8 papers
Turbulent Nature of the Quasicontinuous Exhaust Regime for Fusion Plasmas
Kaiyu Zhang, Wladimir Zholobenko, Andreas Stegmeir +5
We demonstrate a turbulence mechanism that reconciles high plasma confinement with efficient heat exhaust -- a central challenge for fusion energy. Global two-fluid turbulence simu…
Pre L-H Transition Radial Electric Field and Transport Validations of Edge and Scrape-off Layer Gyrokinetic Simulations at ASDEX Upgrade
B. J. Frei, C. Angioni, G. Lo-Cascio +5
This work presents a stepwise validation of the evolution of the radial electric field (Er) and heat transport during the pre L-H transition phase using full-f gyrokinetic simulati…
First-Principles Explanation of the Drift Configuration Dependence of the Radial Electric Field and High-Confinement Access in Tokamaks
B. J. Frei, R. Bilato, O. Grover +6
The origin of the difference in the high-confinement (H-mode) power threshold between favorable and unfavorable drift configurations in tokamaks, experimentally linked to a deeper…
On the mechanism of Pedestal Relaxation Events -- Insights gained by turbulence simulations with GRILLIX
Christoph Pitzal, Andreas Stegmeir, Tim Happel +7
Pedestal Relaxation Events (PREs) appear in I-mode discharges close to the I-H transition. Although they show certain similarities with Edge Localised Modes (ELMs), i.e. periodic e…
The impact of plasma turbulence on atomic reaction rates in the detached ASDEX Upgrade divertor
Konrad Eder, Wladimir Zholobenko, Andreas Stegmeir +2
Numerical modeling of the edge and scrape-off layer (SOL) must account for atomic processes such as hydrogenic ionization and recombination, charge-exchange, and line radiation. Th…
Simulating X-point radiator turbulence
K. Eder, W. Zholobenko, A. Stegmeir +5
Coupling a high-performance burning plasma core to a detached boundary solution is critical for realizing magnetic confinement fusion power. Predictive simulations of the edge and…