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Publications (5)

physics.plasm-ph2026

Quantitative 3D non-linear simulations of shattered pellet injection in ASDEX Upgrade using JOREK

W. Tang, M. Hoelzl, P. Heinrich +16

Shattered pellet injection (SPI) as primary mitigation method for major disruptions in ITER has a large parameter space available for optimization including the total amount of inj…

physics.plasm-ph2026

Variability of MHD Instabilities in Benign Termination of High-Current Runaway Electron Beams in the JET and DIII-D Tokamaks

C. F. B. Zimmermann, C. Paz-Soldan, G. Su +14

Benign termination, in which magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities deconfine runaway electrons (REs) following hydrogenic injections, is a promising strategy for mitigating dange…

physics.plasm-ph2024

Expulsion of runaway electrons using ECRH in the TCV tokamak

J. Decker, M. Hoppe, U. Sheikh +19

Runaway electrons (REs) are a concern for tokamak fusion reactors from discharge startup to termination. A sudden localized loss of a multi-megaampere RE beam can inflict severe da…

physics.plasm-ph2026

Evolution of SPI-induced disruptions in ASDEX Upgrade

P. Heinrich, G. Papp, S. Jachmich +23

Disruptions are a major concern for future fusion reactors based on the tokamak principle. To ensure machine protection, the thermal loads and vessel forces that arise during disru…

physics.plasm-ph2025

Runaway electron-induced plasma facing component damage in tokamaks

S. Ratynskaia, M. Hoelzl, E. Nardon +31

This Roadmap article addresses the critical and multifaceted challenge of plasma-facing component (PFC) damage caused by runaway electrons (REs) in tokamaks, a phenomenon that pose…