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Model-based electron density estimation using multiple diagnostics on TCV

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Model-based electron density estimation using multiple diagnostics on TCV

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Estimation of the dynamic evolution of electron plasma density during a tokamak discharge is cru- cial since it directly affects the plasma performance, confinement and stability, therefore it needs to be monitored and controlled. Knowledge of the density ...

2022

Physics and applications of three-ion ICRF scenarios for fusion research

Henri Weisen, Javier García Hernández, Mikhail Maslov, Samuele Mazzi

This paper summarizes the physical principles behind the novel three-ion scenarios using radio frequency waves in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF). We discuss how to transform mode conversion electron heating into a new flexible ICRF technique ...

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High resolution density pedestal measurements during edge localized modes by short-pulse reflectometry in the TCV tokamak

Stefano Coda, Benoît Labit, Laurie Porte, Pedro Andres Molina Cabrera

This publication presents high spatio-temporal resolution (mm/μs) density profile measurements of the pedestal top during type I, III, and small edge localized mode (ELM) H- mode plasmas in the Tokamak à Configuration Variable (TCV). These measurements wer ...

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Millimeter-Wave Beam Scattering by Edge Turbulence in Magnetically-Confined Plasmas

Oulfa Chellaï

High-power millimeter-waves (mmw) in the electron cyclotron range of frequencies are extensively used in fusion devices. They have become essential for a number of applications ranging from plasma heating and current drive to core confinement preservation. ...

EPFL2019

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This work reports developments of the incoherent TS diagnostic capabilities in the Tokamak a Configuration Variable (TCV). Their goals are to (i) diagnose the TCV divertor region, and (ii) provide Te and ne profiles of the plasma bulk in real-time. These t ...

IOP PUBLISHING LTD2019

Predictive modelling of plasma profiles is an essential part of ongoing research in tokamak plasmas, required for a successful realization of future fusion reactors. This thesis focuses on upgrading the RAPTOR code to extend the area of its applicability f ...

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An arbitrary wavelength solver for global gyrokinetic simulations. Application to the study of fine radial structures on microturbulence due to non-adiabatic passing electron dynamics

Laurent Villard, Stephan Brunner, Trach-Minh Tran, Ben McMillan, Gabriele Merlo, Julien Stanislas Pierre Dominski

The influence of the fine layers of the non-adiabatic passing electron response on electrostatic turbulent transport, previously studied systematically in flux tube geometry [Dominski et al., Phys. Plasmas 22, 062303 (2015)], is pursued in global geometry ...

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Profile control simulations and experiments on TCV: a controller test environment and results using a model-based predictive controller

Olivier Sauter, Timothy Goodman, Jean-Marc Moret, Federico Alberto Alfredo Felici, Antoine Pierre Emmanuel Alexis Merle, Cristian Galperti, Mengdi Kong, Francesco Carpanese, Sun Hee Kim, Doohyun Kim, Anna Teplukhina, Donghyun Kim

The successful performance of a model predictive profile controller is demonstrated in simulations and experiments on the TCV tokamak, employing a profile controller test environment. Stable high-performance tokamak operation in hybrid and advanced plasma ...

2017

A flexible numerical scheme for simulating plasma turbulence in the tokamak scrape-off layer

Paolo Ricci, Paola Paruta, Federico David Halpern, Fabio Riva

Simulating the most external plasma region of a tokamak, the scrape-off layer (SOL), is of crucial importance in the way toward a fusion reactor as heat load on the vessel wall, impurity generation, overall plasma confinement, all depend on the plasma dyna ...

2015

Selected highlights of ECH/ECCD physics studies in the TCV tokamak

Olivier Sauter, Basil Duval, Stefano Coda, Timothy Goodman, Federico Alberto Alfredo Felici, Joan Decker, Doohyun Kim, Donghyun Kim

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EDP Sciences2015

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