Interpretative modeling of impurity transport and tungsten sources in WEST boundary plasma

G. Ciraolo; S. Di Genova; H. Yang; A. Gallo; N. Fedorczak; H. Bufferand; J. P. Gunn; P. Tamain; R. Guirlet; C. Guillemaut; C. Desgranges; C. Bourdelle; E. Tsitrone; J. Bucalossi; M. Scotto D'abusco; E. Serre; Y. Marandet; M. Raghunathan; A. Sepetys; J. Romazanov; A. Kirschner; S. Brezinsek

doi:10.1088/1741-4326/ac2439

Interpretative modeling of impurity transport and tungsten sources in WEST boundary plasma

G. Ciraolo
, S. Di Genova
, H. Yang
, A. Gallo
, N. Fedorczak
, H. Bufferand
, J. P. Gunn
, P. Tamain
, R. Guirlet
, C. Guillemaut
, C. Desgranges
, C. Bourdelle
, E. Tsitrone
, J. Bucalossi
, M. Scotto D'abusco
, E. Serre
, Y. Marandet
, M. Raghunathan
, A. Sepetys
, J. Romazanov

A. Kirschner, S. Brezinsek

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Abstract

Contamination of core plasma by high-Z impurities, especially tungsten (W), is the main reason for the very high level of radiated power in WEST experiments. Intrinsic light impurities, mainly oxygen and carbon, play a dominant role in the sputtering of W on plasma facing components. In this contribution, we present a detailed analysis of WEST experiments supported by numerical modeling performed with the transport code SOLEDGE-EIRENE providing a clear picture of light impurities transport and poloidal distribution. Moreover, making use of SOLEDGE-ERO2.0 simulations, possible strategies to reduce core contamination due to W penetration are presented.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	126015
Journal	Nuclear Fusion
Volume	61
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ac2439
State	Published - Dec 2021
Externally published	Yes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

edge tokamak physics
numerical modeling
W sources and transport

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Ciraolo, G., Di Genova, S., Yang, H., Gallo, A., Fedorczak, N., Bufferand, H., Gunn, J. P., Tamain, P., Guirlet, R., Guillemaut, C., Desgranges, C., Bourdelle, C., Tsitrone, E., Bucalossi, J., Scotto D'abusco, M., Serre, E., Marandet, Y., Raghunathan, M., Sepetys, A., ... Brezinsek, S. (2021). Interpretative modeling of impurity transport and tungsten sources in WEST boundary plasma. Nuclear Fusion, 61(12), Article 126015. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ac2439

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Interpretative modeling of impurity transport and tungsten sources in WEST boundary plasma

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