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Divertor shaping with neutral baffling as a solution to the tokamak power exhaust challenge
K. Verhaegh, J. R. Harrison, D. Moulton +20
Exhausting power from the hot fusion core to the plasma-facing components is one of the biggest challenges in fusion energy. The MAST Upgrade tokamak uniquely integrates strong con…
Investigations of atomic \& molecular processes of NBI-heated discharges in the MAST Upgrade Super-X divertor with implications for reactors
K. Verhaegh, J. R. Harrison, B. Lipschultz +20
This experimental study presents an in-depth investigation of the performance of the MAST-U Super-X divertor during NBI-heated operation (up to 2.5 MW) focussing on volumetric ion…
Initial Fulcher band observations from high resolution spectroscopy in the MAST-U divertor
N. Osborne, K. Verhaegh, M. D. Bowden +8
High resolution Fulcher band spectroscopy was used in the MAST-U divertors during Super-X and elongated conventional divertor density ramps with fuelling from the mi…
The role of plasma-atom and molecule interactions on power \& particle balance during detachment on the MAST Upgrade Super-X divertor
Kevin Verhaegh, Bruce Lipschultz, James Harrison +12
This paper shows first quantitative analysis of the detachment processes in the MAST Upgrade Super-X divertor (SXD). We identify an unprecedented impact of plasma-molecular interac…
Investigating the impact of the molecular charge-exchange rate on detached SOLPS-ITER simulations
Kevin Verhaegh, Aelwyn C Williams, David Moulton +7
Plasma-molecular interactions generate molecular ions which react with the plasma and contribute to detachment through molecular activated recombination (MAR), reducing the ion tar…