A high-density and high-confinement tokamak plasma regime for fusion energy [PDF]
NatureThe tokamak approach, utilizing a toroidal magnetic field configuration to confine a hot plasma, is one of the most promising designs for developing reactors that can exploit nuclear fusion to generate electrical energy1,2.
Huiqian Wang, David Weisberg, Zeyu Li
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Magnetic control of tokamak plasmas through deep reinforcement learning
Nature, 2022 Nuclear fusion using magnetic confinement, in particular in the tokamak configuration, is a promising path towards sustainable energy. A core challenge is to shape and maintain a high-temperature plasma within the tokamak vessel.
Jonas Degrave +2 more
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Modelling the capacitance of the elongated plasma in tokamak [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 The capacitance model suitable for the non-circular cross-section plasma is studied based on the capacitance model of the circular cross-section plasma.
Pengcheng Miao +5 more
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Tungsten melting and erosion under plasma heat load in tokamak discharges with disruptions
Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2017 Full tungsten poloidal and mushroom limiters were tested in series of experiments with disruptions in the T-10 tokamak. Significant melting, formation of small craters and erosion of the tungsten limiter have been observed after ∼400 discharges with ...
V.P. Budaev +13 more
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Tailoring tokamak error fields to control plasma instabilities and transport [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsA tokamak relies on the axisymmetric magnetic fields to confine fusion plasmas and aims to deliver sustainable and clean energy. However, misalignments arise inevitably in the tokamak construction, leading to small asymmetries in the magnetic field known
SeongMoo Yang +15 more
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ST40 electromagnetic predictive studies supported by machine learning applied to experimental database [PDF]
Scientific ReportsNuclear fusion is entering the era of power plant-scale devices, which are now undergoing extensive studies to support the design phase. Plasma disruptions pose a high risk to these classes of devices because of the large stored thermal and magnetic ...
M. Scarpari +6 more
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Numerical Solutions to the Grad–Shafranov Equation for Studying Plasma Equilibrium of Alvand Tokamak [PDF]
فیزیک کاربردی ایران, 2023 Alvand tokamak is a small-sized research tokamak for magnetically confined plasma studies. The plasma cross-section of this tokamak is circular, and its simpler structure compared to tokamaks with an elongated cross-section allows for more fundamental ...
Chapar Rasouli, Banafsheh Pourshahab
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Realization of thousand-second improved confinement plasma with Super I-mode in Tokamak EAST
Science Advances, 2023 Mastering nuclear fusion, which is an abundant, safe, and environmentally competitive energy, is a great challenge for humanity. Tokamak represents one of the most promising paths toward controlled fusion.
Yuntao Song +67 more
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SPARC as a platform to advance tokamak science
Physics of Plasmas, 2023 The unique capabilities of the SPARC tokamak mean that it has the potential to contribute significantly to tokamak science and plasma physics, motivating further collaboration and broader data access beyond the CFS and MIT teams. SPARC is a compact, high-
A. Creely +6 more
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The progress and current status of Tokamak: a systematic review [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Nuclear fusion energy is an ideal energy source for the future due to the clean and efficient features, first proposed by Russian scientists in the 1950s.
Song Yuxuan
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