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2D electromagnetic simulations of RF heating via inductive coupling in the SPIDER device
D. López-Bruna, P. Jain, M. Recchia +6
SPIDER is the prototype ion source of MITICA, the full-size neutral beam heating system conceived for the ITER tokamak. It includes eight drivers to heat and sustain the inductivel…
Spider Ion Source and Extraction Power Supplies -- An update of the design after four years of operation
A. Shepherd, M. Bigi, R. Casagrande +6
SPIDER, the ion source prototype for ITER neutral beam injectors, has been in operation since 2018. The experiment includes a system of Ion Source and Extraction Power Supplies (IS…
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…
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…
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…
Numerical and experimental investigations of a microwave interferometer for the negative ion source SPIDER
R. Agnello, R. Cavazzana, I. Furno +4
The electron density close to the extraction grids and the co-extracted electrons represent a crucial issue when operating negative ion sources for fusion reactors. An excessive el…