Preparations for deuterium-tritium experiments on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor

R. J. Hawryluk; H. Adler; P. Alling; C. Ancher; H. Anderson; J. L. Anderson; J. W. Anderson; V. Arunasalam; G. Ascione; D. Aschroft; C. W. Barnes; G. Barnes; D. B. Batchelor; G. Bateman; S. Batha; L. A. Baylor; M. Beer; M. G. Bell; T. S. Biglow; M. Bitter; W. Blanchard; P. Bonoli; N. L. Bretz; C. Brunkhorst; R. Budny; T. Burgess; H. Bush; C. E. Bush; R. Camp; M. Caorlin; H. Carnevale; Z. Chang; L. Chen; C. Z. Cheng; J. Chrzanowski; I. Collazo; J. Collins; G. Coward; S. Cowley; M. Cropper; D. S. Darrow; R. Daugert; J. DeLooper; H. Duong; L. Dudek; R. Durst; P. C. Efthimion; D. Ernst; J. Faunce; R. J. Fonck; E. Fredd; E. Fredrickson; N. Fromm; G. Y. Fu; H. P. Furth; V. Garzotto; C. Gentile; G. Gettelfinger; J. Gilbert; J. Gioia; R. C. Goldfinger; T. Golian; N. Gorelenkov; M. J. Gouge; B. Grek; L. R. Grisham; G. Hammett; G. R. Hanson; W. Heidbrink; H. W. Hermann; K. W. Hill; S. Hirshman; D. J. Hoffman; J. Hosea; R. A. Hulse; H. Hsuan; E. F. Jaeger; A. Janos; D. L. Jassby; F. C. Jobes; D. W. Johnson; L. C. Johnson; J. Kamperschroer; J. Kesner; H. Kugel; S. Kwon; G. Labik; N. T. Lam; P. H. LaMarche; M. J. Laughlin; E. Lawson; B. LeBlanc; M. Leonard; J. Levine; F. M. Levinton; D. Loesser; D. Long; J. Machuzak; D. E. Mansfield; M. Marchlik; E. S. Marmar; R. Marsala; A. Martin; G. Martin; V. Mastrocola; E. Mazzucato; M. P. McCarthy; R. Majeski; M. Mauel; B. McCormak; D. C. McCune; K. M. McGuire; D. M. Meade; S. S. Medley; D. R. Mikkelsen; S. L. Milora; D. Monticello; D. Mueller; M. Murakami; J. A. Murphy; A. Nagy; G. A. Navratil; R. Nazikian; R. Newman; T. Nishitani; M. Norris; T. O'Connor; M. Oldaker; J. Ongena; M. Osakabe; D. K. Owens; H. Park; W. Park; S. F. Paul; Yu I. Pavlov; G. Pearson; F. Perkins; E. Perry; R. Persing; M. Petrov; C. K. Phillips; S. Pitcher; S. Popovichev; A. L. Qualls; S. Raftopoulos; R. Ramakrishnan; A. Ramsey; D. A. Rasmussen; M. H. Redi; G. Renda; G. Rewoldt; D. Roberts; J. Rogers; R. Rossmassler; A. L. Roquemore; S. A. Sabbagh; M. Sasao; J. Scharer; G. Schilling; J. Schivell; G. L. Schimdt; R. Scillia; S. D. Scott; T. Senko; R. Sissingh; C. Skinner; J. Snipes; P. Snook; J. Stencel; J. Stevens; T. Stevenson; B. C. Stratton; J. D. Strachan; W. Stodiek; J. Swanson; E. Synakowski; W. Tang; G. Taylor; J. Terry; M. E. Thompson; J. R. Timberlake; H. H. Towner; M. Ulrickson; A. Von Halle; C. Vannoy; R. Wieland; J. B. Wilgen; M. Williams; J. R. Wilson; K. Wright; D. Wong; K. L. Wong; P. Woskov; G. A. Wurden; M. Yamada; A. Yeun; S. Yoshikawa; K. M. Young; L. Zakharov; M. C. Zarnstorff; S. J. Zweben

doi:10.1063/1.870707

Preparations for deuterium-tritium experiments on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor

R. J. Hawryluk, H. Adler, P. Alling, C. Ancher, H. Anderson, J. L. Anderson, J. W. Anderson, V. Arunasalam, G. Ascione, D. Aschroft, C. W. Barnes, G. Barnes, D. B. Batchelor, G. Bateman, S. Batha, L. A. Baylor, M. Beer, M. G. Bell, T. S. Biglow, M. BitterW. Blanchard, P. Bonoli, N. L. Bretz, C. Brunkhorst, R. Budny, T. Burgess, H. Bush, C. E. Bush, R. Camp, M. Caorlin, H. Carnevale, Z. Chang, L. Chen, C. Z. Cheng, J. Chrzanowski, I. Collazo, J. Collins, G. Coward, S. Cowley, M. Cropper, D. S. Darrow, R. Daugert, J. DeLooper, H. Duong, L. Dudek, R. Durst, P. C. Efthimion, D. Ernst, J. Faunce, R. J. Fonck, E. Fredd, E. Fredrickson, N. Fromm, G. Y. Fu, H. P. Furth, V. Garzotto, C. Gentile, G. Gettelfinger, J. Gilbert, J. Gioia, R. C. Goldfinger, T. Golian, N. Gorelenkov, M. J. Gouge, B. Grek, L. R. Grisham, G. Hammett, G. R. Hanson, W. Heidbrink, H. W. Hermann, K. W. Hill, S. Hirshman, D. J. Hoffman, J. Hosea, R. A. Hulse, H. Hsuan, E. F. Jaeger, A. Janos, D. L. Jassby, F. C. Jobes, D. W. Johnson, L. C. Johnson, J. Kamperschroer, J. Kesner, H. Kugel, S. Kwon, G. Labik, N. T. Lam, P. H. LaMarche, M. J. Laughlin, E. Lawson, B. LeBlanc, M. Leonard, J. Levine, F. M. Levinton, D. Loesser, D. Long, J. Machuzak, D. E. Mansfield, M. Marchlik, E. S. Marmar, R. Marsala, A. Martin, G. Martin, V. Mastrocola, E. Mazzucato, M. P. McCarthy, R. Majeski, M. Mauel, B. McCormak, D. C. McCune, K. M. McGuire, D. M. Meade, S. S. Medley, D. R. Mikkelsen, S. L. Milora, D. Monticello, D. Mueller, M. Murakami, J. A. Murphy, A. Nagy, G. A. Navratil, R. Nazikian, R. Newman, T. Nishitani, M. Norris, T. O'Connor, M. Oldaker, J. Ongena, M. Osakabe, D. K. Owens, H. Park, W. Park, S. F. Paul, Yu I. Pavlov, G. Pearson, F. Perkins, E. Perry, R. Persing, M. Petrov, C. K. Phillips, S. Pitcher, S. Popovichev, A. L. Qualls, S. Raftopoulos, R. Ramakrishnan, A. Ramsey, D. A. Rasmussen, M. H. Redi, G. Renda, G. Rewoldt, D. Roberts, J. Rogers, R. Rossmassler, A. L. Roquemore, S. A. Sabbagh, M. Sasao, J. Scharer, G. Schilling, J. Schivell, G. L. Schimdt, R. Scillia, S. D. Scott, T. Senko, R. Sissingh, C. Skinner, J. Snipes, P. Snook, J. Stencel, J. Stevens, T. Stevenson, B. C. Stratton, J. D. Strachan, W. Stodiek, J. Swanson, E. Synakowski, W. Tang, G. Taylor, J. Terry, M. E. Thompson, J. R. Timberlake, H. H. Towner, M. Ulrickson, A. Von Halle, C. Vannoy, R. Wieland, J. B. Wilgen, M. Williams, J. R. Wilson, K. Wright, D. Wong, K. L. Wong, P. Woskov, G. A. Wurden, M. Yamada, A. Yeun, S. Yoshikawa, K. M. Young, L. Zakharov, M. C. Zarnstorff, S. J. Zweben

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The final hardware modifications for tritium operation have been completed for the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) [Fusion Technol. 21, 1324 (1992)]. These activities include preparation of the tritium gas handling system, installation of additional neutron shielding, conversion of the toroidal field coil cooling system from water to a Fluorinert™ system, modification of the vacuum system to handle tritium, preparation, and testing of the neutral beam system for tritium operation and a final deuterium-deuterium (D-D) run to simulate expected deuterium-tritium (D-T) operation. Testing of the tritium system with low concentration tritium has successfully begun. Simulation of trace and high power D-T experiments using D-D have been performed. The physics objectives of D-T operation are production of ≈ 10 MW of fusion power, evaluation of confinement, and heating in deuteriumtritium plasmas, evaluation of α-particle heating of electrons, and collective effects driven by alpha particles and testing of diagnostics for confined a particles. Experimental results and theoretical modeling in support of the D-T experiments are reviewed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1560-1567
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physics of Plasmas
Volume	1
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.870707
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes

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Hawryluk, R. J., Adler, H., Alling, P., Ancher, C., Anderson, H., Anderson, J. L., Anderson, J. W., Arunasalam, V., Ascione, G., Aschroft, D., Barnes, C. W., Barnes, G., Batchelor, D. B., Bateman, G., Batha, S., Baylor, L. A., Beer, M., Bell, M. G., Biglow, T. S., ... Zweben, S. J. (1994). Preparations for deuterium-tritium experiments on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor. Physics of Plasmas, 1(5), 1560-1567. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.870707

Hawryluk, RJ, Adler, H, Alling, P, Ancher, C, Anderson, H, Anderson, JL, Anderson, JW, Arunasalam, V, Ascione, G, Aschroft, D, Barnes, CW, Barnes, G, Batchelor, DB, Bateman, G, Batha, S, Baylor, LA, Beer, M, Bell, MG, Biglow, TS, Bitter, M, Blanchard, W, Bonoli, P, Bretz, NL, Brunkhorst, C, Budny, R, Burgess, T, Bush, H, Bush, CE, Camp, R, Caorlin, M, Carnevale, H, Chang, Z, Chen, L, Cheng, CZ, Chrzanowski, J, Collazo, I, Collins, J, Coward, G, Cowley, S, Cropper, M, Darrow, DS, Daugert, R, DeLooper, J, Duong, H, Dudek, L, Durst, R, Efthimion, PC, Ernst, D, Faunce, J, Fonck, RJ, Fredd, E, Fredrickson, E, Fromm, N, Fu, GY, Furth, HP, Garzotto, V, Gentile, C, Gettelfinger, G, Gilbert, J, Gioia, J, Goldfinger, RC, Golian, T, Gorelenkov, N, Gouge, MJ, Grek, B, Grisham, LR, Hammett, G, Hanson, GR, Heidbrink, W, Hermann, HW, Hill, KW, Hirshman, S, Hoffman, DJ, Hosea, J, Hulse, RA, Hsuan, H, Jaeger, EF, Janos, A, Jassby, DL, Jobes, FC, Johnson, DW, Johnson, LC, Kamperschroer, J, Kesner, J, Kugel, H, Kwon, S, Labik, G, Lam, NT, LaMarche, PH, Laughlin, MJ, Lawson, E, LeBlanc, B, Leonard, M, Levine, J, Levinton, FM, Loesser, D, Long, D, Machuzak, J, Mansfield, DE, Marchlik, M, Marmar, ES, Marsala, R, Martin, A, Martin, G, Mastrocola, V, Mazzucato, E, McCarthy, MP, Majeski, R, Mauel, M, McCormak, B, McCune, DC, McGuire, KM, Meade, DM, Medley, SS, Mikkelsen, DR, Milora, SL, Monticello, D, Mueller, D, Murakami, M, Murphy, JA, Nagy, A, Navratil, GA, Nazikian, R, Newman, R, Nishitani, T, Norris, M, O'Connor, T, Oldaker, M, Ongena, J, Osakabe, M, Owens, DK, Park, H, Park, W, Paul, SF, Pavlov, YI, Pearson, G, Perkins, F, Perry, E, Persing, R, Petrov, M, Phillips, CK, Pitcher, S, Popovichev, S, Qualls, AL, Raftopoulos, S, Ramakrishnan, R, Ramsey, A, Rasmussen, DA, Redi, MH, Renda, G, Rewoldt, G, Roberts, D, Rogers, J, Rossmassler, R, Roquemore, AL, Sabbagh, SA, Sasao, M, Scharer, J, Schilling, G, Schivell, J, Schimdt, GL, Scillia, R, Scott, SD, Senko, T, Sissingh, R, Skinner, C, Snipes, J, Snook, P, Stencel, J, Stevens, J, Stevenson, T, Stratton, BC, Strachan, JD, Stodiek, W, Swanson, J, Synakowski, E, Tang, W, Taylor, G, Terry, J, Thompson, ME, Timberlake, JR, Towner, HH, Ulrickson, M, Von Halle, A, Vannoy, C, Wieland, R, Wilgen, JB, Williams, M, Wilson, JR, Wright, K, Wong, D, Wong, KL, Woskov, P, Wurden, GA, Yamada, M, Yeun, A, Yoshikawa, S, Young, KM, Zakharov, L, Zarnstorff, MC & Zweben, SJ 1994, 'Preparations for deuterium-tritium experiments on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor', Physics of Plasmas, vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 1560-1567. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.870707

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T1 - Preparations for deuterium-tritium experiments on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor

AU - Hawryluk, R. J.

AU - Adler, H.

AU - Alling, P.

AU - Ancher, C.

AU - Anderson, H.

AU - Anderson, J. L.

AU - Anderson, J. W.

AU - Arunasalam, V.

AU - Ascione, G.

AU - Aschroft, D.

AU - Barnes, C. W.

AU - Barnes, G.

AU - Batchelor, D. B.

AU - Bateman, G.

AU - Batha, S.

AU - Baylor, L. A.

AU - Beer, M.

AU - Bell, M. G.

AU - Biglow, T. S.

AU - Bitter, M.

AU - Blanchard, W.

AU - Bonoli, P.

AU - Bretz, N. L.

AU - Brunkhorst, C.

AU - Budny, R.

AU - Burgess, T.

AU - Bush, H.

AU - Bush, C. E.

AU - Camp, R.

AU - Caorlin, M.

AU - Carnevale, H.

AU - Chang, Z.

AU - Chen, L.

AU - Cheng, C. Z.

AU - Chrzanowski, J.

AU - Collazo, I.

AU - Collins, J.

AU - Coward, G.

AU - Cowley, S.

AU - Cropper, M.

AU - Darrow, D. S.

AU - Daugert, R.

AU - DeLooper, J.

AU - Duong, H.

AU - Dudek, L.

AU - Durst, R.

AU - Efthimion, P. C.

AU - Ernst, D.

AU - Faunce, J.

AU - Fonck, R. J.

AU - Fredd, E.

AU - Fredrickson, E.

AU - Fromm, N.

AU - Fu, G. Y.

AU - Furth, H. P.

AU - Garzotto, V.

AU - Gentile, C.

AU - Gettelfinger, G.

AU - Gilbert, J.

AU - Gioia, J.

AU - Goldfinger, R. C.

AU - Golian, T.

AU - Gorelenkov, N.

AU - Gouge, M. J.

AU - Grek, B.

AU - Grisham, L. R.

AU - Hammett, G.

AU - Hanson, G. R.

AU - Heidbrink, W.

AU - Hermann, H. W.

AU - Hill, K. W.

AU - Hirshman, S.

AU - Hoffman, D. J.

AU - Hosea, J.

AU - Hulse, R. A.

AU - Hsuan, H.

AU - Jaeger, E. F.

AU - Janos, A.

AU - Jassby, D. L.

AU - Jobes, F. C.

AU - Johnson, D. W.

AU - Johnson, L. C.

AU - Kamperschroer, J.

AU - Kesner, J.

AU - Kugel, H.

AU - Kwon, S.

AU - Labik, G.

AU - Lam, N. T.

AU - LaMarche, P. H.

AU - Laughlin, M. J.

AU - Lawson, E.

AU - LeBlanc, B.

AU - Leonard, M.

AU - Levine, J.

AU - Levinton, F. M.

AU - Loesser, D.

AU - Long, D.

AU - Machuzak, J.

AU - Mansfield, D. E.

AU - Marchlik, M.

AU - Marmar, E. S.

AU - Marsala, R.

AU - Martin, A.

AU - Martin, G.

AU - Mastrocola, V.

AU - Mazzucato, E.

AU - McCarthy, M. P.

AU - Majeski, R.

AU - Mauel, M.

AU - McCormak, B.

AU - McCune, D. C.

AU - McGuire, K. M.

AU - Meade, D. M.

AU - Medley, S. S.

AU - Mikkelsen, D. R.

AU - Milora, S. L.

AU - Monticello, D.

AU - Mueller, D.

AU - Murakami, M.

AU - Murphy, J. A.

AU - Nagy, A.

AU - Navratil, G. A.

AU - Nazikian, R.

AU - Newman, R.

AU - Nishitani, T.

AU - Norris, M.

AU - O'Connor, T.

AU - Oldaker, M.

AU - Ongena, J.

AU - Osakabe, M.

AU - Owens, D. K.

AU - Park, H.

AU - Park, W.

AU - Paul, S. F.

AU - Pavlov, Yu I.

AU - Pearson, G.

AU - Perkins, F.

AU - Perry, E.

AU - Persing, R.

AU - Petrov, M.

AU - Phillips, C. K.

AU - Pitcher, S.

AU - Popovichev, S.

AU - Qualls, A. L.

AU - Raftopoulos, S.

AU - Ramakrishnan, R.

AU - Ramsey, A.

AU - Rasmussen, D. A.

AU - Redi, M. H.

AU - Renda, G.

AU - Rewoldt, G.

AU - Roberts, D.

AU - Rogers, J.

AU - Rossmassler, R.

AU - Roquemore, A. L.

AU - Sabbagh, S. A.

AU - Sasao, M.

AU - Scharer, J.

AU - Schilling, G.

AU - Schivell, J.

AU - Schimdt, G. L.

AU - Scillia, R.

AU - Scott, S. D.

AU - Senko, T.

AU - Sissingh, R.

AU - Skinner, C.

AU - Snipes, J.

AU - Snook, P.

AU - Stencel, J.

AU - Stevens, J.

AU - Stevenson, T.

AU - Stratton, B. C.

AU - Strachan, J. D.

AU - Stodiek, W.

AU - Swanson, J.

AU - Synakowski, E.

AU - Tang, W.

AU - Taylor, G.

AU - Terry, J.

AU - Thompson, M. E.

AU - Timberlake, J. R.

AU - Towner, H. H.

AU - Ulrickson, M.

AU - Von Halle, A.

AU - Vannoy, C.

AU - Wieland, R.

AU - Wilgen, J. B.

AU - Williams, M.

AU - Wilson, J. R.

AU - Wright, K.

AU - Wong, D.

AU - Wong, K. L.

AU - Woskov, P.

AU - Wurden, G. A.

AU - Yamada, M.

AU - Yeun, A.

AU - Yoshikawa, S.

AU - Young, K. M.

AU - Zakharov, L.

AU - Zarnstorff, M. C.

AU - Zweben, S. J.

PY - 1994

Y1 - 1994

N2 - The final hardware modifications for tritium operation have been completed for the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) [Fusion Technol. 21, 1324 (1992)]. These activities include preparation of the tritium gas handling system, installation of additional neutron shielding, conversion of the toroidal field coil cooling system from water to a Fluorinert™ system, modification of the vacuum system to handle tritium, preparation, and testing of the neutral beam system for tritium operation and a final deuterium-deuterium (D-D) run to simulate expected deuterium-tritium (D-T) operation. Testing of the tritium system with low concentration tritium has successfully begun. Simulation of trace and high power D-T experiments using D-D have been performed. The physics objectives of D-T operation are production of ≈ 10 MW of fusion power, evaluation of confinement, and heating in deuteriumtritium plasmas, evaluation of α-particle heating of electrons, and collective effects driven by alpha particles and testing of diagnostics for confined a particles. Experimental results and theoretical modeling in support of the D-T experiments are reviewed.

AB - The final hardware modifications for tritium operation have been completed for the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) [Fusion Technol. 21, 1324 (1992)]. These activities include preparation of the tritium gas handling system, installation of additional neutron shielding, conversion of the toroidal field coil cooling system from water to a Fluorinert™ system, modification of the vacuum system to handle tritium, preparation, and testing of the neutral beam system for tritium operation and a final deuterium-deuterium (D-D) run to simulate expected deuterium-tritium (D-T) operation. Testing of the tritium system with low concentration tritium has successfully begun. Simulation of trace and high power D-T experiments using D-D have been performed. The physics objectives of D-T operation are production of ≈ 10 MW of fusion power, evaluation of confinement, and heating in deuteriumtritium plasmas, evaluation of α-particle heating of electrons, and collective effects driven by alpha particles and testing of diagnostics for confined a particles. Experimental results and theoretical modeling in support of the D-T experiments are reviewed.

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U2 - 10.1063/1.870707

DO - 10.1063/1.870707

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AN - SCOPUS:0039478718

SN - 1070-664X

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SP - 1560

EP - 1567

JO - Physics of Plasmas

JF - Physics of Plasmas

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Preparations for deuterium-tritium experiments on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor

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