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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
physics and astronomy
High fusion performance at high Ti/Te in JET-ILW baseline plasmas with high NBI heating power and low gas puffing
Nuclear Fusion, Volume 58, No. 3, Article 036020, Year 2018
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This paper presents the transport analysis of high density baseline discharges in the 2016 experimental campaign of the Joint European Torus with the ITER-Like Wall (JET-ILW), where a significant increase in the deuterium-deuterium (D-D) fusion neutron rate (∼2.8 1016 s-1) was achieved with stable high neutral beam injection (NBI) powers of up to 28 MW and low gas puffing. Increase in T i exceeding T e were produced for the first time in baseline discharges despite the high electron density; this enabled a significant increase in the thermal fusion reaction rate. As a result, the new achieved record in fusion performance was much higher than the previous record in the same heating power baseline discharges, where T i = T e. In addition to the decreases in collisionality and the increases in ion heating fraction in the discharges with high NBI power, T i > T e can also be attributed to positive feedback between the high T i/T e ratio and stabilisation of the turbulent heat flux resulting from the ion temperature gradient driven mode. The high T i/T e ratio was correlated with high rotation frequency. Among the discharges with identical beam heating power, higher rotation frequencies were observed when particle fuelling was provided by low gas puffing and pellet injection. This reveals that particle fuelling played a key role for achieving high T i/T e, and the improved fusion performance. © EURATOM 2018.
Authors & Co-Authors
Alves, E. Jorge
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Angioni, Clemente
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Balden, Martin
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Barnard, Monica A.
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Basiuk, Vincent
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
B́ecoulet, Alain
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Beurskens, Marc N.A.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Bobkov, Volodymyr V.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Boom, Jurrian E.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Bottereau, Christine
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Bourdelle, Clarisse
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Bower, Charles R.
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Braic, Viorel T.
Romania, Bucharest
Optoelectronics S.a.
Brémond, Sylvain
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Breton, Sylvain N.
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Brezinsek, Sebastijan
Germany, Julich
Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh
Bucalossi, Jérôme
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Bufferand, Hugo
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Buscarino, Arturo
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Carvalho, Pedro J.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Chankin, Alexch V.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Chapman, Sandra C.
United Kingdom, Coventry
University of Warwick
Ciraolo, Guido
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Clairet, Frédéric
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Coelho, R. M.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Colas, Laurent
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Corre, Yann
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Coster, D. P.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Chomiczewska, Agata M.
Unknown Affiliation
Dejarnac, Renaud
Czech Republic, Prague
Institute of Plasma Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
D'Incà, Rodolphe
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Donné, Anthony J.H.
Unknown Affiliation
Dunai, Dániel
Hungary, Budapest
Wigner Research Centre for Physics
D̃uran, Ivan
Czech Republic, Prague
Institute of Plasma Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Dux, Ralph
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Eich, Thomas
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Esposito, Basilio E.
Italy, Frascati
Enea Centro Ricerche Frascati
Fernandes, Horácio M.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Ferreira, J. G.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Figueiredo, J.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Fortuna, Luigi
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Frasca, Mattia
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Frassinetti, Lorenzo
Sweden, Stockholm
The Royal Institute of Technology Kth
Ga´l, K.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Gao, Xiang
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Giroud, Carine
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Gorini, Giuseppe
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-bicocca
Greuner, Henri
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Guillemaut, Ch
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Hatch, David R.
United States, Austin
The University of Texas at Austin
Hill, Melissa P.
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Hobirk, Joerg
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Hogeweij, G. M.D.
Netherlands, Eindhoven
Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research
Horáček, Jan
Czech Republic, Prague
Institute of Plasma Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Horton, Lorne D.
Belgium, Brussels
European Commission
Jardin, A.
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Jaulmes, Fabien
Netherlands, Eindhoven
Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research
Kallenbach, Arne
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Kirk, Andrew
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Klix, Axel
Germany, Karlsruhe
Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie
Koubiti, Mohammed
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Krieger, K.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Kurki-Suonio, Taina K.
Finland, Espoo
Aalto University
Lang, Peter Thomas
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Liang, Yunfeng
Germany, Julich
Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh
Likonen, Jari
Finland, Espoo
Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt
López Navarro, Juan Manuel
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Luce, Timothy Charles
United States, San Diego
General Atomics
Lungu, Cristian Petricǎ
Romania, Magurele
National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics
Lyssoivan, Anatoli I.
Belgium, Brussels
Koninklijke Militaire School - Ecole Royale Militaire
Maggi, Costanza F.
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
MALAQUIAS, A. J.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Malizia, A.
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata
Manso, Maria Emilia C.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Mantica, Paola
Unknown Affiliation
Mantsinen, Mervi J.
Spain, Barcelona
Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
Marandet, Yannick
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Matejčík, Štefan
Slovakia, Bratislava
Univerzita Komenského V Bratislave
Matthews, Guy F.
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Mayer, Matej
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
McCarthy, Patrick J.
Ireland, Cork
University College Cork
Mertens, Ph
Germany, Julich
Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh
Messiaen, André M.
Belgium, Brussels
Koninklijke Militaire School - Ecole Royale Militaire
Moneti, Marta
Italy, Viterbo
Università Degli Studi Della Tuscia Viterbo
Naulin, Volker
Denmark, Lyngby
Technical University of Denmark
Nedzelski, I.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Neto, André Cabrita
Unknown Affiliation
Nielsen, Anders Henry
Denmark, Lyngby
Technical University of Denmark
Papp, Peter
Slovakia, Bratislava
Univerzita Komenského V Bratislave
Porosnicu, Corneliu
Romania, Magurele
National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics
Possnert, Göran
Sweden, Uppsala
Uppsala Universitet
Pozzi, Jean Pierre
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Pucella, Gianluca
Italy, Frascati
Enea Centro Ricerche Frascati
Rakha, Allah
Spain, Barcelona
Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
Rasmussen, Jens Juul
Denmark, Lyngby
Technical University of Denmark
Rebai, M.
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-bicocca
Ruchko, Leonid F.
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Saarelma, Samuli
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Saint-Laurent, François
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Samm, Ulrich O.
Germany, Julich
Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh
Sergienko, Gennady V.
Germany, Julich
Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh
Słabkowska, Katarzyna
Unknown Affiliation
Snoj, Luka
Slovenia, Ljubljana
Institut Jožef Stefan
Stan-Sion, Catalin
Romania, Magurele
Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&d in Physics and Nuclear Engineering
Śzawlowski, Marek
Unknown Affiliation
Tál, Balazs
Hungary, Budapest
Wigner Research Centre for Physics
Tardocchi, Marco
Unknown Affiliation
Thornton, Andrew J.
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Turner, Miles M.
Ireland, Dublin
Dublin City University
Van Rooij, Gerard J.
Netherlands, Eindhoven
Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research
Vasilopoulou, Theodora
Greece, Athens
National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos
Wang, Nengchao
Germany, Julich
Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh
Watkins, Nicholas W.
United Kingdom, Coventry
University of Warwick
Statistics
Citations: 36
Authors: 113
Affiliations: 94
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1088/1741-4326/aaa582
ISSN:
00295515