MFE: Divertor and Scrape-off-layer

Presentations

• Scrape Off Layer (SOL) currents and their role in divertor sheath drop and heat flux redistribution in W7-X

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 9:30 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 9:42 AM

  Publication: A. Pandey et al. Scrape Off Layer current in W7-X and its effect on the target heat flux, "in preparation"

  Presenters

  • Arun Pandey

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald
    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  Authors

  • Arun Pandey

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald
    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • Dario Cipciar

    • Max Planck institute of plasma physics, Greifswald

  • Carsten Killer

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • Felix Reimold

    • Max Planck institute of plasma physics, Greifswald

  • Michael Endler

    • Max Planck institute of plasma physics, Greifswald

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• Heat Transport Scaling in the W7-X Island Divertor

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 9:42 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:06 AM

  Publication: Planned:
  - A phenomenological model for 2D heat flux patterns in W7-X island divertor. A. Kharwandikar et al. (in preparation)
  - Numerical exploration of SOL transport scaling in W7-X. A. Kharwandikar et al. (in preparation)
  - Empirical scaling of heat transport widths in W7-X island divertor. A. Kharwandikar et al. (in preparation)

  Presenters

  • Amit Kharwandikar

    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Greifswald

  Authors

  • Amit Kharwandikar

    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Greifswald

  • Felix Reimold

    • Max Planck institute of plasma physics, Greifswald

  • Dirk Naujoks

    • Institute of Plasma Physics, Greifswald
    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • Ralf Schneider

    • Universität Greifswald, Department of Physics, Greifswald

  • Yu Gao

    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Greifswald

  • Yuhe Feng

    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik

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• Pedestal origin and extrapolation of small-ELM peak energy flux to the divertor in future plasma scenarios

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:06 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:18 AM

  Publication: First observations: https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pop/article/32/2/022501/3333934
  Extended analysis (this abstract): submitted to Nuclear Fusion on 06/09/2025.

  Presenters

  • Renato Perillo

    • University of California, San Diego

  Authors

  • Renato Perillo

    • University of California, San Diego

  • Charlie Lasnier

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Thomas H Eich

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Claudio Marini

    • University of California, San Diego

  • Adam G McLean

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Fenton Glass

    • General Atomics

  • Timo Ravensbergen

    • ITER Organization

  • Dmitry L Rudakov

    • University of California, San Diego

  • Peter J Traverso

    • Oak Ridge Assoc University

  • Jose Armando Boedo

    • University of California, San Diego

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• Characterization of X-point radiation (XPR) operational space and divertor conditions in DIII-D H-mode discharges

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:18 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Filippo Scotti

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Filippo Scotti

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Auna Louise Moser

    • General Atomics

  • Matthias Bernert

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • Anthony W Leonard

    • General Atomics

  • Adam G McLean

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Morgan W Shafer

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Ulrich Stroth

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • Menglong Zhao

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Steven L Allen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Marcus G Burke

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Igor Bykov

    • General Atomics

  • Colin Chrystal

    • General Atomics

  • Fabio Conti

    • General Atomics

  • Max Edward Fenstermacher

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Sophie Gorno

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Alan W Hyatt

    • General Atomics

  • Charles J Lasnier

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Cedric K Tsui

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Nandini Yadava

    • ORAU

  • Jonathan H Yu

    • General Atomics

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• Impact of nitrogen seeding on detachment and Scrape-off Layer properties in type-I ELMy H-mode TCV plasmas

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:30 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:42 AM

  Publication: I am planning to write a paper that includes the materials within this conference contributions. The timeline of this paper is still under decision.

  Presenters

  • Adriano Stagni

    • Consorzio RFX, Corso Stati Uniti 4, Padova, Italy
    • Consorzio RFX

  Authors

  • Adriano Stagni

    • Consorzio RFX, Corso Stati Uniti 4, Padova, Italy
    • Consorzio RFX

  • Nicola Vianello

    • Consorzio RFX, Corso Stati Uniti 4, Padova, Italy

  • Holger Reimerdes

    • EPFL - Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)
    • EPFL Swiss Plasma Center
    • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

  • Martim Zurita

    • EPFL Swiss Plasma Center
    • EPFL - Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)
    • Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

  • Benoit Labit

    • EPFL Swiss Plasma Center
    • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Swiss Plasma Center, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
    • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

  • Matteo Agostini

    • Consorzio RFX / CNR - ISTP Padova

  • Garance Durr-Legoupil-Nicoud

    • EPFL Swiss Plasma Center
    • EPFL - Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)
    • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

  • Ondrej Grover

    • Max-Planck-Institute for Plasmaphysics

  • Miriam La Matina

    • Consorzio RFX / CRF - Centro Ricerche Fusione, Padova, Italy

  • Riccardo I Morgan

    • EPFL Swiss Plasma Center
    • EPFL - Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)
    • EPFL-SPC

  • Artur Perek

    • EPFL Swiss Plasma Center
    • EPFL - Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)
    • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

  • Davide Silvagni

    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik

  • Margherita Ugoletti

    • Consorzio RFX, Corso Stati Uniti 4, Padova, Italy

  • Yinghan Wang

    • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)
    • EPFL Swiss Plasma Center
    • EPFL - Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)

  • Matthias Bernert

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • Nicolas Fedorczak

    • CEA, IRFM

  • Olivier Fevrier

    • EPFL - Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)
    • EPFL Swiss Plasma Center
    • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Swiss Plasma Center, EPFL, Lausanne

  • Stuart S Henderson

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
    • UKAEA

  • Christian Theiler

    • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)
    • EPFL - Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)
    • EPFL Swiss Plasma Center
    • EPFL Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)

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• Understanding Detachment Processes in DIII-D via Bayesian Analysis of Balmer Emissions

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:42 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Nandini Yadava

    • ORAU

  Authors

  • Nandini Yadava

    • ORAU

  • Filippo Scotti

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Andreas Michael Holm

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Tony Leonard

    • General Atomics

  • Adam G McLean

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Mathias Groth

    • Aalto University

  • Gilson Ronchi

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Robert H Wilcox

    • ORNL

  • Ulises Losada

    • Auburn University

  • David A Ennis

    • Auburn University

  • Stuart David Loch

    • Auburn University

  • Nick Osborne

    • University of Liverpool

  • Xander Pope

    • University of York

  • Kevin Verhaegh

    • Eindhoven University of Technology
    • TUe

  • Dan M Thomas

    • General Atomics

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• Systematic multi-machine analysis of the exhaust time-dependent behavior in tokamaks

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:54 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:06 AM

  Publication: Systematic multi-machine analysis of the exhaust time-dependent behavior in tokamaks" by van Berkel, M; Derks, Gijs; Ceelen, Lennard; Bosman, Thomas; Kool, Bob; Ravensbergen, Timo; Koenders, Jesse; Orrico, Chris; Jansen, Loes; Palacios Roman, Juan Javier; Perek, Artur; Anand, Himank; de Baar, Marco; Bernert, Matthias; Brida, Dominik; Carvalho, Ivo; Duval, Basil; Eldon, David; Fedorczak, Nicolas; Février, Olivier; Galperti, Cristian; Henderson, Stuart; Kampen, R.J.R.; King, Damian; Kirov, Krassimir K. ; Kudlacek, Ondrej; Lennholm, Morten; Leonard, Anthony; Lonigro, Nicola; Lovell, Jack; Nouailletas, Remy; Parrot, Adam; Piron, Lidia; Reimerdes, Holger; Sieglin, Bernhard; Slief, Jelle; Sun, Hongjuan; Tala, Tuomas; Theiler, Christian; Valcarcel, Daniel; Verhaegh, Kevin; Vincent, Charles; Weldon, David; Westerhof, Egbert; Wijkamp, Tijs; Wiesen, Sven
  Article reference: NF-108145 (submitted)

  Presenters

  • Matthijs Van Berkel

    • DIFFER - Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, De Zaale 20, 5612 AJ Eindhoven, the Netherlands
    • Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER)

  Authors

  • Matthijs Van Berkel

    • DIFFER - Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, De Zaale 20, 5612 AJ Eindhoven, the Netherlands
    • Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER)

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• Characterization of the 3D Scrape-off Layer and Particle Source with RMP Application at MAST

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 11:06 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Kurt Flesch

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Authors

  • Kurt Flesch

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Oliver Schmitz

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Heinke G Frerichs

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • James R Harrison

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

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• Significance of Kinetic Effects for High-Z Impurity Transport in the SOL Investigated with SOLPS-DIVIMP Modelling

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 11:18 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:42 AM

  Publication: 2 modelling papers planned from this work; the first has been drafted and is currently being revised.

  Presenters

  • Seth Harrison Messer

    • University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  Authors

  • Seth Harrison Messer

    • University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  • Jacob H Nichols

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Peter C Stangeby

    • University of Toronto

  • Xinxing Ma

    • General Atomics

  • David C Donovan

    • University of Tennessee

  • David Elder

    • University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1, CAN

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• Coherent Structure Transport (SCT) Model in GEM-X

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 11:42 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Zhichen Feng

    • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Zhichen Feng

    • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • James R. Myra

    • Lodestar Research Corporation

  • Scott Parker E Parker

    • University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Calder Scott Haubrich

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Junyi Cheng

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Yang Chen

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Xinxing Ma

    • General Atomics

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• Statistical inference of anomalous thermal transport with uncertainty quantification for interpretive 2-D SOL models

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 11:54 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 12:06 PM

  Publication: Fu, Yichen, et al. "Statistical inference of anomalous thermal transport with uncertainty quantification for interpretive 2-D SOL models." arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.05413 (2025).

  Presenters

  • Yichen Fu

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Yichen Fu

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Benjamin Dudson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Xiao Chen

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Maxim V Umansky

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Filippo Scotti

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Tom Rognlien

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Anthony W Leonard

    • General Atomics

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• Physics of the trigger for a detachment bifurcation

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 12:06 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 12:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Menglong Zhao

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Menglong Zhao

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Tom Rognlien

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Filippo Scotti

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Ben Zhu

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Xinxing Ma

    • General Atomics

  • KyuBeen Kwon

    • Oak Ridge Associated Universities

  • Marcus G Burke

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Adam G McLean

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • xueqiao xu

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • David Eldon

    • General Atomics

  • Hyungho Lee

    • Korea Institute of Fusion Energy

  • Junghoo Hwang

    • KAIST
    • Korea Advanced Institution of Science and Technology

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• First Alternative Divertor Configuration Experiments at ASDEX Upgrade

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 12:18 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 12:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Dominik Brida

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  Authors

  • Dominik Brida

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • Tilmann Lunt

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany

  • Bernhard Sieglin

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany

  • Ou Pan

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany

  • Felix Albrecht

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany

  • Matthias Bernert

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • Ralph Dux

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany

  • Michael Faitsch

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany

  • Manuel Herschel

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany

  • Bernd Kurzan

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • Hannah Lindl

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany

  • Antonello Zito

    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik

  • Christian Theiler

    • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)
    • EPFL - Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)
    • EPFL Swiss Plasma Center
    • EPFL Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)

  • Kevin Verhaegh

    • Eindhoven University of Technology
    • TUe

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• Effect of Drift Driven Fluxes, Magnetic Geometry Bias, and Operational Actuators on Upper/Lower Asymmetries in MAST-U

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 12:30 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 12:42 PM

  Publication: [1] I. Paradela Perez et al., Nuclear Fusion, 6, 2025.

  Presenters

  • Ivan Paradela Perez

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Ivan Paradela Perez

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Jeremy Lore

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Bartosz Lomanowski

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Jack J Lovell

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Scott Silburn

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
    • UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)

  • Alex Tookey

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

  • Peter Ryan

    • UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)

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