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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
energy
Runaway electron beam control
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Volume 61, No. 1, Article 014036, Year 2019
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Post-disruption runaway electron (RE) beams in tokamaks with large current can cause deep melting of the vessel and are one of the major concerns for ITER operations. Consequently, a considerable effort is provided by the scientific community in order to test RE mitigation strategies. We present an overview of the results obtained at FTU and TCV controlling the current and position of RE beams to improve safety and repeatability of mitigation studies such as massive gas (MGI) and shattered pellet injections (SPI). We show that the proposed RE beam controller (REB-C) implemented at FTU and TCV is effective and that current reduction of the beam can be performed via the central solenoid reducing the energy of REs, providing an alternative/parallel mitigation strategy to MGI/SPI. Experimental results show that, meanwhile deuterium pellets injected on a fully formed RE beam are ablated but do not improve RE energy dissipation rate, heavy metals injected by a laser blow off system on low-density flat-top discharges with a high level of RE seeding seem to induce disruptions expelling REs. Instabilities during the RE beam plateau phase have shown to enhance losses of REs, expelled from the beam core. Then, with the aim of triggering instabilities to increase RE losses, an oscillating loop voltage has been tested on RE beam plateau phase at TCV revealing, for the first time, what seems to be a full conversion from runaway to ohmic current. We finally report progresses in the design of control strategies at JET in view of the incoming SPI mitigation experiments. © 2018 IOP Publishing Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gabrielli, Alessandro
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata
Colao, Francesco
Italy, Rome
Ente Per le Nuove Tecnologie, L'energia e L'ambiente
Fantoni, Roberta
Italy, Rome
Ente Per le Nuove Tecnologie, L'energia e L'ambiente
Eich, Thomas
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Beurskens, Marc N.A.
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Martin, Piero
Italy, Padua
Consorzio Rfx
Adámek, Jiří
Czech Republic, Prague
Institute of Plasma Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Angioni, Clemente
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Bobkov, Volodymyr V.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Bottereau, Christine
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Bouquey, Francis
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Bourdelle, Clarisse
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Brémond, Sylvain
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Brezinsek, Sebastijan
Germany, Julich
Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh
Bufferand, Hugo
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
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
Classen, Ivo G.J.
Netherlands, Eindhoven
Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research
Coelho, R. M.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Colas, Laurent
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Conway, Garrard D.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Corre, Yann
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Chomiczewska, Agata M.
Unknown Affiliation
D'Arcangelo, Ocleto
Italy, Frascati
Enea Centro Ricerche Frascati
D'Incà, Rodolphe
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Dunai, Dániel
Hungary, Budapest
Wigner Research Centre for Physics
Elmore, Sarah D.
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Esposito, Basilio E.
Italy, Frascati
Enea Centro Ricerche Frascati
Ferreira, J. G.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Frassinetti, Lorenzo
Sweden, Stockholm
The Royal Institute of Technology Kth
Giannone, Louis
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Giroud, Carine
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Gorini, Giuseppe
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-bicocca
Granucci, Gustavo
Unknown Affiliation
Gude, Anja
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Ho¨lzl, Matthias
Belgium, Brussels
Koninklijke Militaire School - Ecole Royale Militaire
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
Huang, Zhuo
Switzerland, Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Igochine, V. G.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Jardin, A.
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Jaulmes, Fabien
Netherlands, Eindhoven
Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research
Jenko, Frank
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Kallenbach, Arne
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Ka´lvin, Sándor
Hungary, Budapest
Wigner Research Centre for Physics
Kasprowicz, Grzegorz H.
Unknown Affiliation
Kirk, Andrew
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Komm, Michael
Czech Republic, Prague
Institute of Plasma Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
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
Lauber, Ph W.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Lefévre, Laurent
France, Valence
Laboratoire de Conception et D'intégration Des Systèmes Lcis
Liang, Yunfeng
Germany, Julich
Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh
Lunt, Tilmann
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Lyssoivan, Anatoli I.
Belgium, Brussels
Koninklijke Militaire School - Ecole Royale Militaire
Maggi, Costanza F.
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Mantica, Paola
Unknown Affiliation
Mantsinen, Mervi J.
Spain, Barcelona
Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
Spain, Barcelona
Institució Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avançats
Maraschek, Marc E.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Moreau, Didier
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Naulin, Volker
Denmark, Lyngby
Technical University of Denmark
Nielsen, Anders Henry
Denmark, Lyngby
Technical University of Denmark
Olsen, Jeppe M.B.
Denmark, Lyngby
Technical University of Denmark
Poljak, Dragan
Croatia, Split
University of Split
Pucella, Gianluca
Italy, Frascati
Enea Centro Ricerche Frascati
Rasmussen, Jens Juul
Denmark, Lyngby
Technical University of Denmark
Riva, Giulio E.
Unknown Affiliation
Rosato, Joël
France, Palaiseau
Laboratoire de Physique Des Plasmas
Ryter, François
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Saarelma, Samuli
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Saint-Laurent, François
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Santos, J. M.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Schrittwieser, Roman Wolfgang
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Seidl, Jakub
Czech Republic, Prague
Institute of Plasma Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Tál, Balazs
Hungary, Budapest
Wigner Research Centre for Physics
Tardocchi, Marco
Unknown Affiliation
Thornton, Andrew J.
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Wang, Nengchao
Germany, Julich
Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh
Weinzettl, Vladimír
Czech Republic, Prague
Institute of Plasma Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Zoletnik, Sándor
Hungary, Budapest
Wigner Research Centre for Physics
Alves, E. Jorge
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
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
Boom, Jurrian E.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Bower, Charles R.
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Braic, Viorel T.
Romania, Bucharest
Optoelectronics S.a.
Breton, Sylvain N.
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Bucalossi, Jérôme
France, Saint Paul Lez Durance
Cea Cadarache
Buscarino, Arturo
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Chankin, Alexch V.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Coster, D. P.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Dejarnac, Renaud
Czech Republic, Prague
Institute of Plasma Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Donné, Anthony J.H.
Unknown Affiliation
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
Fernandes, Horácio M.
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
Ga´l, K.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Gao, Xiang
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
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
Horton, Lorne D.
Belgium, Brussels
European Commission
Klix, Axel
Germany, Karlsruhe
Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie
Lang, Peter Thomas
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
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
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
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
Nedzelski, I.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Neto, André Cabrita
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 22
Authors: 130
Affiliations: 102
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1088/1361-6587/aaef53
ISSN:
07413335