Plasma and Fusion Research

Volume 7, 2403063 (2012)

Regular Articles

Optimizing the Current Ramp-Up Phase for Hybrid ITER Scenario

Dick HOGEWEIJ, Jean-Francois ARTAUD¹⁾, Tom CASPER²⁾, Jonathan CITRIN, Frederic IMBEAUX¹⁾, Florian KÖCHL³⁾, Xavier LITAUDON¹⁾, Irina VOITSEKHOVITCH⁴⁾ and the ITM-TF ITER Scenario Modelling Group

: FOM Institute DIFFER - Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research Association EURATOM-FOM, Trilateral Euregio Cluster, P.O.Box 1207, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
1): CEA, IRFM, F-13108 Saint Paul lez Durance, France
2): ITER Organization, F-13115 Saint Paul lez Durance, France
3): Association EURATOM- ÖAW/ATI, Atominstitut, TU Wien, 1020 Vienna, Austria
4): EURATOM/CCFE Fusion Association, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon OX14 3DB, UK

(Received 24 November 2011 / Accepted 8 April 2012 / Published 26 July 2012)

Abstract

This paper reports on a systematic effort to optimize the current ramp-up phase for the ITER hybrid scenario, and to assess the sensitivity of the results to the assumptions made.

Keywords

ITER, hybrid scenario, modelling, current ramp-up

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.7.2403063

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This paper may be cited as follows:

Dick HOGEWEIJ, Jean-Francois ARTAUD, Tom CASPER, Jonathan CITRIN, Frederic IMBEAUX, Florian KÖCHL, Xavier LITAUDON, Irina VOITSEKHOVITCH and the ITM-TF ITER Scenario Modelling Group, Plasma Fusion Res. 7, 2403063 (2012).