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

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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.acc-ph2023★ 5 cited

Direct current measurements of the SPIDER beam: a comparison to existing beam diagnostics

A. Shepherd, T. Patton, A. Pimazzoni +5

For negative ion beam sources there are several methods of measuring the accelerated beam current, most commonly electrical measurements at the power supply and calorimetric measur…

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…