Recent JET experiments have been dedicated to the studies of fusion reactions between deuterium (D) and Helium-3 (3He) ions using neutral beam injection (NBI) in synergy with third harmonic ion cyclotron radio-frequency heating (ICRH) of the beam. This scenario generates a fast ion deuterium tail enhancing DD and D3He fusion reactions. Modelling and measuring the fast deuterium tail accurately is essential for quantifying the fusion products. This paper presents the modelling of the D distribution function resulting from the NBI+ICRF heating scheme, reinforced by a comparison with dedicated JET fast ion diagnostics, showing an overall good agreement. Finally, a sawtooth activity for these experiments has been observed and interpreted using SPOT/RFOF simulations in the framework of Porcelli's theoretical model, where NBI+ICRH accelerated ions are found to have a strong stabilizing effect, leading to monster sawteeth.

Schneider, M., Johnson, T., Dumont, R., Eriksson, J., Eriksson, L., Giacomelli, L., et al. (2016). Modelling third harmonic ion cyclotron acceleration of deuterium beams for JET fusion product studies experiments. NUCLEAR FUSION, 56(11) [10.1088/0029-5515/56/11/112022].

Modelling third harmonic ion cyclotron acceleration of deuterium beams for JET fusion product studies experiments

NOCENTE, MASSIMO;
2016

Abstract

Recent JET experiments have been dedicated to the studies of fusion reactions between deuterium (D) and Helium-3 (3He) ions using neutral beam injection (NBI) in synergy with third harmonic ion cyclotron radio-frequency heating (ICRH) of the beam. This scenario generates a fast ion deuterium tail enhancing DD and D3He fusion reactions. Modelling and measuring the fast deuterium tail accurately is essential for quantifying the fusion products. This paper presents the modelling of the D distribution function resulting from the NBI+ICRF heating scheme, reinforced by a comparison with dedicated JET fast ion diagnostics, showing an overall good agreement. Finally, a sawtooth activity for these experiments has been observed and interpreted using SPOT/RFOF simulations in the framework of Porcelli's theoretical model, where NBI+ICRH accelerated ions are found to have a strong stabilizing effect, leading to monster sawteeth.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
fast ions; gamma spectroscopy; ICRH; integrated modeling; neutron spectroscopy; synthetic diagnostics; tokamak;
fast ions; gamma spectroscopy; ICRH; integrated modeling; neutron spectroscopy; synthetic diagnostics; tokamak; Nuclear and High Energy Physics; Condensed Matter Physics
English
2016
56
11
112022
none
Schneider, M., Johnson, T., Dumont, R., Eriksson, J., Eriksson, L., Giacomelli, L., et al. (2016). Modelling third harmonic ion cyclotron acceleration of deuterium beams for JET fusion product studies experiments. NUCLEAR FUSION, 56(11) [10.1088/0029-5515/56/11/112022].
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