknowledged.

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34. First absolute measurements of fast-ion losses in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak.

Author

M Rodriguez-Ramos, M Garcia-Munoz, M C Jimenez-Ramos, J Garcia Lopez, J Galdon-Quiroga, L Sanchis-Sanchez, J Ayllon-Guerola, M Faitsch, J Gonzalez-Martin, A Hermann, P de Marne, J F Rivero-Rodriguez, B Sieglin, A Snicker, and Team, the ASDEX Upgrade

Subjects
TOKAMAKS, SUPERIONIC conductors, SCINTILLATORS, COLLIMATORS, MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
Abstract

A new diagnostic technique that allows to obtain absolute fluxes of fast-ion losses measured with absolutely calibrated scintillator based fast-ion loss detectors (FILD) is presented here. First absolute fluxes of fast-ion losses have been obtained in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak. An instrument function that includes the scintillator efficiency, collimator geometry, optical transmission and camera efficiency has been constructed. The scintillator response to deuterium ions in the relevant energy range of fast-ions has been characterized using a tandem accelerator. Absolute flux of neutral beam injection (NBI) prompt losses has been obtained in magnetohydrodynamic quiescent plasmas. The temporal evolution of the heat load measured with FILD follows that measured at the FILD entrance obtained with an Infra-Red camera looking at the FILD detector head. ASCOT simulations are in good agreement with the absolute heat load of NBI prompt losses measured with FILD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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35. Divertor Tokamak Test facility project: status of design and implementation

Author

Francesco Romanelli, on behalf of DTT Contributors, D. Abate, E. Acampora, D. Agguiaro, R. Agnello, P. Agostinetti, M. Agostini, A. Aimetta, R. Albanese, G. Alberti, M. Albino, E. Alessi, S. Almaviva, M. Alonzo, R. Ambrosino, P. Andreoli, M. Angelone, M. Angelucci, C. Angioni, A. Angrisani Armenio, P. Antonini, D. Aprile, G. Apruzzese, M. Aquilini, G. Aragone, P. Arena, M. Ariola, G. Artaserse, L. Aucone, A. Augieri, F. Auriemma, J. Ayllon Guerola, N. Badodi, B. Baiocchi, L. Balbinot, C. Baldacchini, A. Balestri, T. Barberis, G. Barone, L. Barucca, M. Baruzzo, S. Begozzi, V. Belardi, F. Belli, A. Belpane, F. Beone, S. Bertolami, S. Bianucci, S. Bifaretti, S. Bigioni, W. Bin, P. Boccali, B. Boeswirth, E. Bogazzi, R. Bojoi, S. Bollanti, T. Bolzonella, F. Bombarda, M. Bonan, N. Bonanomi, A. Bonaventura, L. Boncagni, M. Bonesso, D. Bonfiglio, R. Bonifetto, D. Bonomi, D. Borgogno, T. Borzone, S. Botti, E. Boz, F. Braghin, M. Brena, S. Brezinsek, M. Brombin, A. Bruschi, S. Buonocore, P. Buratti, D. Busi, G. Calabrò, M. Caldora, G. Calvo, G. Camera, G. Campana, S. Candela, V. Candela, F. Cani, L. Cantone, F. Capaldo, S. Cappello, M. Caponero, S. Carchella, A. Cardinali, D. Carnevale, L. Carraro, C. Carrelli, V. Casalegno, I. Casiraghi, C. Castaldo, A. Castaldo, G. Castro, A. Carpignano, F. Causa, R. Cavazzana, M. Cavedon, M. Cavenago, M. Cecchini, S. Ceccuzzi, G. Celentano, L. Celona, C. Centioli, G.V. Centomani, S. Cesaroni, A.G. Chiariello, R. Chomicz, C. Cianfarani, F. Cichocki, M. Cinque, A. Cioffi, M. Ciotti, M. Cipriani, S. Ciufo, V. Claps, G. Claps, V. Coccorese, D. Coccorese, A. Colangeli, T. Coltella, F. Consoli, F. Cordella, D. Corradini, O. Costa, F. Crea, A. Cremona, F. Crescenzi, F. Crisanti, G. Cristofari, G. Croci, A. Cucchiaro, D. D’Ambrosio, M. Dal Molin, M. Dalla Palma, F. Danè, C. Day, M. De Angeli, V. De Leo, R. De Luca, E. De Marchi, G. De Marzi, G. De Masi, E. De Nardi, C. De Piccoli, G. De Sano, M. De Santis, G. De Tommasi, A. Del Nevo, A. Delfino, A. Della Corte, P. Deodati, S. Desiderati, E. Di Ferdinando, M.G. Di Florio, G. Di Gironimo, L.E. Di Grazia, V. Di Marzo, F. Di Paolo, E. Di Pietro, M. Di Pietrantonio, M. Di Prinzio, A. Di Silvestre, A. Di Zenobio, R. Dima, A. Domenichelli, A. Doria, G. Dose, S. Dubbioso, S. Dulla, I. Duran, M. Eboli, M. Elitropi, E. Emanuelli, B. Esposito, P. Ettorre, C. Fabbri, F. Fabbri, M. Fadone, M.M. Faggiano, F. Falcioni, M.V. Falessi, F. Fanale, P. Fanelli, A. Fassina, M. Favaretto, G. Favero, M. Ferraris, F. Ferrazza, C. Ferretti, A. Ferro, N. Ferron, C. Fiamozzi Zignani, L. Figini, F. Filippi, M. Filippini, A. Fimiani, M. Fincato, F. Fiorenza, D. Fiorucci, D. Flammini, F. Flora, N. Fonnesu, P. Franz, L. Frassinetti, A. Frattolillo, R. Freda, R. Fresa, A. Frescura, P. Frosi, M. Fulici, M. Furno Palumbo, V. Fusco, P. Fusco, L. Gabellier, P. Gaetani, E. Gaio, E. Gajetti, A. Galatà, J. Galdon Quiroga, D.L. Galindo Huertas, S. Gammino, G. Gandolfo, S. Garavaglia, J. Garcia Lopez, M. Garcia Muñoz, P. Gaudio, M. Gelfusa, G. Gervasini, L. Giannini, M. Giarrusso, C. Gil, F. Giorgetti, E. Giovannozzi, G. Giruzzi, L. Giudicotti, M. Gobbin, G. Gorini, G. Granucci, D. Grasso, T. Grasso, S. Grazioso, H. Greuner, G. Griva, G. Grosso, S. Guerini, J.P. Gunn, V. Hauer, J. Hidalgo Salaverri, M. Hoppe, M. Houry, M. Hoelzl, A. Iaboni, M. Iafrati, A. Iaiunese, V. Imbriani, D. Indrigo, P. Innocente, F. Koechl, B. Končar, A. Kryzhanovskyy, L. Laguardia, D.A. Lampasi, C. Lanchi, F. Lanzotti, A. Lanzotti, M. Laquaniti, F. Leone, J. Li, M. Libè, F. Lisanti, D. Liuzza, F. Locati, R. Lombroni, R. Lorenzini, P. Lorusso, L. Lotto, J. Loureiro, F. Lucca, T. Luda Di Cortemiglia, P. Maccari, G. Maddaluno, S. Magagnino, G. Manca, A. Mancini, P. Mandalà, B. Mandolesi, F. Mandrile, G. Manduchi, S. Manfrin, M. Manganelli, P. Mantica, G. Marchiori, N. Marconato, G. Marelli, A. Mariani, A. Marin, R. Marinari, M. Marinelli, F. Marino, P. Marino, D. Marocco, R. Marsilio, E. Martelli, P. Martin, F. Martinelli, G. Martini, R. Martone, A. Marucci, D. Marzullo, V. Masala, D. Mascali, F. Mascari, A. Masi, N. Massanova, S. Mastrostefano, M. Mattei, G. Mauro, S. Mauro, C. Meineri, L. Melaragni, A. Mele, P. Meller, S. Meloni, I. Menicucci, G. Messina, L. Mezi, G. Miccichè, M. Micheletti, S. Migliori, D. Milanesio, F. Milazzo, R. Milazzo, P. Minelli, S. Minucci, F. Mirizzi, M. Missirlian, D. Monarca, C. Monti, M. Mori, A. Moriani, L. Morici, A. Moro, F. Moro, P. Mosetti, R. Mozzillo, A. Murari, A. Muraro, D. Murra, P. Muscente, S. Musumeci, L. Muzzi, G.F. Nallo, F. Napoli, E. Nardon, E. Naselli, R. Neu, M. Nocente, M. Notazio, S. Nowak, E. Ocello, A. Oliva, V. Orsetti, A. Orsini, F.P. Orsitto, M. Ortino, M. Ottavi, G. Paccagnella, D. Pacella, I. Pagani, N. Paganucci, A. Pagliaro, V. Palazzolo, M. Palermo, S. Palomba, F. Panza, D. Paoletti, M. Parisi, R. Pasqualotto, S. Passarello, M. Passoni, T. Patton, L. Pelliccia, A. Peloso, A. Pepato, E. Perelli, A. Perencin, S. Peruzzo, A. Pesenti, N. Pedroni, P. Petrolini, V. Piergotti, A. Pidatella, L. Pigatto, M. Pillon, T. Pinna, S. Pipolo, S. Piras, C. Piron, L. Piron, A. Pironti, M. Pistilli, D. Placido, A. Pizzuto, P. Platania, A. Polimadei, F. Pollastrone, G.M. Polli, N. Pomaro, F. Pompili, C. Ponti, F. Porcelli, V. Prandelli, A. Previti, A. Princiotta, G. Pucino, F. Quaglia, A. Quercia, F. Raffaelli, G. Ramogida, G. Ranieri, B. Raspante, D. Ravarotto, G.L. Ravera, A. Reale, P. Rebesan, M. Recchia, D. Regine, F. Renno, B. Riccardi, D. Ricci, D. Rigamonti, M. Ripani, N. Rispoli, S. Roccella, G. Rocchi, H. Roche, M. Romanato, F. Romanelli, G. Romanelli, R. Romaniello, A. Romano, M. Romano, R. Romano, R. Rossi, G. Rubinacci, G. Rubino, S. Rubino, J. Rueda Rueda, A. Rufoloni, C. Salvia, P. Salvini, M. Scarpari, A. Salvitti, L. Salvò, S. Sandri, F. Santoro, A. Satriano, L. Savoldi, C. Scardino, G. Schettini, S. Schmuck, J. Scionti, M. Scisciò, M. Scungio, K. Sedlak, L. Senni, G. Sias, A. Sibio, A. Simonetto, L. Singh, A. Sirignano, C. Sozzi, I. Spada, S. Spagnolo, L. Spinicci, G. Spizzo, M. Spolaore, C. Stefanini, H. Strobel, F. Subba, F. Taccogna, B. Taheri, C. Tantos, A. Tarallo, M. Tarantino, G. Tardini, M. Tardocchi, P. Tarfila, A. Tenaglia, C. Terlizzi, D. Terranova, D. Testa, E. Testa, R. Testoni, V. Toigo, G. Torrisi, A. Trotta, G. Trovato, E. Tsitrone, A. Tuccillo, O. Tudisco, M. Turcato, S. Turtù, A. Uccello, M. Ugoletti, O. Uras, M. Uras, M. Utili, V. Vaccaro, F. Valentini, L. Valletti, M. Valisa, D. Van Eester, D. Vanzan, E. Vassallo, G. Vecchi, M. Vellucci, I. Venneri, G. Ventura, M. Veranda, L. Verdini, C. Verona, G. Verona Rinati, F. Veronese, N. Vianello, F. Viganò, O. Villano, R. Villari, F. Villone, P. Vincenzi, V. Vitale, F. Vivio, G. Vlad, M. Wischmeier, H.S. Wu, I. Wyss, R. Zanino, B. Zaniol, F. Zanon, A. Zappatore, G. Zavarise, P. Zito, A. Zoppoli, M. Zucchetti, M. Zuin, and P. Zumbolo

Subjects
divertor, exhaust, plasma scenarios, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract

An overview is presented of the progress since 2021 in the construction and scientific programme preparation of the Divertor Tokamak Test (DTT) facility. Licensing for building construction has been granted at the end of 2021. Licensing for Cat. A radiologic source has been also granted in 2022. The construction of the toroidal field magnet system is progressing. The prototype of the 170 GHz gyrotron has been produced and it is now under test on the FALCON facility. The design of the vacuum vessel, the poloidal field coils and the civil infrastructures has been completed. The shape of the first DTT divertor has been agreed with EUROfusion to test different plasma and exhaust scenarios: single null, double null, X-divertor and negative triangularity plasmas. A detailed research plan is being elaborated with the involvement of the EUROfusion laboratories.

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2024
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36. Simulation of a scintillator-based fast ion loss detector for steady-state operation in Wendelstein 7-X (invited).

Author

LeViness A, Lazerson SA, Jansen van Vuuren A, Rueda-Rueda J, Ayllon-Guerola J, Bozhenkov S, Corl D, Ellis R, Galdon-Quiroga J, Garcia-Dominguez J, Garcia-Munoz M, Hidalgo-Salaverri J, Ogawa K, Pablant N, and Segado-Fernandez J

Abstract

A quantitative theoretical framework has been created to model neutral beam injection and fast ion losses in the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator, including a novel method to develop synthetic diagnostics for fast ion loss detectors (FILDs) of many types, such as scintillating and Faraday Cup FILDs. This is the first time that this has been done in stellarator geometry with this level of fidelity, providing a way for fast ion losses to be predicted more precisely in future stellarator experiments and in W7-X. Simulations of the signal seen by a Faraday Cup FILD have been completed for multiple W7-X plasmas and show close agreement with the measured signals. This method is now applied to an actively water-cooled, scintillator-based FILD, which is currently in development to measure the fast ion loss distribution in W7-X in greater detail. The design makes use of a double slit to measure energy-and-pitch-angle-resolved losses of both co-going and counter-going fast ions. The diagnostic, which can be inserted to different radial positions, has been designed to withstand steady-state heat fluxes of up to 120 kW/m2 along with additional transient heat loads of 100 kW/m2 lasting for up to 20 s at a time. Simulations of W7-X standard magnetic configuration show up to 8 × 1013 (s-1 cm-2) ion fluxes onto the sensor from each neutral beam source and no signal from the counter-going slit. These simulations will help inform experimental proposals for future W7-X campaigns after installation of this diagnostic., (© 2024 Author(s). Published under an exclusive license by AIP Publishing.)

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2024
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37. Self-adaptive diagnostic of radial fast-ion loss measurements on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak (invited).

Author

Gonzalez-Martin J, Garcia-Munoz M, Sieglin B, Herrmann A, Lunt T, Ayllon-Guerola J, Galdon-Quiroga J, Hidalgo-Salaverri J, Kovacsik A, Rivero-Rodriguez JF, Sanchis L, Silvagni D, Zoletnik S, and Dominguez J

Abstract

A poloidal array of scintillator-based Fast-Ion Loss Detectors (FILDs) has been installed in the ASDEX Upgrade (AUG) tokamak. While all AUG FILD systems are mounted on reciprocating arms driven externally by servomotors, the reciprocating system of the FILD probe located just below the midplane is based on a magnetic coil that is energized in real-time by the AUG discharge control system. This novel reciprocating system allows, for the first time, real-time control of the FILD position including infrared measurements of its probe head temperature to avoid overheating. This considerably expands the diagnostic operational window, enabling unprecedented radial measurements of fast-ion losses. Fast collimator-slit sweeping (up to 0.2 mm/ms) is used to obtain radially resolved velocity-space measurements along 8 cm within the scrape-off layer. This provides a direct evaluation of the neutral beam deposition profiles via first-orbit losses. Moreover, the light-ion beam probe (LIBP) technique is used to infer radial profiles of fast-ion orbit deflection. This radial-LIBP technique is applied to trapped orbits (exploring both the plasma core and the FILD stroke near the wall), enabling radial localization of internal plasma fluctuations (neoclassical tearing modes). This is quantitatively compared against electron cyclotron emission measurements, showing excellent agreement. For the first time, radial profiles of fast-ion losses in MHD quiescent plasmas as well as in the presence of magnetic islands and edge localized modes are presented.

Published
2021
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38. Design and simulation of an imaging neutral particle analyzer for the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak.

Author

Rueda-Rueda J, García-Muñoz M, Viezzer E, Schneider PA, García-Domínguez J, Ayllon-Guerola J, Galdón-Quiroga J, Herrmann A, Du XD, Van Zeeland MA, Oyola P, and Rodriguez-Ramos M

Abstract

An Imaging Neutral Particle Analyzer (INPA) diagnostic has been designed for the ASDEX Upgrade (AUG) tokamak. The AUG INPA diagnostic will measure fast neutrals escaping the plasma after charge exchange reactions. The neutrals will be ionized by a 20 nm carbon foil and deflected toward a scintillator by the local magnetic field. The use of a neutral beam injector (NBI) as an active source of neutrals will provide radially resolved measurements, while the use of a scintillator as an active component will allow us to cover the whole plasma along the NBI line with unprecedented phase-space resolution (<12 keV and 8 cm) and a fast temporal response (up to 1 kHz with the high resolution acquisition system and above 100 kHz with the low resolution one), making it suitable to study localized fast-ion redistributions in phase space.

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2021
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39. A rotary and reciprocating scintillator based fast-ion loss detector for the MAST-U tokamak.

Author

Rivero-Rodriguez JF, Garcia-Munoz M, Martin R, Galdon-Quiroga J, Ayllon-Guerola J, Akers RJ, Buchanan J, Croft D, Garcia-Vallejo D, Gonzalez-Martin J, Harvey D, McClements KG, Rodriguez-Ramos M, and Sanchis L

Abstract

The design and unique feature of the first fast-ion loss detector (FILD) for the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak - Upgrade (MAST-U) is presented here. The MAST-U FILD head is mounted on an axially and angularly actuated mechanism that makes it possible to independently adapt the orientation [0°, 90°] and radial position [1.40 m, 1.60 m] of the FILD head, i.e., its collimator, thus maximizing the detector velocity-space coverage in a broad range of plasma scenarios with different q 95 . The 3D geometry of the detector has been optimized to detect fast-ion losses from the neutral beam injectors. Orbit simulations are used to calculate the strike map and predict the expected signals. The results show a velocity-space range of [4 cm, 13 cm] in gyroradius and [30°, 85°] in pitch angle, covering the entire neutral beam ion energy range. The optical system will provide direct sight of the scintillator and simultaneous detection with two cameras, giving high spatial and temporal resolution. The MAST-U FILD will shed light on the dominant fast-ion transport mechanisms in one of the world's two largest spherical tokamaks through absolute measurements of fast-ion losses.

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2018
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40. First measurements of a scintillator based fast-ion loss detector near the ASDEX Upgrade divertor.

Author

Gonzalez-Martin J, Ayllon-Guerola J, Garcia-Munoz M, Herrmann A, Leitenstern P, De Marne P, Zoletnik S, Kovacsik A, Galdon-Quiroga J, Rivero-Rodriguez J, Rodriguez-Ramos M, Sanchis-Sanchez L, and Dominguez J

Abstract

A new reciprocating scintillator based fast-ion loss detector has been installed a few centimeters above the outer divertor of the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak and between two of its lower Edge Localized Modes (ELM) mitigation coils. The detector head containing the scintillator screen, Faraday cup, calibration lamp, and collimator systems are installed on a motorized reciprocating system that can adjust its position via remote control in between plasma discharges. Orbit simulations are used to optimize the detector geometry and velocity-space coverage. The scintillator image is transferred to the light acquisition systems outside of the vacuum via a lens relay (embedded in a 3D-printed titanium holder) and an in-vacuum image guide. A charge coupled device camera, for high velocity-space resolution, and an 8 × 8 channel avalanche photo diode camera, for high temporal resolution (up to 2 MHz), are used as light acquisition systems. Initial results showing velocity-space of neutral beam injection prompt losses and fast-ion losses induced by a (2, 1) neoclassical tearing mode are presented.

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2018
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41. Conceptual design of the ITER fast-ion loss detector.

Author

Garcia-Munoz M, Kocan M, Ayllon-Guerola J, Bertalot L, Bonnet Y, Casal N, Galdon J, Garcia Lopez J, Giacomin T, Gonzalez-Martin J, Gunn JP, Jimenez-Ramos MC, Kiptily V, Pinches SD, Rodriguez-Ramos M, Reichle R, Rivero-Rodriguez JF, Sanchis-Sanchez L, Snicker A, Vayakis G, Veshchev E, Vorpahl C, Walsh M, and Walton R

Abstract

A conceptual design of a reciprocating fast-ion loss detector for ITER has been developed and is presented here. Fast-ion orbit simulations in a 3D magnetic equilibrium and up-to-date first wall have been carried out to revise the measurement requirements for the lost alpha monitor in ITER. In agreement with recent observations, the simulations presented here suggest that a pitch-angle resolution of ∼5° might be necessary to identify the loss mechanisms. Synthetic measurements including realistic lost alpha-particle as well as neutron and gamma fluxes predict scintillator signal-to-noise levels measurable with standard light acquisition systems with the detector aperture at ∼11 cm outside of the diagnostic first wall. At measurement position, heat load on detector head is comparable to that in present devices.

Published
2016
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42. A fast feedback controlled magnetic drive for the ASDEX Upgrade fast-ion loss detectors.

Author

Ayllon-Guerola J, Gonzalez-Martin J, Garcia-Munoz M, Rivero-Rodriguez J, Herrmann A, Vorbrugg S, Leitenstern P, Zoletnik S, Galdon J, Garcia Lopez J, Rodriguez-Ramos M, Sanchis-Sanchez L, Dominguez AD, Kocan M, Gunn JP, Garcia-Vallejo D, and Dominguez J

Abstract

A magnetically driven fast-ion loss detector system for the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak has been designed and will be presented here. The device is feedback controlled to adapt the detector head position to the heat load and physics requirements. Dynamic simulations have been performed taking into account effects such as friction, coil self-induction, and eddy currents. A real time positioning control algorithm to maximize the detector operational window has been developed. This algorithm considers dynamical behavior and mechanical resistance as well as measured and predicted thermal loads. The mechanical design and real time predictive algorithm presented here may be used for other reciprocating systems.

Published
2016
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