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20142025
most citedAnalysis of Alfven Eigenmode destabilization in DIII-D high poloidal discharges using a Landau closure model

27 citations · 57 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

physics.plasm-ph2025

Predicting core transport in ITER baseline discharges with neon injections

Dmitri M Orlov, Joseph McClenaghan, Jeff Candy +4

Achieving self-consistent performance predictions for ITER requires integrated modeling of core transport and divertor power exhaust under realistic impurity conditions. We present…

physics.plasm-ph2025

Sensitivities of time-dependent temperature profile predictions for NSTX with the Multi-Mode Model

J. B. Lestz, G. Avdeeva, S. M. Kaye +5

The Multi-Mode Model (MMM) for turbulent transport was applied to a large set of well-analyzed discharges from the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) in order to evaluate i…

physics.plasm-ph2025

Assessing time-dependent temperature profile predictions using reduced transport models for high performing NSTX plasmas

J. B. Lestz, G. Avdeeva, T. F. Neiser +6

Time-dependent, predictive simulations were performed with the 1.5D tokamak integrated modeling code TRANSP on a large set of well-analyzed, high performing discharges from the Nat…

physics.plasm-ph2024

Designing a Validation Experiment for Radio Frequency Condensation

Lanke Fu, E. Litvinova Mitra, R. Nies +18

Theoretical studies have suggested that nonlinear effects can lead to "radio frequency condensation", which coalesces RF power deposition and driven current near the center of a ma…

physics.plasm-ph2024★ 3 cited

FUSE (Fusion Synthesis Engine): A Next Generation Framework for Integrated Design of Fusion Pilot Plants

O. Meneghini, T. Slendebroek, B. C. Lyons +15

The Fusion Synthesis Engine (FUSE) is a state-of-the-art software suite designed to revolutionize fusion power plant design. FUSE integrates first-principle models, machine learnin…

physics.plasm-ph2023

ITER-IA 3D MHD Simulations of Shattered Pellet Injection(SPI)- D1.1 Optimization of the SPI model

Charlson. C. Kim, B. C. Lyons, Y. Q. Liu +3

This report is in partial fulfillment of deliverable D1.1 Optimization of the SPI model and summarizes axisymmetric ITER SPI parameter scans performed by the NIMROD code for severa…

physics.plasm-ph2023★ 1 cited

Flexible, integrated modeling of tokamak stability, transport, equilibrium, and pedestal physics

B. C. Lyons, J. McClenaghan, T. Slendebroek +15

The STEP (Stability, Transport, Equilibrium, and Pedestal) integrated-modeling tool has been developed in OMFIT to predict stable, tokamak equilibria self-consistently with core-tr…

physics.plasm-ph2023★ 6 cited

Elevating zero dimensional global scaling predictions to self-consistent theory-based simulations

Tim Slendebroek, Joseph McClenaghan, Orso Meneghini +5

We have developed an innovative workflow, STEP-0D, within the OMFIT integrated modelling framework. Through systematic validation against the International Tokamak Physics Activity…

physics.plasm-ph2018★ 27 cited

Analysis of Alfven Eigenmode destabilization in DIII-D high poloidal discharges using a Landau closure model

J. Varela, D. A. Spong, L. Garcia +11

Alfven Eigenmodes are destabilized at the DIII-D pedestal during transient beta drops in high poloidal beta discharges with internal transport barriers (ITBs), driven by n=1 extern…

physics.acc-ph2014★ 20 cited

Ponderomotive Acceleration by Relativistic Waves

Calvin Lau, Po-Chun Yeh, Onnie Luk +3

In the extreme high intensity regime of electromagnetic (EM) waves in plasma, the acceleration process is found to be dominated by the ponderomotive acceleration (PA). While the wa…