[HTML][HTML] DREAM: a fluid-kinetic framework for tokamak disruption runaway electron simulations

M Hoppe, O Embreus, T Fülöp - Computer Physics Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
Avoidance of the harmful effects of runaway electrons (REs) in plasma-terminating
disruptions is pivotal in the design of safety systems for magnetic fusion devices. Here, we …

Hot-tail runaway seed landscape during the thermal quench in tokamaks

I Svenningsson, O Embreus, M Hoppe, SL Newton… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
Runaway electron populations seeded from the hot tail generated by the rapid cooling in
plasma-terminating disruptions are a serious concern for next-step tokamak devices such as …

Study of runaway electron dynamics at the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak during impurity injection using fast hard x-ray spectrometry

A Shevelev, E Khilkevitch, M Iliasova, M Nocente… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
To study the runaway electron (RE) dynamics during plasma discharge and develop
scenarios for disruption mitigation, a hard x-ray (HXR) spectrometric system has been …

Resonant interaction between runaway electrons and the toroidal magnetic field ripple in TCV

TA Wijkamp, M Hoppe, J Decker, BP Duval… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This work explains the anomalously high runaway electron (RE) pitch angles inferred in the
flat-top of dedicated Tokamak à Configuration Variable (TCV) experiments. Kinetic …

Runaway dynamics in tokamak disruptions with current relaxation

I Pusztai, M Hoppe, O Vallhagen - Journal of Plasma Physics, 2022 - cambridge.org
The safe operation of tokamak reactors requires a reliable modelling capability of
disruptions, and in particular the spatio-temporal dynamics of associated runaway electron …

Dynamics of JET runaway electron beams in -rich shattered pellet injection mitigation experiments

C Sommariva, A Pau, S Silburn, C Reux… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The publication provide further insights into the dynamics of JET runaway electron (RE)
beams mitigated by D2-rich shattered pellet injection (SPI)(Reux et al 2022 Plasma Phys …

Initial results of hard X-ray spectroscopy by LaBr3 (Ce) detector for runaway electron study in Thailand Tokamak-1

K Rongpuit, A Wisitsorasak, S Sangaroon… - Radiation Physics and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Thailand Tokamak-1 (TT-1) successfully achieved its first plasma operation in early
2023. Understanding the behavior of high-energy runaway electrons (RE) during plasma …

Electron runaway in ASDEX Upgrade experiments of varying core temperature

O Linder, G Papp, E Fable, F Jenko… - Journal of Plasma …, 2021 - cambridge.org
The formation of a substantial postdisruption runaway electron current in ASDEX Upgrade
material injection experiments is determined by avalanche multiplication of a small seed …

Kinetic modelling of runaway electron generation in argon-induced disruptions in ASDEX Upgrade

KI Björk, G Papp, O Embreus, L Hesslow… - Journal of Plasma …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Massive material injection has been proposed as a way to mitigate the formation of a beam
of relativistic runaway electrons that may result from a disruption in tokamak plasmas. In this …

Bayesian approach for validation of runaway electron simulations

AE Järvinen, T Fülöp, E Hirvijoki, M Hoppe… - Journal of Plasma …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Plasma-terminating disruptions in future fusion reactors may result in conversion of the initial
current to a relativistic runaway electron beam. Validated predictive tools are required to …