Physics research on the TCV tokamak facility: from conventional to alternative scenarios and beyond

S Coda, M Agostini, R Albanese, S Alberti… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The research program of the TCV tokamak ranges from conventional to advanced-tokamak
scenarios and alternative divertor configurations, to exploratory plasmas driven by …

Self-consistent cross-field transport model for core and edge plasma transport

S Baschetti, H Bufferand, G Ciraolo, P Ghendrih… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
A two-equation model to self-consistently determine cross-field fluxes in the edge and
scrape-off layer (SOL) region of diverted plasma is used to complete 2D mean-field edge …

Divertor power load studies for attached L-mode single-null plasmas in TCV

R Maurizio, S Elmore, N Fedorczak, A Gallo… - Nuclear …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper investigates the power loads at the inner and outer divertor targets of attached,
Ohmic L-mode, deuterium plasmas in the TCV tokamak, in various experimental situations …

Theory-based scaling laws of near and far scrape-off layer widths in single-null L-mode discharges

M Giacomin, A Stagni, P Ricci, JA Boedo… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Theory-based scaling laws of the near and far scrape-off layer (SOL) widths are
analytically derived for L-mode diverted tokamak discharges by using a two-fluid model. The …

[HTML][HTML] Neutral pressure and separatrix density related models for seed impurity divertor radiation in ASDEX Upgrade

A Kallenbach, M Bernert, R Dux, T Eich… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Analytical expressions for the divertor radiation around the onset of detachment based on
the divertor neutral pressure and the upstream separatrix density are tested against …

Dependence of divertor turbulence on plasma density and current in TCV

C Wüthrich, C Theiler, DS Oliveira, Y Wang… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
To reliably predict the distribution of heat and particle fluxes at the target plates of tokamaks,
a comprehensive understanding of turbulence throughout the entire Scrape-Off-Layer (SOL) …

X-point potential well formation in diverted tokamaks with unfavorable magnetic field direction

M Wensing, J Loizu, H Reimerdes, BP Duval… - Nuclear …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Fluid simulations of the boundary of fusion plasmas predict the formation of an electric
potential well in the vicinity of the X-point in detached divertor conditions with B t in the …

Dependence of the L-Mode scrape-off layer power fall-off length on the upper triangularity in TCV

M Faitsch, R Maurizio, A Gallo, S Coda… - Plasma Physics and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reports on experimental observations on TCV with a scan in upper triangularity
${\delta} _ {\mathrm {up}} $, including negative triangularity, focusing on the power fall-off …

Impact of collisionality on turbulence in the edge of tokamak plasma using 3D global simulations

R Tatali, E Serre, P Tamain, D Galassi… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Collisionality is one of the key parameters in determining turbulent transport in the plasma
edge, regulating phenomena such as' shoulder formation', separation of scale lengths in the …

Progress toward divertor detachment on TCV within H-mode operating parameters

JR Harrison, C Theiler, O Février… - Plasma Physics and …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent experiments on Tokamak à Configuration Variable have made significant progress
toward partial detachment of the outer divertor in neutral beam heated H-mode plasmas in …