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The Full-Voltage Operation of the Acceleration Grid Power Supply for SPIDER Experiment

Ferro A.; Boldrin M.; Dal Bello S.; Casagrande R.; Dan M.; Maistrello A.; Taliercio C.; Vignando M.; Zanotto L.; Toigo V.; Dhola H.; Raval B.; Singh N.P.; Patel A.; Sharma A.

In SPIDER, the full-scale prototype of the negative ion source of the ITER Heating Neutral Beam Injectors, negative ions of hydrogen or deuterium are extracted and accelerated by a set of grids. This article describes the process and the technical solutions that allowed achieving the asseveration to operate the Acceleration Grid Power Supply of SPIDER at full voltage (-96 kV), reports the first experimental results, and discusses some possible enhancements that have been identified.

ID 466949
DOI 10.1109/TPS.2022.3170999
PRODUCT TYPE Journal Article
LAST UPDATE 2022-12-12T11:30:32Z
EU PROJECT EUROfusion
TITLE Implementation of activities described in the Roadmap to Fusion during Horizon 2020 through a Joint programme of the members of the EUROfusion consortium
FOUNDING PROGRAM H2020
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