Research Campaign – 2024

2024 Research Campaign

Abstracts for the experiments selected for the 2024 Research Campaign will be added below as they become available.

 

IdentifierAreaTitle
2024-00-01Task Force: W Compatible Steady State ScenariosDevelop high-confinement DIII-D hybrid scenario with KSTAR operational constraints
2024-01-03Task Force: Integrated High beta-p ScenariosImpurity and helium exhaust, and XPR control in high poloidal beta plasma with core-edge integration in ITER-similar shape
2024-02-03Frontier ScienceElectron cyclotron mode conversion in plasma with relativistic electrons
2024-36-01Thrust: High Opacity and Density OperationUnderstanding the Physics of Density Limit in L-mode plasmas
2024-02-01Frontier ScienceFormation of Organic Compounds Through Meteoritic Atmospheric Shock
2024-00-02Task Force: W Compatible Steady State ScenariosSteady-state hybrid scenario with Tungsten radiation and control strategies for KSTAR long pulse operation
2024-23-51Heating and Current DriveTest modulation schemes for helicon heating and current drive evaluation
2024-12-04Plasma ControlMagnetic control emulation development, density limit avoidance development, and pellet control development
2024-33-01Pedestal and Non/Small ELM RegimesDisentangle the effects of neutral and turbulence transport on pedestal structure in high opaque edge
2024-16-03Thrust: Shape Rise DivertorValidation of SVR model predictions and performance optimization
2024-31-03ITER Integrated ScenariosRMP-ELM Control in ECH-dominated IBS at low torque
2024-32-52Turbulence and TransportValidation of NUBEAM with prompt torque
2024-00-03Task Force: W Compatible Steady State ScenariosNeoclassical Ti screening of tungsten in pedestal of hybrid steady-state scenario with grassy ELMs
2024-22-02Disruption MitigationCharacterization of runaway electron plateau spatial profiles and final loss structure
2024-13-51Divertor Science and InnovationValidation of edge fluid codes for degree of detachment of the high-field side divertor + Quantification of Plasma-Molecular Interaction Effects on Divertor Detachment in L-mode and H-mode
2024-34-52Transient ControlAn Alternate Method for Island Rotation Control: Swing Push Entrainment with 3d Fields
2024-34-51Transient ControlPreventing Mode Coupling Using Applied 3d Magnetic Fields for Multimodal Entrainment
2024-02-06Frontier ScienceExploring the staircase to heaven: Probing the formation of layered long range order
2024-35-03Thrust: Fast Ions, Turbulence and Alfven Waves InteractionFishbone-induced zonal flows
2024-34-01Transient ControlPursuing RMP ELM suppression in ECH dominated ITER-like scenarios
2024-14-02Core-Edge IntegrationExplore ELM-free enhanced pedestal access via low-Z impurity powder injection with adaptive RMP control?
2024-01-01Task Force: Integrated High beta-p ScenarioUse stronger shaping, EC and helicon off-axis CD, and core-edge integration to increase duration at betaN~4
2024-35-01Thrust: Fast Ions, Turbulence and Alfven Waves InteractionEffect of fast-ion dilution on turbulence
2024-22-03Disruption MitigationMeasurement of runaway electron impact pitch angle at wall
2024-16-05Thrust: Shape Rise DivertorDevelopment of RMP SVR Scenario?
2024-12-02Plasma ControlAdvanced density control in DIII-D for ITER and beyond
2024-34-04Transient ControlObtaining and optimizing n=1 RMP Suppression in DIII-D
2024-11-01Steady State and Pulsed Fusion CoreSmall ELM high qmin experiment utilizing stronger shaping with the SVR divertor
2024-31-02ITER Integrated ScenariosCharacterization of runaway electron generation during ohmic plasma startup
2024-22-51Disruption MitigationMeasurements and manipulation of runaway electron plateau
2024-16-02Thrust: Shape Rise DivertorDevelopment of ELMy SVR Scenario
2024-23-59Heating and Current DriveRF Systems Commissioning
2024-13-52Divertor Science and InnovationTime-dependent SOLPS-ITER validation and system identification using dynamic gas puff
2024-12-07Plasma ControlRT torbeam commissioning and KSTAR shape development
2024-12-06Plasma ControlNegative triangularity shape development
2024-16-01Thrust: Shape Rise DivertorCommissioning and model validation of SVR divertor and validation of pumping design
2024-34-03Transient ControlPlasma shaping, rotation, and m, n>2, 1 tearing mode origins
2024-02-04Frontier ScienceEffect of EC waves on relativistic-electron-driven whistler waves
2024-15-01Negative TriangularityControlling the NT shape boundary flux to expand achievable parameter space in NT plasmas (with possible EFC piggyback)
2024-11-02Steady State and Pulsed Fusion CoreExploring Scenario and Reactor Requirements for Active TM Stabilization with real-time ECH Steering
2024-01-02Task Force: Integrated High beta-p ScenarioEstablish high-betaP scenario with large-radius ITB using KSTAR-like constraints, and integrating X-point radiator
2024-23-52Heating and Current DriveParametric Decay Instability Physics in Helicon Injection Without Neutral Beams
2024-22-01Disruption MitigationRecombination Neutral Pressure Window for the Low-Z Benign Termination Strategy
2024-02-02Frontier ScienceQuantify energy transfer during wave-particle resonant interactions
2024-13-01Divertor Science and InnovationRadiation front stability and staged divertor validation: Sensitivity of detachment front to leg length, PSOL and shaping
2024-12-05Plasma Control
Scenario and shape development for consistent sample exposures in the wall materials thrust
2024-25-01Thrust: FPP Candidate Wall MaterialsInvestigate performance of 3D printed capillary porous structures carrying liquid lithium under H-mode plasma exposure
2024-25-02Thrust: FPP Candidate Wall MaterialsEvaluating innovative materials based on multi-element tungsten alloys and advanced manufacturing processes
2024-34-05Transient ControlTime Dependent Error Field Correction and LH Error Field Thresholds
2024-35-02Thrust: Fast Ions, Turbulence and Alfven WavesAE-induced zonal flows
2024-31-01ITER Integrated ScenariosTungsten radiation in the access to the ITER Baseline Scenario and its control options with ECH power
2024-22-04Disruption MitigationExternally-launched Helicon-driven Resonant Pitch-Angle Scattering of Runaway Electrons during Quiescent-Runaway-Electron Plasmas on DIII-D
2024-12-01Plasma ControlDevelopment of fault response strategies and other control tools for the ITER first plasma and pre-fusion-power scenarios
2024-02-07Frontier ScienceRadial magnetic compression of DIII-D plasmas
2024-12-03Plasma ControlReal-Time Machine Learning-Based Control of Emission Front Control using rt-Tangential TV
2024-32-01Turbulence and TransportMomentum transport in ITER-relevant transport regimes
2024-14-01Core-Edge IntegrationDemonstrate core-edge solution for high performance plasma with high-beta hybrid core, small ELMs and divertor detachment
2024-25-03Thrust: FPP Candidate Wall MaterialsExposure and characterization of novel ceramic materials in DiMES
2024-36-02Thrust: High Opacity and Density OperationInvestigating the Impact of Operational Parameters on the Density Limit in Negative Triangularity Plasmas
2024-36-03Thrust: High Opacity and Density OperationReal time avoidance of the density limit via proximity control of an empirical edge density boundary
2024-11-03Steady State and Pulsed Fusion CoreShaping dependence of n=2 stability limits and control in FPP-relevant plasmas
2024-24-01Diagnostics and ActuatorsDiagnostic Edge Cases – Physics of q-parallel disagreements
2024-15-02Negative TriangularityInvestigation of Turbulence Stabilization in Negative Triangularity Plasmas
2024-23-02Heating and Current DriveHigh-power helicon experiments in H-mode plasmas
2024-34-02Transient ControlCharacterization of ion polarization current stabilization (Tearing Mode) for IBS
2024-23-53Heating and Current DriveIdentification of operation space boundary for plasma initiation and effects of EC assist
2024-21-03Plasma-Material InteractionsQuantifying tungsten re-deposition spatial scales using negative triangularity plasmas with ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy
2024-23-01Heating and Current DriveAssess the helicon heating and current drive efficiency with core absorption in L-mode plasmas
2024-21-01Plasma-Material InteractionsQuantifying toroidal asymmetries on divertor metal targets, fuel retention, and synergistic effects of B and SiC powders injection
2024-33-03Pedestal and Non/Small ELM RegimesParticle transport and fueling in ELM free fusion relevant regimes
2024-31-04ITER Integrated ScenariosAlpha Power Simulation and Burn Control in the IBS from Ramp Up to Ramp Down
2024-36-05Thrust: High Opacity and Density OperationDensity limit in low collisionality H-mode plasmas
2024-02-05Frontier ScienceTurbulence spreading control by edge ExB shear profile modification
2024-36-04Thrust: High Opacity and Density OperationThe role of SOL flows and recycling in neutral fueling asymmetries and the impact on pedestal performance
2024-12-08Plasma ControlIntegrated control for access to and maintenance of Wide-Pedestal QH-mode
2024-16-04Thrust: Shape Rise DivertorDevelopment of standard QH-mode SVR Scenario
2024-23-03Heating and Current DriveTest Off-axis Helicon Current Drive using High Beta_e Plasma coupling
2024-25-04Thrust: FPP Candidate Wall MaterialsExamination of surface stability of dispersion-strengthened tungsten divertor plasma exposure in DIII-D
2024-34-53Transient ControlResolving the controversy surrounding the value of the on-axis magnetic safety factor during the sawtooth cycle
2024-33-02Pedestal and Non/Small ELM RegimesPedestal parametric scans to test ELM stability and evolution with new multifield fluctuation measurements
2024-12-09Plasma ControlTowards Reactor-Relevant Control Strategies with RTCAKENN in Diagnostically Challenged Environments