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G. Bonheure

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Overview of the JET results

2015

Since the installation of an ITER-like wall, the JET programme has focused on the consolidation of ITER design choices and the preparation for ITER operation, with a specific emphasis given to the bulk tungsten melt experiment, which has been crucial for the final decision on the material choice for the day-one tungsten divertor in ITER. Integrated scenarios have been progressed with the re-establishment of long-pulse, high-confinement H-modes by optimizing the magnetic configuration and the use of ICRH to avoid tungsten impurity accumulation. Stationary discharges with detached divertor conditions and small edge localized modes have been demonstrated by nitrogen seeding. The differences in…

Chemical analysiMagnetic confinementEdge localized modeTokamak:Física [Ciências exactas e naturais]Nuclear engineeringplasma-facing componentsTungsten7. Clean energyiter-like walllaw.inventionheat loadsAlcator C-ModlawPlasma-facing componentalcator C-MODQCPhysicsJet (fluid)Thermally activatedDivertormagnetic confinementMagnetic confinement fusionTokamak deviceerosionCondensed Matter PhysicsChemical erosionPost mortem analysiCondensed Matter Physics; Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsBerylliumAtomic physicstokamaksTokamaksNuclear and High Energy Physicschemistry.chemical_elementImpurity accumulationCondensed Matter PhysicNuclear and High Energy Physics; Condensed Matter PhysicsTungstenFísica Física:Physical sciences [Natural sciences]divertorNuclear fusionNuclear and High Energy PhysicPhysics Physical sciencesGas fuel analysifuel retentionSettore FIS/07 - Fisica Applicata(Beni Culturali Ambientali Biol.e Medicin)operationOrders of magnitudechemistryJETtransportMagnetic configuration
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Low-level gamma-ray spectrometry for analysing fusion plasma conditions

2008

Abstract A new method, combining activation by neutrons and charged particles with ultra low-level gamma-ray spectrometry, aimed at obtaining a better understanding and more adequate measurements of MeV particle leaks in magnetic fusion devices was studied here. A total of 36 samples containing Ti, LiF, B 4 C and W were placed in a boron-nitride holder mounted on the ceiling of the JET Tokamak. The samples were activated by 63 pulses from a D– 3 He plasma and were later measured using underground gamma-ray spectrometry. The radionuclides 7 Be, 46 Sc, 54 Mn, 56 Co, 57 Co, 58 Co, 124 Sb, 181 Hf, 182 Ta, 181 W and 185 W were detected in several of the samples, with very low levels of activity …

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadionuclideTokamakThermonuclear fusionAnalytical chemistryPlasmaMass spectrometryCharged particlelaw.inventionlawNeutronAtomic physicsInstrumentationGamma ray spectrometryNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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Overview of the JET results with the ITER-like wall

2013

Following the completion in May 2011 of the shutdown for the installation of the beryllium wall and the tungsten divertor, the first set of JET campaigns have addressed the investigation of the retention properties and the development of operational scenarios with the new plasma-facing materials. The large reduction in the carbon content (more than a factor ten) led to a much lower Zeff (1.2-1.4) during L- and H-mode plasmas, and radiation during the burn-through phase of the plasma initiation with the consequence that breakdown failures are almost absent. Gas balance experiments have shown that the fuel retention rate with the new wall is substantially reduced with respect to the C wall. T…

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsMaterials scienceREGIMENuclear engineeringchemistry.chemical_element-Condensed Matter PhysicEffective radiated powerTungstenNuclear and High Energy Physics; Condensed Matter PhysicsPedestalPLASMA-FACING COMPONENTSTOKAMAK PLASMASJet (fluid)TUNGSTENDivertorperfomancePlasmaPERFORMANCECondensed Matter PhysicsSettore FIS/07 - Fisica Applicata(Beni Culturali Ambientali Biol.e Medicin)chemistryBeta (plasma physics)DIVERTORBerylliumAtomic physics
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