3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2024
Beam focusing and consequences for Doppler Backscattering measurements
Juan Ruiz Ruiz, Felix I. Parra, Valerian H. Hall-Chen +5
The phenomenon of beam focusing of microwaves in a plasma near a turning-point caustic is discussed in the context of the analytical solution to the Gaussian beam-tracing equations…
physics.plasm-ph2024
The separatrix operational space of next-step fusion experiments: From ASDEX Upgrade data to SPARC scenarios
Thomas Eich, Thomas Body, Michael Faitsch +13
Fusion power plants require ELM-free, detached operation to prevent divertor damage and erosion. The separatrix operational space (SepOS) is proposed as a tool for identifying acce…
physics.plasm-ph2024
Measurement of zero-frequency fluctuations generated by coupling between Alfven modes in the JET tokamak
Juan Ruiz Ruiz, Jeronimo Garcia, Michael Barnes +13
We report the first experimental detection of a zero-frequency fluctuation that is pumped by an Alfvèn mode in a magnetically confined plasma. Core-localized bidirectional Alfvèn m…