Research Campaign – 2025

2025 Research Campaign

Abstracts for the experiments selected for the 2025 Research Campaign will be added below as they become available.

IdentifierAreaTitle
2024-01-04Task Force: Integrated High beta-p ScenarioIntegrate the X-point radiator/Compact Radiative divertor with high poloidal beta core
2024-16-06Thrust: Shape Rise DivertorCharacterize SVR Peeling-Ballooning Boundary through Shape Modifications and Front End Development for SuperH Channel Access
2024-21-05Plasma-Material InteractionsPellet dynamics and impurity transport resulting from PFC slag in DIII-D
2024-15-03Negative TriangularityOpen questions for NT divertor design: field direction, closure and pumping
2024-13-04Divertor Science and InnovationHeat flux broadening and turbulence: Er shear control with RMP scan
2024-33-04Transient ControlExploration of EDA H-mode Operational Space Towards ITER Relevant Conditions
2024-36-07Thrust: High Opacity and Density OperationEffect of Detachment and Reattachment on Edge Density Pedestal Structure and Neutral Ionization in DIII-D
2024-36-08Thrust: High Opacity and Density OperationImpact of High Opaqueness at Lower Collisionality on Fueling Efficiency and Neutral Penetration
2024-13-03Divertor Science and InnovationExtend detachment models to minimal baffling case: XPR stability and leg length dependence
2024-24-03Diagnostics and ActuatorsReactor-Relevant Control Strategies in Diagnostically Challenged Environments
2024-21-04Plasma-Material InteractionsInvestigation of remobilized dust transport in the divertor using the impurity powder dropper
2024-24-02Diagnostics and ActuatorsDemonstration of Non-Inductive Vertical Position Control in DIII-D
2024-22-06Disruption MitigationSPI nonthermal seed formation as a function of neon fraction
2024-35-05Thrust: Fast Ions, Turbulence and Alfven Waves InteractionValidating turbulence/FI interaction reduced models through variation of effective FI scattering rate
2024-22-05Disruption MitigationOptimization of Multiple D2 SPI for Two-Staged Plasma Mitigation
2024-36-06Thrust: High Opacity and Density OperationImproved Understanding of Plasma Fueling Through Measurements of the Neutral Energy Distribution
2025-31-01ITER Integrated ScenariosAlpha power simulation and burn control in the IBS from ramp up to ramp down
2025-34-03Transient ControlRMP Island Measurements and Optimizations
2025-12-05Plasma ControlAdvanced density control in DIII-D for ITER and beyond
2025-15-01Negative TriangularityParticle and impurity transport in negative triangularity discharges
2025-32-02Turbulence and TransportH-mode access in ITER-relevant electron-heat-dominated plasmas
2025-26-01
Thrust: High Field Side LHCDHigh Field Side Lower Hybrid Current Drive System Commissioning and Operational Assessment
2025-26-03Thrust: High Field Side LHCDHFSLHCD Key Testing of LHCD Physics and CD
2025-12-08Plasma ControlIntegrated control for access to and maintenance of Wide-Pedestal QH-mode
2025-26-04Thrust: High Field Side LHCDMSE measurements of the high field side lower hybrid current drive profile
2025-12-03Plasma ControlShape and scenario development for materials thrust
2025-21-01Plasma-Material InteractionsQuantifying toroidal asymmetries on divertor metal targets, fuel retention, and synergistic effects of B and SiC powders injection
2025-32-03Turbulence and TransportCross-scale interaction between high-k and low-k turbulence in high Te gradient regime
2025-12-02Plasma ControlSupport for heat flux broadening at high q||
2025-16-03Thrust: Shape Rise DivertorUtilizing RMP to control ELMs to access and sustain stationary SH plasma for core-edge integration in SVR configuration with dedicated detachment studies
2025-34-01Transient ControlEnhanced RMP Hysteresis Achievement via omegaE based adaptive RMP control via real time turbulence analysis
2025-01-01Task Force: Integrated High beta-p ScenarioImpurity transport and access studies in high-βp plasmas at low toroidal rotation
2025-03-02Torkil Jensen AwardInvestigation of fusion-produced alpha driven wave-particle instabilities and validation of theory
2025-12-04Plasma ControlDevelop XPR height controller
2025-16-01Thrust: Shape Rise DivertorPellet studies and core optimization to achieve high absolute parameters in the SVR ELMy scenario with dedicated detachment studies
2025-32-01Turbulence and TransportImpurity turbulent transport: SOL, pedestal, core predictions in ITER- and FPP-relevant low-grad-n plasmas
2025-36-02Thrust: High Opacity and Density OperationExplore the density limit physics for peeling-limited pedestal
2025-33-03Pedestal and Non/Small ELM RegimesAccess conditions and performance optimization of I-mode with strong shaping enabled by SVR
2025-34-02Transient ControlCan magnetic islands in an FPP be automatically stabilized by RF condensation?
2025-33-01Pedestal and Non/Small ELM Regimes Exploration of EDA H-mode operational space towards ITER relevant conditions
2025-16-02Thrust: Shape Rise DivertorQH-mode development and impurity transport studies
2025-14-01Core-Edge IntegrationImprove core-edge integration with X-point radiator (XPR) operation scenario
2025-02-06Frontier ScienceExploring the staircase to heaven: Probing the formation of layered long range order
2025-33-02Pedestal and Non/Small ELM RegimesCompatibility of RMP ELM suppression with core pellet injection
2025-25-01Thrust: FPP Candidate Wall MaterialsTungsten DiMES Experiment
2025-24-03Diagnostics and ActuatorsReactor-Relevant Control Strategies in Diagnostically Challenged Environments
2025-36-04Thrust: High Opacity and Density OperationImpact of high opaqueness at lower collisionality on fueling efficiency and neutral penetration
2025-35-01Thrust: Fast Ions, Turbulence and Alfven Waves InteractionUnderlying Physics of TAE-induced ITG Suppression and associated Zonal Flows
2025-36-01Thrust: High Opacity and Density OperationTransport-optimized pedestals at densities above the Greenwald limit
2025-12-01Plasma ControlDensity control via real-time variation of pellet mass and frequency
2025-36-03Thrust: High Opacity and Density OperationCharacterizing the role of neutrals on edge and divertor conditions
2025-25-02Thrust: FPP Candidate Wall MaterialsPlasma Exposure of Ceramic and Pre-Irradiated Materials in DiMES
2025-22-01Disruption MitigationCryogenic Shell Pellets for Inside-Out Mitigation
2025-13-03Divertor Science and InnovationCharacterization of the SOL in various scenarios using the Helium Beam at the DIII-D Helicon Antenna
2025-25-03Thrust: FPP Candidate Wall MaterialsQualification of grain oriented, additively manufactured tungsten
2025-00-03Task Force: W Compatible Steady State ScenariosDIII-D–WEST Similarity Experiments for High-Performance Long-Pulse Operation: H-mode Access and High Beta-N Sustainment
2025-13-02Divertor Science and InnovationHelium exhaust studies at DIII-D utilizing new experimental diagnostics
2025-13-01Divertor Science and InnovationHeat flux broadening at high q||
2025-00-01Task Force: W Compatible Steady State ScenariosSteady-state hybrid scenario with Tungsten radiation and control strategies for KSTAR long pulse operation
2025-00-02Task Force: W Compatible Steady State ScenariosDevelop a W-compatible solution for accessing an ELM-suppressed steady-state hybrid scenario
2025-25-04Thrust: FPP Candidate Wall MaterialsFusion Materials Industry Day
2025-26-02Thrust: High Field Side LHCDOptimization and Prediction of HFS LHCD Coupling in high q-min discharges
2025-21-04Plasma-Material InteractionsInvestigation of remobilized dust transport in the divertor using the impurity powder dropper
2025-02-02Frontier ScienceQuantify energy transfer during wave-particle resonant interactions
2025-02-05Frontier ScienceTurbulence spreading control by edge ExB shear profile modification
2025-16-04Thrust: Shape Rise DivertorReserve for scenario that shows the most promise for pushing to absolute parameters
2025-16-05Thrust: Shape Rise DivertorDetachment on the peeling limit at high performance
2025-23-01Heating and Current DriveInternal-mirror top-launch ECH deposition & polarization
2025-25-05Thrust: FPP Candidate Wall MaterialsPlasma Exposure of Pre-Irradiated Materials in DiMES

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