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Recent advances on RE analysis using synchrotron imaging and fluid modeling
Oral
Andres Orduna Martinez (IPP Garching)
A. Orduna, A. Burckhart, G. Papp, P. Halldestam, T. Wijkamp, M. Hoppe, J. Decker, A. Perek, J. Illerhaus, the ASDEX Upgrade Team
Abstract
Relativistic runaway electrons (RE) with energies in the MeV range can be generated
during tokamak disruptions. A RE beam carrying multiple MAs of current poses an
intolerable risk to plasma facing components. To explore RE physics and alternative
mitigation concepts, RE expulsion from the plasma core using ECRH has recently been
investigated in TCV [1]. In this contribution we report on the study of RE transport
by approximating RE diffusion coefficients using Bayesian optimization with DREAM
fluid simulations.
Experimental measurements of the spatiotemporal evolution of the RE momentum
distribution are necessary to improve physics understanding and validate numerical
models. We have applied tomography techniques [2] on select ASDEX Upgrade (AUG)
RE experiments for this analysis. This work is also part of the theoretical work
conducted in preparation of the installation of a MANTIS system on AUG.
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[1] J. Decker et al. Nuclear Fusion (2024) <https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ad6c61>
[2] T.A. Wijkamp et al. Nuclear Fusion (2021) <https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/abe8af>