Characterisation of detachment in the MAST-U Super-X divertor using multi-wavelength imaging of 2D atomic and molecular emission processes

TA Wijkamp, JS Allcock, X Feng, B Kool… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, we provide the first 2D spatially resolved description of radiative detachment in
MAST-U Super-X L-mode divertor plasmas. The Super-X magnetic configuration was …

Validation of 2D and measurements made with Helium imaging spectroscopy in the volume of the TCV divertor

BL Linehan, A Perek, BP Duval, F Bagnato… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Validation of 2D and measurements made with Helium imaging spectroscopy in the volume of
the TCV divertor - IOPscience This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site you agree …

X-point and divertor filament dynamics from gas puff imaging on TCV

C Wüthrich, C Theiler, N Offeddu, D Galassi… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
A new gas puff imaging diagnostic has been installed on the TCV tokamak, providing two-
dimensional insights into scrape-off-layer (SOL) turbulence dynamics above, at and below …

A spectroscopic inference and SOLPS-ITER comparison of flux-resolved edge plasma parameters in detachment experiments on TCV

A Perek, M Wensing, K Verhaegh, BL Linehan… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This work presents the use of a collisional-radiative model to infer plasma parameters from
2D emissivities of several deuterium Balmer lines. The emissivities were obtained by …

Comparison between MAST-U conventional and Super-X configurations through SOLPS-ITER modelling

A Fil, B Lipschultz, D Moulton, A Thornton… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
MAST-U has recently started operating with a Super-X divertor, designed to increase total
flux expansion and neutral trapping, both predicted through simple analytic models and …

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) …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Divertor optimisation and power handling in spherical tokamak reactors

A Hudoba, S Newton, G Voss, G Cunningham… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A key aspect in the design of a spherical tokamak reactor is the optimisation of the plasma
equilibrium, together with a compatible divertor configuration, and the corresponding …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of high-resolution spectroscopy for ion (and electron) temperature measurements of the divertor plasma in the Tokamak à configuration …

L Martinelli, D Mikitchuck, BP Duval… - Review of Scientific …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
High resolution spectroscopy on the Tokamak à Configuration Variable (TCV) divertor
plasma provided Doppler broadening measurements to infer the ion and neutral …

Performance assessment of a tightly baffled, long-legged divertor configuration in TCV with SOLPS-ITER

G Sun, H Reimerdes, C Theiler, BP Duval… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Numerical simulations explore a possible tightly baffled, long-legged divertor (TBLLD)
concept in a future upgrade of the tokamak à configuration variable (TCV). The SOLPS-ITER …