Physics of ultimate detachment of a tokamak divertor plasma

SI Krasheninnikov, AS Kukushkin - Journal of Plasma Physics, 2017 - cambridge.org
The basic physics of the processes playing the most important role in divertor plasma
detachment is reviewed. The models used in the two-dimensional edge plasma transport …

Erosion, screening, and migration of tungsten in the JET divertor

S Brezinsek, A Kirschner, M Mayer… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The erosion of tungsten (W), induced by the bombardment of plasma and impurity particles,
determines the lifetime of plasma-facing components as well as impacting on plasma …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma edge and plasma-wall interaction modelling: Lessons learned from metallic devices

S Wiesen, M Groth, M Wischmeier, S Brezinsek… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Robust power exhaust schemes employing impurity seeding are needed for target
operational scenarios in present day tokamak devices with metallic plasma-facing …

Experimental study on the role of the target electron temperature as a key parameter linking recycling to plasma performance in JET-ILW

B Lomanowski, M Dunne, N Vianello, S Aleiferis… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Changes in global and edge plasma parameters (H 98 (y, 2), dimensionless
collisionality ν*, core density peaking, separatrix density ne, sep) with variations in the D 2 …

Numerical simulation of deuterium retention in tungsten under ELM-like conditions

V Kulagin, Y Gasparyan - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
Retention of hydrogen isotopes (HI) in plasma-facing components (PFCs) is a crucial
process influencing the operation of a fusion device. The dynamics of HI retention is mainly …

Grassy-ELM regime with edge resonant magnetic perturbations in fully noninductive plasmas in the DIII-D tokamaka

R Nazikian, CC Petty, A Bortolon, X Chen… - Nuclear …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Resonant magnetic perturbations (n= 3 RMPs) are used to suppress large amplitude ELMs
and mitigate naturally occurring'grassy'-ELMs in DIII-D plasmas relevant to the ITER steady …

Control of hydrogen content and fuel recycling for long pulse high performance plasma operation in EAST

YW Yu, JS Hu, GZ Zuo, Z Sun, L Wang, W Xu… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Control of fuel recycling and hydrogen content in the Experimental Advanced
Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) using various methods is studied for high-power long …

Deuterium supersaturated surface layer in tungsten: ion energy dependence

D Nishijima, M Tokitani, D Nagata… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Properties of deuterium (D) supersaturated surface layers (DSSLs) formed in
tungsten (W), such as thickness, internal microstructures, and D retention, are …

Comparison of erosion and deposition in JET divertor during the first three ITER-like wall campaigns

S Krat, M Mayer, A Baron-Wiechec, S Brezinsek… - Physica …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The manuscript presents an overview of the erosion and deposition data in the inner and
outer JET divertor observed during the first three ITER-like wall campaigns (JET-ILW1, JET …

Determination of isotope ratio in the divertor of JET-ILW by high-resolution Hα spectroscopy: H–D experiment and implications for D–T experiment

VS Neverov, AB Kukushkin, U Kruezi, MF Stamp… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The data of the Hα high-resolution spectroscopy, collected on the multiple lines of sight,
which cover the entire divertor space in poloidal cross-section, during the recent hydrogen …