A method for density fluctuation measurements using pulse reflectometry

O Krutkin, S Brunner, S Coda - Nuclear Fusion, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
An analytical 1D model based on the WKB approximation is used to study the properties of a
short pulse reflectometry diagnostic in a magnetic fusion device. Expressions linking the …

Overview of the TCV tokamak experimental programme

H Reimerdes, M Agostini, E Alessi, S Alberti… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The tokamak à configuration variable (TCV) continues to leverage its unique shaping
capabilities, flexible heating systems and modern control system to address critical issues in …

Excitation of toroidal Alfvén eigenmodes with counter-current NBI in the TCV tokamak

M Vallar, M Dreval, M Garcia-Munoz, S Sharapov… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract In Tokamak á Configuration Variable (TCV), unstable modes excited by resonant
interaction between the shear Alfvèn waves in continuum gaps and energetic particles have …

Linear scattering theory of short-pulse reflectometry

O Krutkin, S Brunner, S Coda… - Plasma Physics and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The linear scattering theory of short pulse reflectometry is presented. An expression for the
scattering signal is obtained by applying the perturbation theory approach for solving the …

Validation of short-pulse reflectometry turbulence measurements with a synthetic diagnostic

O Krutkin, U Kumar, S Mazzi, S Brunner, S Coda… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Experimental measurements of the turbulence amplitude utilizing a short pulse reflectometry
method are presented. Two discharges with shaped plasma possessing opposite signs of …

[HTML][HTML] W-band tunable, multi-channel, frequency comb Doppler backscattering diagnostic in the ASDEX-Upgrade tokamak

M Cabrera, W Kasparek, T Happel… - Review of Scientific …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This article presents the design, implementation, and first data of a uniquely flexible, multi-
channel, frequency comb Doppler backscattering diagnostic recently made operational in …

H-mode physics studies on TCV supported by the EUROfusion pedestal database

B Labit, S Coda, B Duval, A Merle… - 28th IAEA Fusion …, 2021 - infoscience.epfl.ch
The paper is an overview of the H-mode physics studies on TCV. Historically, ELMy H-
modes were obtained with ohmic heating only (q95< 3). With the installation of a X3 ECRH …