Wendelstein 7-X is a highly optimized stellarator that went into operation in 2015. With a 30 cubic meter volume, a superconducting coil system operating at 2.5 T, and steady-state heating capability ...of eventually up to 10 MW, it was built to demonstrate the benefits of optimized stellarators at parameters approaching those of a fusion power plant. We report here on the first results with the test divertor installed, during the second operation phase, which was performed in the second half of 2017. Operation with a divertor, and the addition of several new fueling systems, allowed higher density operation in hydrogen as well as helium. The effects that higher density operation had on both divertor operation and global confinement will be described. In particular, at high densities detachment was observed, and the highest fusion triple product for a stellarator was achieved.
Under construction for the stellarator project Wendestein 7-X is a neutral beam heating system based on RF driven positive ion sources. It is planned to start operation with 2 sources capable of ...injecting 5 MW of heating power in deuterium. This paper gives the current status and future plans of the construction of the injector boxes and subsequent installation in the experimental hall. The fruitful collaboration with the National Center for Nuclear Research in Swierk, Poland is also detailed. Lastly, results from an initial study on fast ions in Wendelstein 7-X will be given.
This contribution provides an overview of the core diagnostics as they are required for W7-X steady-state high-density operation with a divertor and profile control. The inferred profiles then ...address the stellarator optimization. A particular task is the characterization of fast ion slowing down and -losses, which in a classical stellarator reactor could result in unacceptable wall loads and ultimately are deleterious for the heating efficiency. The energy dissipated during operation, 10 MW · 1800 s impacts on the technical diagnostic realization via loads to in-vessel components, quasi steady-state operation requires adequate data acquisition and control systems.
A study of the resonant magnetic perturbation (RMP) effect on transit beam ion behavior is performed using the total neutron emission rate (Sn) measurement of the deuterium plasma in the Large ...Helical Device. We conducted no RMP field, one-half RMP field, and full RMP field discharges and compared Sn that reflects the global beam ion confinement information. It is determined that owing to the RMP field, Sn decreased by approximately 15 - 30%. Numerical calculations based on the classical confinement of beam ions were performed to investigate the bulk plasma parameter effect on Sn. The calculated Sn shows that the degradation of Sn by RMP is mainly caused by the degradation of the electron temperature owing to island formation which results in a shorter slowing down time of beam ions.
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