MFE: DIII-D Tokamak

Presentations

• Plasma - Interacting Technology Development at DIII-D

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 9:30 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 9:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Andrew Dvorak

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • ORNL

  Authors

  • Andrew Dvorak

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • ORNL

  • Tyler W Abrams

    • General Atomics

  • David Carl Pace

    • General Atomics

  • Richard J Buttery

    • General Atomics

  • Craig C Petty

    • General Atomics

  • Suk-Ho Hong

    • General Atomics

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• Overview of Recent DIII-D Experimental Results

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 9:42 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 9:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Shawn X Tang

    • General Atomics

  Authors

  • Shawn X Tang

    • General Atomics

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• Achievement of a high-density, high-confinement, and high beta tokamak plasma regime for ITER and FPP

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 9:54 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:06 AM

  Presenters

  • Bart G.P. Van Compernolle

    • General Atomics

  Authors

  • Bart G.P. Van Compernolle

    • General Atomics

  • Andrea M. MV Garofalo

    • General Atomics

  • S. Ding

    • General Atomics
    • General Atomics, San Diego, CA, United States of America

  • Huiqian Wang

    • General Atomics

  • Christopher T Holcomb

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Tyler B Cote

    • General Atomics

  • Qiming Hu

    • Princeton University
    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Jeff B Lestz

    • General Atomics

  • A Stephane BIWOLE

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, United States of America

  • Shengyu shi

    • Oak Ridge Associated Universities

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• Multi-diagnostic characterization of neutrals and particle transport in the near X-point confined region of DIII-D

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:06 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Quinn T Pratt

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  Authors

  • Quinn T Pratt

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Shaun R Haskey

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • George J Wilkie

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Laszlo Horvath

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Raul Gerru Miguelanez

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Mathias Groth

    • Aalto University

  • Gilson Ronchi

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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• Neutral and plasma dynamics in the high field side SOL with the outer divertor detachment in DIII-D and ASDEX Upgrade

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:18 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:30 AM

  Publication: [1] Guimarais, L., et al. Nuclear Fusion 59.12 (2019): 126041. [2] Reimold, F., et al. Nuclear Materials and Energy 12 (2017): 193-199.

  Presenters

  • Raul Gerru Miguelanez

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Raul Gerru Miguelanez

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Daniel Hachmeister

    • MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
    • Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

  • Marcus G Burke

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Laszlo Horvath

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Theresa M Wilks

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Alessandro Bortolon

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Jerry W Hughes

    • MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Quinn T Pratt

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Filippo Scotti

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Nandini Yadava

    • ORAU

  • Cedric K Tsui

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Ryan T Hood

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Gilson Ronchi

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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• First SOLPS-ITER Simulations of an X-point Radiator in the DIII-D High-beta Hybrid Plasmas

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:30 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Xinxing Ma

    • General Atomics

  Authors

  • Xinxing Ma

    • General Atomics

  • Huiqian Wang

    • General Atomics

  • Zeyu Li

    • General Atomics

  • Anthony W Leonard

    • General Atomics

  • Dan M Thomas

    • General Atomics

  • Roberto Maurizio

    • General Atomics

  • Filippo Scotti

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Menglong Zhao

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• New insights into ELM-free Enhanced D_α H-mode with near zero NBI torque and stationary operation in the DIII-D tokamak

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:42 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:54 AM

  Publication: Macwan et al, Phys. Plasmas 31, 122503 (2024); doi: 10.1063/5.0216865

  Presenters

  • Tanmay Macwan

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Tanmay Macwan

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Kshitish Barada

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Jason F Parisi

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University

  • Richard Joseph Groebner

    • General Atomics

  • Terry L Rhodes

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Santanu Banerjee

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Colin Chrystal

    • General Atomics

  • Quinn T Pratt

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Zheng Yan

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • University of Wisconsin Madison

  • Huiqian Wang

    • General Atomics

  • Lei Zeng

    • University of California, Los Angeles
    • University of California Los Angeles

  • Max E Austin

    • University of Texas at Austin
    • University of Texas Austin

  • Neal A Crocker

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • William A Peebles

    • University of California, Los Angeles

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• Enhanced H-mode by Boron Powder Injection

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:54 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:06 AM

  Publication: Planned paper: Enhanced H-mode by Boron Powder Injection

  Presenters

  • Yufan Xu

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

  Authors

  • Yufan Xu

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

  • Florian Effenberg

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

  • Jalal Butt

    • Princeton University

  • Huiqian Wang

    • General Atomics

  • Ricardo Shousha

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)
    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

  • Alessandro Bortolon

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

  • SangKyeun Kim

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Qiming Hu

    • Princeton University
    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Andy Rothstein

    • Princeton University

  • Zeyu Li

    • General Atomics

  • Thomas H Osborne

    • General Atomics

  • Rongjie Hong

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Zheng Yan

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • University of Wisconsin Madison

  • Guanying Yu

    • University of California, Davis

  • Yilun Zhu

    • University of California, Davis

  • Xiaoliang Li

    • UC Davis

  • Egemen Kolemen

    • Princeton University

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• Interplay of Ion Impact Angle and Plasma Parameters in Predicting ELM-resolved Carbon Deposition and Tungsten Erosion in DIII-D

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:06 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Alec Cacheris

    • University of Tennessee

  Authors

  • Alec Cacheris

    • University of Tennessee

  • Tyler W Abrams

    • General Atomics

  • Luca Cappelli

    • General Atomics
    • ORAU

  • Daisuke Shiraki

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Jeffery Herfindal

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Robert S Wilcox

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Davis C Easley

    • Oak Ridge Associated Universities ; Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • University of Tennessee

  • Shota Abe

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

  • David C Donovan

    • University of Tennessee

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• Evaluation of Tungsten Heavy Alloys and Tungsten Silicon Carbide based composites in DIII-D divertor

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:18 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Zana Popovic

    • General Atomics

  Authors

  • Zana Popovic

    • General Atomics

  • Tyler W Abrams

    • General Atomics

  • Zachary J Bergstrom

    • General Atomics

  • Carlos M Monton

    • General Atomics

  • Jonathan D Coburn

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Florian Effenberg

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Tatsuya Hinoki

    • Kyoto University

  • Rudolf Neu

    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, D-85748 Garching, Germany

  • Johann Riesch

    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, D-85748 Garching, Germany

  • Dmitry L Rudakov

    • University of California, San Diego

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• First Demonstration of Resonant Pitch-Angle Scattering of Relativistic Electrons by Externally-Launched Helicon Waves

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:30 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:42 AM

  Publication: Paper manuscript: https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.19279
  H Choudhury et al, First Demonstration of Resonant Pitch-Angle Scattering of Relativistic Electrons by Externally-Launched Helicon Waves

  Presenters

  • Hari Paul Choudhury

    • Columbia University

  Authors

  • Hari Paul Choudhury

    • Columbia University

  • Alexander F Battey

    • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
    • Columbia University

  • Carlos Alberto Paz-Soldan

    • Columbia University

  • Jeff B Lestz

    • General Atomics

  • Nils Leuthold

    • Columbia University

  • Andrey Lvovskiy

    • General Atomics

  • Claudio Marini

    • University of California, San Diego

  • Jayson L Barr

    • General Atomics

  • William Walter Heidbrink

    • University of California, Irvine

  • Donald A. Spong

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Shawn X Tang

    • General Atomics

  • Bart G.P. Van Compernolle

    • General Atomics

  • Qile Zhang

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
    • University of Maryland College Park

  • Yanzeng Zhang

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Xianzhu Tang

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

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• DIII-D Frontiers Experiments Reveal the Interaction of Energetic Electrons and Magnetic Islands Confirming Major Findings of the MMS Mission

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:42 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Jessica Eskew

    • Auburn University

  Authors

  • Jessica Eskew

    • Auburn University

  • Sydney Battles

    • Auburn University
    • Auburn Univesity

  • Spencer J Ostermeier

    • Auburn University

  • Tyler B Cote

    • General Atomics

  • Mark E Koepke

    • West Virginia University

  • Frederick N Skiff

    • Univ. Iowa
    • University of Iowa

  • Max E Austin

    • University of Texas at Austin
    • University of Texas Austin

  • Claudio Marini

    • University of California, San Diego

  • Dmitriy M Orlov

    • University of California, San Diego

  • Evdokiya G Kostadinova

    • Auburn University

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• Experimental Turbulence and Zonal Flow Characteristics in DIII-D Negative Triangularity Plasmas

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:54 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 12:06 PM

  Publication: [1] K E Thome et al Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 66 105018, 2024.
  [2] G.R. McKee et al. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 10D741, 2010.
  [3] S. D. Stewart et al Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 67 025032, 2025.
  

  Presenters

  • Samuel Stewart

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Authors

  • Samuel Stewart

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • George R McKee

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • University of Wisconsin Madison

  • Kathreen E Thome

    • General Atomics

  • Tyler B Cote

    • General Atomics

  • Benedikt Geiger

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Alan W Hyatt

    • General Atomics

  • Filipp Khabanov

    • University of Wisconsin, Madison
    • University of Wisconsin Madison
    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Alessandro Marinoni

    • University of California San Diego

  • Andrew O Nelson

    • Columbia University

  • Lothar W Schmitz

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Filippo Scotti

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Zheng Yan

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • University of Wisconsin Madison

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• Dependence of Momentum Transport on the dominant turbulence regime in DIII-D with Cross-Validation from AUG

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 12:06 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 12:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Colin Chrystal

    • General Atomics

  Authors

  • Colin Chrystal

    • General Atomics

  • Carl Friedrich Benedikt F Zimmermann

    • Columbia University

  • Tuomas Tala

    • VTT

  • Clemente Angioni

    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany

  • Alessandro Bortolon

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Basil P Duval

    • Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, SPC

  • Emiliano Fable

    • Max-Planck-Institut fuer Plasmaphysik

  • Shaun R Haskey

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Rachael M. McDermott

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • George R McKee

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • University of Wisconsin Madison

  • Tomas Odstrcil

    • General Atomics

  • Antti Salmi

    • VTT

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• Microturbulence suppression by Alfvén eigenmodes via increased Reynolds stress force and shear flow in DIII-D plasmas

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 12:18 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 12:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Zheng Yan

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • University of Wisconsin Madison

  Authors

  • Zheng Yan

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • University of Wisconsin Madison

  • Xiaodi Du

    • General Atomics

  • William Heidbrink

    • University of California, Irvine

  • Lothar W Schmitz

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Michael A Van Zeeland

    • General Atomics

  • George R McKee

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Rongjie Hong

    • University of California, Los Angeles

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