Overview of progress in European medium sized tokamaks towards an integrated plasma-edge/wall solution Articles uri icon

authors

  • BACIERO, A.
  • CASTEJON MOCHON, JOSE FRANCISCO
  • CASTRO, R.
  • MARTIN SOLIS, JOSE RAMON
  • PEREIRA, A.
  • POPOVIC, ZANA
  • RATTA, G.
  • VEGA, J.

publication date

  • January 2017

start page

  • 102014

issue

  • 10

volume

  • 57

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0029-5515

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1741-4326

abstract

  • Integrating the plasma core performance with an edge and scrape-off layer (SOL) that leads to tolerable heat and particle loads on the wall is a major challenge. The new European medium size tokamak task force (EU-MST) coordinates research on ASDEX Upgrade (AUG), MAST and TCV. This multi-machine approach within EU-MST, covering a wide parameter range, is instrumental to progress in the field, as ITER and DEMO core/pedestal and SOL parameters are not achievable simultaneously in present day devices. A two prong approach is adopted. On the one hand, scenarios with tolerable transient heat and particle loads, including active edge localised mode (ELM) control are developed. On the other hand, divertor solutions including advanced magnetic configurations are studied. Considerable progress has been made on both approaches, in particular in the fields of: ELM control with resonant magnetic perturbations (RMP), small ELM regimes, detachment onset and control, as well as filamentary scrape-off-layer transport. [...]

subjects

  • Physics

keywords

  • fusion reactor divertors; plasma turbulence; sols; thermal load; alternative divertor concepts; asdex upgrade; divertor; localised; mast; magnetoplasma