The JOREK non-linear extended MHD code and applications to large-scale instabilities and their control in magnetically confined fusion plasmas

M Hoelzl, GTA Huijsmans, SJP Pamela… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
JOREK is a massively parallel fully implicit non-linear extended magneto-hydrodynamic
(MHD) code for realistic tokamak X-point plasmas. It has become a widely used versatile …

Recent progress in modeling ICRF-edge plasma interactions with application to ASDEX Upgrade

W Zhang, R Bilato, V Bobkov, A Cathey… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper summarizes recent progress in modeling the interaction between ion cyclotron
range of frequency (ICRF) waves and edge plasma with application to ASDEX Upgrade. The …

Quasicontinuous exhaust scenario for a fusion reactor: the renaissance of small edge localized modes

GF Harrer, M Faitsch, L Radovanovic, E Wolfrum… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Tokamak operational regimes with small edge localized modes (ELMs) could be a solution
to the problem of large transient heat loads in fusion reactors. A ballooning mode near the …

[HTML][HTML] Development of the neutral model in the nonlinear MHD code JOREK: Application to E× B drifts in ITER PFPO-1 plasmas

SQ Korving, GTA Huijsmans, JS Park, A Loarte… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The prediction of power fluxes and plasma-wall interactions impacted by MHD processes
during ITER operation [disruption, Edge Localized Modes (ELMs), 3D magnetic fields …

[HTML][HTML] A generalised formulation of G-continuous Bezier elements applied to non-linear MHD simulations

SJP Pamela, GTA Huijsmans, M Hoelzl… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The international tokamak ITER is progressing towards assembly completion and first-
plasma operation, which will be a physics and engineering challenge for the fusion …

Complex structure of turbulence across the ASDEX Upgrade pedestal

LA Leppin, T Görler, M Cavedon, MG Dunne… - Journal of Plasma …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The theoretical investigation of relevant turbulent transport mechanisms in H-mode
pedestals is a great scientific and numerical challenge. In this study, we address this …

Transport and acceleration mechanism of fast ions during edge localized modes in ASDEX Upgrade

JF Rivero-Rodríguez, J Galdon-Quiroga… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Observations of enhanced fast-ion losses during edge localized modes (ELMs) have been
reported in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak, revealing losses above the injection energy. This …

MHD simulations of small ELMs at low triangularity in ASDEX Upgrade

A Cathey, M Hoelzl, G Harrer, MG Dunne… - Plasma Physics and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The development of small and no-ELM regimes for ITER is a high priority topic due to the
risks associated with type-I ELMs. By considering non-linear extended …

Extended full-MHD simulation of non-linear instabilities in tokamak plasmas

SJP Pamela, A Bhole, GTA Huijsmans, B Nkonga… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Non-linear magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations play an essential role in active
research and understanding of tokamak plasmas for the realization of a fusion power plant …

Statistical assessment of ELM triggering by pellets on JET

M Lennholm, R McKean, R Mooney… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This article investigates the triggering of ELMs on JET by injection of frozen pellets of
isotopes of Hydrogen. A method is established to determine the probability that a specific …