First results of ELM triggering with a multichamber lithium granule injector into EAST discharges

Z Sun, R Lunsford, R Maingi, JS Hu… - … on Plasma Science, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A critical challenge facing the basic long-pulse H-mode for ITER is to control edge-localized
modes (ELMs). A new method using a multichamber lithium (Li) granule injector (LGI) for …

Injected mass deposition thresholds for lithium granule instigated triggering of edge localized modes on EAST

R Lunsford, Z Sun, R Maingi, JS Hu, D Mansfield… - Nuclear …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The ability of an injected lithium granule to promptly trigger an edge localized mode (ELM)
has been established in multiple experiments. By horizontally injecting granules ranging in …

High frequency pacing of edge localized modes by injection of lithium granules in DIII-D H-mode discharges

A Bortolon, R Maingi, DK Mansfield, A Nagy… - Nuclear …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
A newly installed Lithium Granule Injector (LGI) was used to pace edge localized modes
(ELM) in DIII-D. ELM pacing efficiency was studied injecting lithium granules of nominal …

First observations of ELM triggering by injected lithium granules in EAST

DK Mansfield, AL Roquemore, T Carroll, Z Sun… - Nuclear …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The first results of edge-localized mode (ELM) pacing using small spherical lithium granules
injected mechanically into H-mode discharges are reported. Triggering of ELMs was …

Reduction of Edge-Localized Mode Intensity Using High-Repetition-Rate <?format ?>Pellet Injection in Tokamak -Mode Plasmas

LR Baylor, N Commaux, TC Jernigan, NH Brooks… - Physical review …, 2013 - APS
High repetition rate injection of deuterium pellets from the low-field side (LFS) of the DIII-D
tokamak is shown to trigger high-frequency edge-localized modes (ELMs) at up to 12× the …

ELM mitigation by means of supersonic molecular beam and pellet injection on the EAST superconducting tokamak

JS Hu, Z Sun, CZ Li, XW Zhen, JG Li, HY Guo… - Journal of nuclear …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper, we will present experimental results from EAST on the mitigation of edge
localized modes (ELMs) using recently developed deuterium/lithium pellet injections as well …

ELM frequency enhancement and discharge modification through lithium granule injection into EAST H-modes

R Lunsford, JS Hu, Z Sun, R Maingi… - Nuclear …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The injection of impurity granules into fusion research discharges can serve as a catalyst for
ELM events. For sufficiently low ELM frequencies, and granule sizes above a threshold, this …

Lithium granular injector operational experience triggering ELMs in H-mode on DIII-D

A Nagy, A Bortolon, EP Gilson… - 2015 IEEE 26th …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An injector device to trigger frequent edge localized modes (ELMs) was developed at
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and subsequently installed and operated on …

ELM frequency control by continuous small pellet injection in ASDEX Upgrade

PT Lang, J Neuhauser, LD Horton, T Eich… - Nuclear …, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
Injection of cryogenic deuterium pellets has been successfully applied in ASDEX Upgrade
for external edge localized mode (ELM) frequency control in type-I ELMy H-mode discharge …

Features of spontaneous and pellet-induced ELMs on the HL-2A tokamak

Y Huang, CH Liu, L Nie, Z Feng, XQ Ji, K Yao… - Nuclear …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The pellet pacing ELM mitigation concept is being tested in some tokamaks such as ASDEX
Upgrade, DIII-D and JET. By increasing the ELM frequency, the ELM size can be reduced …