Alfvén Eigenmode stability measurements in recent JET H, D, T, and DT plasmas

ORAL

Abstract

We present Alfvén Eigenmode stability measurements (frequencies, damping rates γ<0, and toroidal mode numbers) from hundreds of H,D,T, and DT plasmas in the 2019-21 JET campaigns. Data are collected by eight in-vessel, toroidally spaced antennas [Panis NF 10] independently powered/phased [Puglia NF 16] to resonate with stable AEs [Fasoli PRL 95]. The system recently demonstrated improved performance during high-power heating [Tinguely NF 21a] and X-point configuration [Tinguely NF 21b] compared to the previous system's operation during early JET campaigns, including 1997 DT [Fasoli PoP 00]. Contributions to γ from various drive/damping mechanisms (especially from alphas) are assessed through MHD, kinetic, and gyrokinetic simulations, allowing extrapolation to future fusion devices. Importantly, knowledge gained from a range of isotope mixes, plus significant He fractions, can be transferred to pre-fusion and DD/DT ITER operations.

*Supported by US DOE DE-SC0014264, DE-AC05-00OR22725, DE-AC02-05CH11231, and DE-AC02-09CH11466. Carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and funding from the Euratom research and training program 2014-18 and 2019-20 under grant No 633053. Views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission.

Presenters

  • Roy A Tinguely

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • PSFC

Authors

  • Roy A Tinguely

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • PSFC
  • Miklos Porkolab

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MI
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT
  • Paulo Puglia

    • Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
  • Ambrogio F Fasoli

    • Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
  • Nicolas Fil

    • UKAEA
    • UKAEA-CCFE
    • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
  • Stuart Dowson

    • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
  • Michael Fitzgerald

    • UKAEA
    • UKAEA-CCFE
    • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
  • David Keeling

    • UKAEA
    • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
  • Sergei Sharapov

    • UKAEA
    • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
  • Remi Dumont

    • CEA, France
  • Javier Gonzalez Martin

    • University of California, Irvine
  • Zhihong Lin

    • University of California, Irvine
  • Yevgen Kazakov

    • LPP-ERM/KMS, Belgium
    • Laboratory for Plasma Physics, LPP-ERM/KMS, TEC Partner, Brussels 1000, Belgium
  • Jef Ongena

    • LPP-ERM/KMS, Belgium
  • Massimo Nocente

    • University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
    • Università di Milano-Bicocca
  • Mario L Podesta

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
    • PPPL
  • Anna Teplukhina

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
  • Ziga Stancar

    • Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia