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most citedLessons learned after three years of SPIDER operation and the first MITICA integrated tests

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22 papers

physics.plasm-ph2026

Updated electrical design of the Diagnostic Neutral Beam Injector in RFX-mod2

Marco Barbisan, Bruno Laterza, Luca Cinnirella +4

The Diagnostic Neutral Beam Injector (DNBI) of the RFX-mod2 experiment (Consorzio RFX, Padova) is expected to provide novel and significant information about the Reversed Field Pin…

physics.plasm-ph2025

Laser diagnostics for negative ion source optimization: insights from SPIDER at the ITER Neutral Beam Test Facility

R. Agnello, M. Barbisan, R. Pasqualotto +4

The ITER Heating Neutral Beams (HNBs) require large, high-energy H/D atom beams (285/330 A/m^2 extracted current density, and 1/0.87 MeV acceleration energy, respectively for H and…

physics.plasm-ph2024

Upgrade of the Diagnostic Neutral Beam Injector for the RFX-mod2 experiment

Marco Barbisan, Marco Boldrin, Luca Cinnirella +8

Diagnostic Neutral Beam Injectors (DNBI), through the combined use of Charge Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy (CHERS) and Motional Stark effect diagnostics (MSE), are a well-kno…

physics.plasm-ph2023★ 6 cited

Cs evaporation in a negative ion source and Cs cleaning tests by plasma sputtering

M. Barbisan, R. S. Delogu, A. Pimazzoni +3

The compact radio frequency negative ion source NIO1 (Negative Ion Optimization phase 1) has been designed, built and operated by Consorzio RFX and INFN-LNL in order to study and o…

physics.plasm-ph2023★ 12 cited

First results from beam emission spectroscopy in SPIDER negative ion source

M. Barbisan, B. Zaniol, R. Pasqualotto +2

The SPIDER experiment, part of the Neutral Beam Test Facility (NBTF) at Consorzio RFX (Padua, Italy), is the prototype of the negative ion source for the ITER neutral beam injector…

physics.plasm-ph2023★ 12 cited

Overview on electrical issues faced during the SPIDER experimental campaigns

Alberto Maistrello, Matteo Agostini, Marco Bigi +39

SPIDER is the full-scale prototype of the ion source of the ITER Heating Neutral Beam Injector, where negative ions of Hydrogen or Deuterium are produced by a RF generated plasma a…

physics.plasm-ph2023★ 30 cited

Lessons learned after three years of SPIDER operation and the first MITICA integrated tests

D. Marcuzzi, V. Toigo, M. Boldrin +139

ITER envisages the use of two heating neutral beam injectors plus an optional one as part of the auxiliary heating and current drive system. The 16.5 MW expected neutral beam power…

physics.plasm-ph2023

Measure of negative ion density in a large negative ion source using Langmuir probes

Carlo Poggi, Monica Spolaore, Marco Barbisan +7

Neutral Beam Injectors (NBIs) based on negative ions are the workhorses of future fusion reactors, such as ITER, which they are expected to provide with up to \SI{33}{MW} of power…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 1 cited

Continuous pulse advances in the negative ion source NIO1

M. Barbisan, R. Agnello, M. Cavenago +23

Consorzio RFX and INFN-LNL have designed, built and operated the compact radiofrequency negative ion source NIO1 (Negative Ion Optimization phase 1) with the aim of studying the pr…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 10 cited

Development and first operation of a Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy diagnostic in the negative ion source SPIDER

M. Barbisan, R. Pasqualotto, R. Agnello +6

The Neutral Beam Injectors of the ITER experiment will rely on negative ion sources to produce 16.7 MW beams of H/D particles accelerated at 1 MeV. The prototype of these sources w…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 13 cited

Laser absorption spectroscopy studies to characterize Cs oven performances for the negative ion source SPIDER

M. Barbisan, S. Cristofaro, L. Zampieri +2

The SPIDER H-/D- ion source is currently in operation in the Neutral Beam Test facility (NBTF) at Consorzio RFX (Padova, Italy) to prove the possibility of generating up to 40 A of…

physics.plasm-ph2022

First Beam Characterization by Means of Emission Spectroscopy in the NIO1 Experiment

M. Barbisan, B. Zaniol, M. Cavenago +2

The NIO1 experiment hosts a flexible RF H- ion source, developed by INFN-LNL and Consorzio RFX to improve the present concepts for the production and acceleration of negative ions.…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 6 cited

Electron Density and Temperature in NIO1 RF Source Operated in Oxygen and Argon

M. Barbisan, B. Zaniol, M. Cavenago +3

The NIO1 experiment, built and operated at Consorzio RFX, hosts an RF negative ion source, from which it is possible to produce a beam of maximum 130 mA in H- ions, accelerated up…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 2 cited

Influence of the magnetic filter field topology on the beam divergence at the ELISE test facility

M. Barbisan, U. Fantz, D. Wünderlich

The ELISE test facility hosts a RF negative ion source, equipped with an extraction system which should deliver half the current foreseen for the ITER Neutral Beam Injector, keepin…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 20 cited

Beam characterization by means of emission spectroscopy in the ELISE test facility

M. Barbisan, F. Bonomo, U. Fantz +1

The ELISE test facility at IPP Garching hosts a RF H-/D- ion source and an acceleration system. Its target is to demonstrate the performance foreseen for the ITER NBI system in ter…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 5 cited

First hydrogen operation of NIO1: characterization of the source plasma by means of an optical emission spectroscopy diagnostic

M. Barbisan, C. Baltador, B. Zaniol +6

NIO1 is a compact and flexible radiofrequency H- ion source, developed by Consorzio RFX and INFN-LNL. Aim of the experimentation on NIO1 is the optimization of both the production…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 10 cited

Modeling and simulation of a beam emission spectroscopy diagnostic for the ITER prototype neutral beam injector

M. Barbisan, B. Zaniol, R. Pasqualotto

A test facility for the development of the Neutral Beam Injection system for ITER is under construction at Consorzio RFX. It will host two experiments: SPIDER, a 100 keV H-/D- ion…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 10 cited

Modeling and design of a BES diagnostic for the negative ion source NIO1

M. Barbisan, B. Zaniol, M. Cavenago +1

Consorzio RFX and INFN-LNL are building a flexible small ion source (NIO1) capable of producing about 130 mA of H- ions accelerated at 60 KeV. Aim of the experiment is to test and…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 10 cited

Design and preliminary operation of a laser absorption diagnostic for the SPIDER RF source

M. Barbisan, R. Pasqualotto, A. Rizzolo

The ITER Heating Neutral Beam (HNB) injector is required to deliver 16.7 MW power into the plasma from a neutralised beam of H-/D- negative ions, produced by an RF source and accel…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 10 cited

Characterization of cesium and H-/D- density in the negative ion source SPIDER

Marco Barbisan, R. Agnello, L. Baldini +6

The Heating Neutral Beam Injectors (HNBs) for ITER will have to deliver 16.7 MW beams of H/D particles at 1 MeV energy. The beams will be produced from H-/D- ions, generated by a r…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 10 cited

Negative ion density in the ion source SPIDER in Cs free conditions

M. Barbisan, R. Agnello, G. Casati +5

The SPIDER experiment, operated at the Neutral Beam Test Facility of Consorzio RFX, Padua, hosts the prototype of the H-/D- ion source for the ITER neutral beam injectors. The maxi…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 2 cited

Characterization of Cs-free negative ion production in the ion source SPIDER by Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy

M. Barbisan, R. Agnello, G. Casati +3

The Neutral beam Injectors of the ITER experiment will be based on negative ion sources for the generation of beams composed by 1 MeV H/D particles. The prototype of these sources…