OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nuclear Fusion is 22. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-06-01 to 2023-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Overview of the RF source development programme at IPP Garching	328
Fusion energy production from a deuterium-tritium plasma in the JET tokamak	311
Energy confinement scaling from the international stellarator database	258
Collisional losses of electrons from an adiabatic trap in a plasma with a positive potential	218
Progress of the CFETR design	203
High fusion performance from deuterium-tritium plasmas in JET	193
Progress on the application of ELM control schemes to ITER scenarios from the non-active phase to DT operation	176
Blister bursting and deuterium bursting release from tungsten exposed to high fluences of high flux and low energy deuterium plasma	175
Velocity–space structures of distribution function in toroidal ion temperature gradient turbulence	173
Electron and photon production from relativistic laser–plasma interactions	169
Investigating behaviours of hydrogen in a tungsten grain boundary by first principles: from dissolution and diffusion to a trapping mechanism	166
Physics aspects of negative ion sources	153
Spectroscopy—a powerful diagnostic tool in source development	152
Overview of first Wendelstein 7-X high-performance operation	145
Development and application of HINT2 to helical system plasmas	143
Explanation of the JETn= 0 chirping mode	140
Cross–machine benchmarking for ITER of neoclassical tearing mode stabilization by electron cyclotron current drive	134
Resistive wall stabilized operation in rotating high beta NSTX plasmas	129
Overview of the DEMO staged design approach in Europe	126
First results from MAST	125
Full-f gyrokinetic particle simulation of centrally heated global ITG turbulence from magnetic axis to edge pedestal top in a realistic tokamak geometry	123
TOPICA: an accurate and efficient numerical tool for analysis and design of ICRF antennas	116
Scaling laws for edge plasma parameters in ITER from two-dimensional edge modelling	113
Benchmarking of the mono-energetic transport coefficients—results from the International Collaboration on Neoclassical Transport in Stellarators (ICNTS)	112
Major results from the first plasma campaign of the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator	112

Screening of a high-density plasma from neutral gas penetration	110
Gyrokinetic projection of the divertor heat-flux width from present tokamaks to ITER	107
Physics of island divertors as highlighted by the example of W7-AS	106
Neoclassical diffusion arising from magnetic-field ripples in Tokamaks	102
Physics of runaway electrons in tokamaks	97
Study of runaway electron generation during major disruptions in JET	94
Observation of the interaction between the geodesic acoustic mode and ambient fluctuation in the JFT-2M tokamak	92
High-power and long-pulse injection with negative-ion-based neutral beam injectors in the Large Helical Device	90
The ITER blanket system design challenge	90
Cyclotron radiation from a rarefied inhomogeneous magnetoplasma	90
Transition from Pastukhov to collisional confinement in a magnetic and electrostatic well	89
Problems and methods of self-consistent reconstruction of tokamak equilibrium profiles from magnetic and polarimetric measurements	86
High-power gyrotrons for electron cyclotron heating and current drive	86
On measuring the electron heat diffusion coefficient in atokamak from sawtooth oscillation observations	85
First results from the START experiment	84
Overview of material re-deposition and fuel retention studies at JET with the Gas Box divertor	84
Three-dimensional fast electron transport for ignition-scale inertial fusion capsules	83
Results from recent detachment experiments in alternative divertor configurations on TCV	83
Field reversed configuration lifetime scaling based on measurements from the Large s Experiment	81
Observations on core turbulence transitions in ASDEX Upgrade using Doppler reflectometry	79
Spectral broadening of lower hybrid waves produced by parametric instability in current drive experiments of tokamak plasmas	79
Loss of alpha-like MeV fusion products from TFTR	77
Recent advances in EAST physics experiments in support of steady-state operation for ITER and CFETR	77
Fluctuation spectra and velocity profile from Doppler backscattering on Tore Supra	76
Overview of the JET preparation for deuterium–tritium operation with the ITER like-wall	75
Initial results from the TST-2 spherical tokamak	74
Observation of infrared synchrotron radiation from tokamak runaway electrons in TEXTOR	73
Vibrational kinetics, electron dynamics and elementary processes in H₂and D₂plasmas for negative ion production: modelling aspects	73
Transition from weak to strong energetic ion transport in burning plasmas	72
Dependence of the threshold for perturbation field generatedm/n= 2/1 tearing modes on the plasma fluid rotation	71
Experimental observations of enhanced radial transport of energetic particles with Alfvén eigenmode on the LHD	71
A model for electron transport barriers in tokamaks, tested against experimental data from RTP	70
Nonlinear ICRF-plasma interactions	70
Performance of the ITER ICRH system as expected from TOPICA and ANTITER II modelling	69
H-mode energy confinement scaling from the DIII-D and JET tokamaks	66
Comparison of transient electron heat transport in LHD helical and JT-60U tokamak plasmas	65
The radial electric field and its associated shear in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak	64
A study of the effect of impurity radiation from the peripheral plasma of a tokamak reactor	64
Transient electron heat diffusivity obtained from trace impurity injection on TFTR	63
Gyrokinetic analysis and simulation of pedestals to identify the culprits for energy losses using ‘fingerprints’	63
Overview of the recent experimental research on the J-TEXT tokamak	61
Radiation losses from oxygen and iron impurities in a high-temperature plasma	61
Integrated operation of steady-state long-pulse H-mode in Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak	59
Experimental study of particle transport and density fluctuations in LHD	58
Microstructural development and irradiation hardening of W and W–(3–26) wt%Re alloys after high-temperature neutron irradiation to 0.15 dpa	58
Status and prospects for mm-wave reflectometry in ITER	57
Heat loads on JET plasma facing components from ICRF and LH wave absorption in the SOL	56
Comparison of theoretical models for scrape-off layer widths with data from COMPASS-D, JET and Alcator C-Mod	56
Innovative ignition scheme for ICF—impact fast ignition	55
Plasma shape control on the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) using real-time equilibrium reconstruction	55

Far SOL ELM ion energies in JET	55
Present status of the negative ion based NBI system for long pulse operation on JT-60U	54
Experiments on the release of tritium from the first wall of JET	54
Tomography of fast-ion velocity-space distributions from synthetic CTS and FIDA measurements	54
Predictions on heat transport and plasma rotation from global gyrokinetic simulations	53
Properties of a new quasi-axisymmetric configuration	53
Fast-ion distributions from third harmonic ICRF heating studied with neutron emission spectroscopy	51
Progress toward ITER’s First Plasma	51
A real-time machine learning-based disruption predictor in DIII-D	51
Progress of the ELISE test facility: results of caesium operation with low RF power	51
Comparison of deuterium pellet injection from different locations on the DIII-D tokamak	50
Overview of physics results from the conclusive operation of the National Spherical Torus Experiment	50
Fundamental issues in fast ignition physics: from relativistic electron generation to proton driven ignition	50
Modelling of Kelvin–Helmholtz instability and splashing of melt layers from plasma-facing components in tokamaks under plasma impact	50
Comparison of turbulent transport models of L- and H-mode plasmas	49
Erosion, screening, and migration of tungsten in the JET divertor	49
Integrated physics optimization of a quasi-isodynamic stellarator with poloidally closed contours of the magnetic field strength	49
Energy confinement scaling in the low aspect ratio National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX)	48
First results from H-mode plasmas generated by ICRF heating in the EAST	48
Machine learning for disruption warnings on Alcator C-Mod, DIII-D, and EAST	48
Protection of walls from hard disruptions in large tokamaks	47
Alfvénic instabilities driven by fusion generated alpha particles in ITER scenarios	47
Engineering prospects of negative-ion-based neutral beam injection system from high power operation for the large helical device	47
Electromagnetic turbulence suppression by energetic particle driven modes	47
Development of an efficient real-time disruption predictor from scratch on JET and implications for ITER	47
Quench protection of the poloidal field superconducting coil system for the EAST tokamak	47
Gas jet disruption mitigation studies on Alcator C-Mod	46
Perturbative and non-perturbative modes in START and MAST	46
Overview of results from the Large Helical Device	46
A dual source D-band reflectometer for density profile and fluctuations measurements in Tore-Supra	46
Feedback control of the safety factor profile evolution during formation of an advanced tokamak discharge	46
The effect of toroidal plasma rotation on sawteeth in MAST	46
MeV-range velocity-space tomography from gamma-ray and neutron emission spectrometry measurements at JET	45
On the origin of ‘fuzz’ formation in plasma-facing materials	45
Progress in disruption prevention for ITER	45
Determination of the tolerable impurity concentrations in a fusion reactor using a consistent set of cooling factors	45
Formation of hot, stable, long-lived field-reversed configuration plasmas on the C-2W device	45
First results from the LIDAR Thomson Scattering System on JET	45
Temperature oscillating regimes in Tore Supra diagnosed by MHD activity	45
Ion beam analysis of fusion plasma-facing materials and components: facilities and research challenges	44
A global simulation study of ICRF heating in the LHD	44
Electron thermal conductivity from heat wave propagation in Wendelstein 7-AS	44
Anisotropic pressure bi-Maxwellian distribution function model for three-dimensional equilibria	44
The European approach to the fusion-like neutron source: the IFMIF-DONES project	44
RF start-up and sustainment experiments on the TST-2@K spherical tokamak	43
Observation and modelling of fast ion loss in JET and ASDEX Upgrade	43
Physics research on the TCV tokamak facility: from conventional to alternative scenarios and beyond	43
A numerical investigation of the effects of impurity penetration depth on disruption mitigation by massive high-pressure gas jet	43
Direct gyrokinetic comparison of pedestal transport in JET with carbon and ITER-like walls	42
Plasma formation in START and MAST spherical tokamaks	41
Recent results from divertor and scrape-off layer studies at JET	40
Key results of long pulse ICRH operation in Tore Supra	40
Waste implications from minor impurities in European DEMO materials	40
Overview of recent physics results from the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX)	39
High fusion performance in Super H-mode experiments on Alcator C-Mod and DIII-D	39
Overview of DT results from TFTR	39
Beryllium melting and erosion on the upper dump plates in JET during three ITER-like wall campaigns	39
First experimental tests of a new small angle slot divertor on DIII-D	39
Progress of the JT-60SA project	39
Influence of massive material injection on avalanche runaway generation during tokamak disruptions	38
Inferring divertor plasma properties from hydrogen Balmer and Paschen series spectroscopy in JET-ILW	38
Alfvén cascades in JET discharges with NBI-heating	38
Overview of results from the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX)	38
Adaptive high learning rate probabilistic disruption predictors from scratch for the next generation of tokamaks	38
Fast ion loss in a ‘sea-of-TAE’	38
Progress in the ITER neutral beam test facility	38
Gamma ray emission profile measurements from JET ICRF-heated discharges	37
Optimisation of stellarator equilibria with ROSE	37
Interplay between turbulence, neoclassical and zonal flows during the transition from low to high confinement mode at ASDEX Upgrade	37
Role of the pedestal position on the pedestal performance in AUG, JET-ILW and TCV and implications for ITER	37
Impact of arcing on carbon and tungsten: from the observations in JT-60U, LHD and NAGDIS-II	37
Initial results from the Coaxial Slow Source FRC device	37
Energetic ion confinement studies using comprehensive neutron diagnostics in the Large Helical Device	36
Acceleration and deceleration model of indirect drive ICF capsules	36
Diagnostic mirrors for ITER: research in the frame of International Tokamak Physics Activity	36
Shattered pellet injection technology design and characterization for disruption mitigation experiments	36
Sawtooth oscillations in ion cyclotron emission from JET	36
Magnetic field structure and confinement of energetic particles in the LHD	36
L-mode-edge negative triangularity tokamak reactor	35
Development of a dc 1 MV power supply technology for NB injectors	35

Overview of physics results from MAST	35
Studies of fast-ion transport induced by energetic particle modes using fast-particle diagnostics with high time resolution in CHS	35
Scenario development for D–T operation at JET	35
Internal Alfvén eigenmode observations on DIII-D	35
Observation of anomalous impurity transport during low-density experiments in W7-X with laser blow-off injections of iron	34
ECRH power deposition from a quasi-optical point of view	34
The upgraded Pegasus Toroidal Experiment	34
Review of data processing techniques for density profile evaluation from broadband FM-CW reflectometry on ASDEX Upgrade	34
Verification and validation of integrated simulation of energetic particles in fusion plasmas	34
H-mode physics of near double null plasmas in MAST and its applications to other tokamaks	34
Observation of compressional Alfvén eigenmodes (CAE) in a conventional tokamak	34
Advances in plasma–wall interaction control for H-mode operation over 100 s with ITER-like tungsten divertor on EAST	34
Quasi-linear transport inferred from density fluctuation spectra	34
Fully predictive time-dependent transport simulations of ITB plasmas in JET, JT-60U and DIII-D	34
Superdiffusion and multifractal statistics of edge plasma turbulence in fusion devices	34
Overview of physics studies on ASDEX Upgrade	33
Electron cyclotron resonance heating beam broadening in the edge turbulent plasma of fusion machines	33
Simulations of tokamak boundary plasma turbulence transport in setting the divertor heat flux width	33
Morphological and structural effects on tungsten targets produced by fusion plasma pulses from a table top plasma focus	33
Overview of results from the MST reversed field pinch experiment	33
Burn control resulting from toroidal field ripple	33
Real-time capable modeling of neutral beam injection on NSTX-U using neural networks	33
ECRF experiments for local heating and current drive by fundamental O-mode launch from the low-field side on JT-60U	33
End losses from a theta pinch	33
Fast automated analysis of high-resolution reflectometer density profiles on DIII-D	33
Scrape-off layer transport and filament characteristics in high-density tokamak regimes	32
First principles and integrated modelling achievements towards trustful fusion power predictions for JET and ITER	32
Experimental progress of inertial confinement fusion based at the ShenGuang-III laser facility in China	32
Hydrogen plasmas with ICRF inverted minority and mode conversion heating regimes in the JET tokamak	32
Effects of fibre-form nanostructures on particle emissions from a tungsten surface in plasmas	32
Development of fabrication technology for low activation vanadium alloys as fusion blanket structural materials	32
Global-wave solutions with self-consistent velocity distributions in ion cyclotron heated plasmas	31
A 3D dynamic model to assess the impacts of low-mode asymmetry, aneurysms and mix-induced radiative loss on capsule performance across inertial confinement fusion platforms	31
$\langle 0\,0\,{\rm 1}\rangle $ edge dislocation nucleation mechanism of surface blistering in tungsten exposed to deuterium plasma	31
Characterisation of highly radiating neon seeded plasmas in JET-ILW	31
On ion cyclotron current drive for sawtooth control	31
The national ignition facility: laser performance status and performance quad results at elevated energy	31
ITER operation window determined from mutually consistent core–SOL–divertor simulations: definition and application	31
Endloss from a linear θ- pinch	31
The origin of beam non-uniformity in a large Cs-seeded negative ion source	31
Dependence on plasma shape and plasma fueling for small edge-localized mode regimes in TCV and ASDEX Upgrade	31
An improved understanding of the roles of atomic processes and power balance in divertor target ion current loss during detachment	31
3D modelling of negative ion extraction from a negative ion source	31
Overview of recent experimental results from the Aditya tokamak	30
Upgrades of the RFX-mod reversed field pinch and expected scenario improvements	30
Application of Gaussian process regression to plasma turbulent transport model validation via integrated modelling	30
First divertor physics studies in Wendelstein 7-X	30
Overview of KSTAR research progress and future plans toward ITER and K-DEMO	30
1 MeV, ampere class accelerator R&D for ITER	30
Neutron emission from TFTR supershots	30
Design of a distributed radiator target for inertial fusion driven from two sides with heavy ion beams	30
Ion cyclotron emission from fusion products and beam ions in the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor	29
Inertial electrostatic confinement fusion device with an ion source using a magnetron discharge	29
Current design and R&D progress of the Chinese helium cooled ceramic breeder test blanket system	29
Effect of the isotope mass on the turbulent transport at the edge of L-mode plasmas in ASDEX Upgrade and JET-ILW	29
Quasi-optical Gaussian beam tracing to evaluate Doppler backscattering conditions	29
Effect of magnetic configuration on frequency of NBI-driven Alfvén modes in TJ-II	29
Kinetic modelling of the interaction of rotating magnetic fields with a radially inhomogeneous plasma	29
Influence of stochastic magnetic fields on relativistic electrons	29
Measurements of charged particle beams from plasma focus discharges	28
Characterization of the W7-X scrape-off layer using reciprocating probes	28
Penetration of supersonic gas jets into a tokamak	28
Progress of indirect drive inertial confinement fusion in the United States	28
Laser implosion of microballoons: study of the transition from exploding-pusher to ablative regime	28
Interpretation of cyclotron radiation spectra from runaway discharges in TFR	28
Reversed field pinch operation with intelligent shell feedback control in EXTRAP T2R	28
Retention and release of hydrogen isotopes in tungsten plasma-facing components: the role of grain boundaries and the native oxide layer from a joint experiment-simulation integrated approach	28
Active conditioning of ASDEX Upgrade tungsten plasma-facing components and discharge enhancement through boron and boron nitride particulate injection	28
A machine learning approach based on generative topographic mapping for disruption prevention and avoidance at JET	28
Simulation of ion cyclotron heating of tokamak plasmas using coupled Maxwell and quasilinear-Fokker–Planck solvers	28
Overview of new MAST physics in anticipation of first results from MAST Upgrade	28
H trapping and mobility in nanostructured tungsten grain boundaries: a combined experimental and theoretical approach	27
Spatially resolved measurement of alpha particle emission from PLT plasmas heated by ICRH	27
Figure of merit for divertor protection in the preliminary design of the EU-DEMO reactor	27
Prediction of divertor heat flux width for ITER using BOUT++ transport and turbulence module	27
Results from an improved flowing liquid lithium limiter with increased flow uniformity in high power plasmas in EAST	27
Repetitive pellet fuelling for high-density/steady-state operation on LHD	27
Prediction of the fusion alpha density profile in ITER from local marginal stability to Alfvén eigenmodes	27
The role of the source versus the collisionality in predicting a reactor density profile as observed on ASDEX Upgrade discharges	27
Helium flux effects on bubble growth and surface morphology in plasma-facing tungsten from large-scale molecular dynamics simulations	27
Transition from L mode to high ion temperature mode in CHS heliotron/torsatron plasmas	26
Refuelling performance improvement by high speed pellet launch from the magnetic high field side	26
Determination of the safety factor profile in TORE SUPRA from the largest striations observed during pellet ablation	26
Caesium and tungsten behaviour in the filamented arc driven Kamaboko-III negative ion source	26
Overview of physics results from MAST	26
Tokamak plasma high field side response to ann= 3 magnetic perturbation: a comparison of 3D equilibrium solutions from seven different codes	26
3D two-temperature magnetohydrodynamic modeling of fast thermal quenches due to injected impurities in tokamaks	26
Effect of radial particle transport on radiation from light impurities	26
A time resolved study of the mitigation of graphite chemical erosion in deuterium plasmas containing beryllium	26
Mitigation of plasma–material interactions via passive Li efflux from the surface of a flowing liquid lithium limiter in EAST	26
Transition from the L-mode to the H-mode by electron cyclotron heating of a tokamak edge plasma	26
Quiescent H-mode operation using torque from non-axisymmetric, non-resonant magnetic fields	26
Validation of the ICRF antenna coupling code RAPLICASOL against TOPICA and experiments	26
Recent developments in ICRF antenna modelling	26
New capabilities and results for the National Spherical Torus Experiment	25
Boundary modulation effects on MHD instabilities in heliotrons	25
I-mode investigation on the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak	25
Achievement of ITER-relevant accelerated negative hydrogen ion current densities over 1000 s at the ELISE test facility	25
LH transition by a biased hot cathode in the Tohoku University Heliac	25
Effects of toroidal plasma current on divertor power depositions on Wendelstein 7-X	25
Critical issues highlighted by collective Thomson scattering below electron cyclotron resonance in FTU	25
Density fluctuation measurements using X-mode fast sweep reflectometry on Tore Supra	25
Magnetic configuration and plasma parameter dependence of the energy confinement time in ECR heated plasmas from the TJ-II stellarator	25
Simulation of neutron emission spectra from neutral beam-heated plasmas in the EAST tokamak	25
Displacement damage stabilization by hydrogen presence under simultaneous W ion damage and D ion exposure	24
Stochastization as a possible cause for fast reconnection during MHD mode activity in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak	24
Gamma-ray emission spectrum from thermonuclear fusion reactions without intrinsic broadening	24
Heat transport driven by the ion temperature gradient and electron temperature gradient instabilities in ASDEX Upgrade H-modes	24
ITER breakdown and plasma initiation revisited	24
Losses of runaway electrons during ergodization	24
Overview of physics results from MAST	24
Heavy ion beam probe wavenumber measurements from the TEXT Tokamak edge	24
Role ofT_e/T_iand ∇v_torin ion heat transport of ASDEX Upgrade H-mode plasmas	24
Ion heating and current drive from relaxation in decaying spheromaks in mesh flux conservers	24
TF-ripple losses from a non-circular tokamak	24
Tokamak plasma response to droplet spraying from melted plasma-facing components	23
The effect of plasma shape and neutral beam mix on the rotation threshold for RMP-ELM suppression	23
Adaptive learning for disruption prediction in non-stationary conditions	23
Study of global wall saturation mechanisms in long-pulse ELMy H-mode discharges on JT-60U	23
Mappings of stochastic field lines in poloidal divertor tokamaks	23
Experimental results from the Cadarache 1 MV test bed with SINGAP accelerators	23
The evolution of He nanobubbles in tungsten under fusion-relevant He ion irradiation conditions	23
Resonant interaction of tearing modes with energetic-ions resulting in fishbone activities on HL-2A	23
Progress in understanding the role of hot electrons for the shock ignition approach to inertial confinement fusion	23
Impact of wall saturation on particle control in long and high-power-heated discharges in JT-60U	23
Modelling of negative ion transport in caesium-seeded volume negative ion sources	23
Determination of current distribution in JET from soft X-ray measurements	23
Collisional merging formation of a field-reversed configuration in the FAT-CM device	23
Vertical forces during vertical displacement events in an ITER plasma and the role of halo currents	23
Fusion reactivity of the pB¹¹ plasma revisited	23
Magnetic divertor design in GAMMA10 central cell	23
Microwave reflectometry for fusion plasma diagnosis	23
Central ion cyclotron emission in the DIII-D tokamak	22
Confinement degradation with beta for ELMyH-mode plasmas in JT-60U tokamak	22
Control of stochasticity in magnetic field lines	22
An overview of results from the TCV tokamak	22
Overview of operation and experiments in the ADITYA-U tokamak	22
Sensitivity of a stripping analyser for neutral hydrogen atoms in the energy range from 50 to 300 eV	22
Expanding the operating space of ICRF on JET with a view to ITER	22
Isotope identity experiments in JET-ILW with H and D L-mode plasmas	22
The performance of first CORC cable solenoid insert for development of CFETR high-field magnet	22
Design of the PROTO-SPHERA experiment and of its first step (MULTI-PINCH)	22
Surface coverage dependent mechanisms for the absorption and desorption of hydrogen from the W(1 1 0) and W(1 0 0) surfaces: a density functional theory investigation	22
Neutron emission from beryllium reactions in JET deuterium plasmas with ³He minority	22
Modeling and projecting implosion performance for the National Ignition Facility	22

Inference of electron heat conductivity from the propagation of a temperature perturbation in the outer confinement region of a Tokamak	22
Novel states of pre-transition edge turbulence emerging from shearing mode competition	22
Methods for quantitative study of divertor heat loads on W7-X	22
Simulations of source and anomalous pinch effects on the density profile peaking of JET H-mode plasmas	22
2D reflectometer modelling for optimizing the ITER low-field side X-mode reflectometer system	22
Increased understanding of the dynamics and transport in ITB plasmas from multi-machine comparisons	22
Measurement and control of turbulence spreading in the scrape-off layer of TJ-II stellarator	22
Initial results from the Tokapole-II poloidal divertor device	22
Divertor detachment and asymmetry in H-mode operation with an ITER-like tungsten divertor in EAST	22
Ion losses from end-stoppered mirror trap	22