3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Comparative qualification of advanced plasma-facing materials for fusion pilot plants through public- and private-sector experiments in DIII-D
Florian Effenberg, Jonathan D. Coburn, Luca Cappelli +44
A coordinated DIII-D campaign exposed and comparatively assessed 44 advanced plasma-facing materials from 12 institutions, including four public-private fusion partnerships, to sup…
physics.plasm-ph2026
First divertor exposure experiments of a renewable boron pebble aggregate in DIII-D
Erick Martinez-Loran, Angelica Ottaviano, Santhosh T. A. Kumar +21
Boron pebble aggregate was tested for the first time as a high-heat-flux granular plasma-facing material in a tokamak divertor. Exposures of up to $q_{\parallel} = \SI{80}{\MW\per\…
physics.plasm-ph2026
Overview of the Helios Design: A Practical Planar Coil Stellarator Fusion Power Plant
C. P. S. Swanson, S. T. A. Kumar, D. W. Dudt +39
Thea Energy, Inc. has developed the preconceptual design for "Helios," a fusion power plant based on the planar coil stellarator architecture. In this overview paper, the design is…