Full conversion from ohmic to runaway electron (RE) driven current was observed in the tokamak à configuration variable (TCV) following massive injection of neon through a disruption mitigation valve into a low-density limited circular plasma. Following a partial disruption, a stable 200 kA RE beam is maintained for more than 1 s. Controlled ramp-down of the RE beam with adjustable decay rate was demonstrated. Control of the beam vertical position was achieved down to a RE current of 20 kA. RE beam formation is observed in elongated plasma configurations up to ? = 1.5. A reproducible scenario for RE beam generation without loss of circulating current is of particular interest for disruption modelling applications.
Full conversion from ohmic to runaway electron driven current via massive gas injection in the TCV tokamak
Decker J.; Papp G.; Coda S.; Duval B.P.; Sheikh U.; Blanchard P.; Choi D.; Galperti C.; Calacci L.; Carnevale D.; Ficker O.; Gobbin M.; Labit B.; Macusova E.; Mlynar J.; Plyusnin V.; Sauter O.
Journal:
Nuclear fusion 62 (7),
pp. 076038-1 - 076038-12
Year:
2022
ISTP Authors: Marco Gobbin
Keywords: Tokamak, Neon, disruption, Runaway Electron, massive gas injection, runaway electron beam, elongation
Research Activitie: JOURNAL ARTICLES
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