Sun, X, Intrator, T.P., Dorf, L, Furno, I, Lapenta, G
Magnetic flux tubes or flux ropes in plasmas are important in nature and the laboratory. Axial boundary conditions strongly affect flux rope behavior, but this has never been systematically...
Experimental Observation of the Blob-Generation Mechanism from InterchangeWaves in a Plasma (2008)
Furno, I., Labit, B., Podesta, M., Fasoli, A., Mueller, S.H., Poli, F.M., ...
The mechanism for blob generation in a toroidal magnetized plasma is investigated using time-resolved measurements of two-dimensional structures of electron density, temperature, and plasma...
Theiler, C., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Labit, B., Podesta, M., ...
Intermittent cross-field particle transport events (ITEs) are studied in the basic toroidal device TORPEX [TORoidal Plasma EXperiment, A. Fasoli et al., Phys. Plasmas 13, 055902 (2006)], with focus...
Dynamics of plasma blobs in a shear flow (2008)
Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Labit, B., Podesta, M., Theiler, C.
Mechanism for blob generation in the TORPEX toroidal plasma (2008)
Furno, I., Labit, B., Fasoli, A., Poli, F. M., Ricci, P., Theiler, C., ...
Experimental observation of the blob-generation mechanism from interchange waves in a plasma (2008)
Furno, I., Labit, B., Podesta, M., Fasoli, A., Mueller, S.H., Poli, F.M., ...
Cross-field transport by instabilities and blobs in a magnetized toroidal plasma (2008)
Podesta, M., Fasoli, A., Labit, B., Furno, I., Ricci, P., Poli, F.M., ...
Cross-field transport by instabilities and blobs in a magnetized toroidal plasma (2008)
Podesta, M., Fasoli, A., Labit, B., Furno, I., Ricci, P., Poli, F.M., ...
Fluctuations, turbulence and related transport in the TORPEX (2008)
Fasoli, A., Diallo, A., Furno, I., Iraji, D., Labit, B., Mueller, S., ...
Pochelon, A., Brunner, S., Camenen, Y., Coda, S., Graves, J., Marinoni, A., ...
The unique flexibility of TCV in plasma shaping has been exploited to address different aspects of tokamak physics in which the plasma shape may play a role. This paper summarizes the experiments...
Turbulence and Transport in Simple Magnetized Toroidal Plasmas (2008)
Furno, I., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Iraji, D., Labit, B., Mueller, S.H., ...
Intermittent transport events and blobs in a simple magnetized toroidal plasma (2008)
Theiler, C., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Labit, B., Mueller, S.H., ...
A three dimensional probe positioner (2008)
Intrator, T., Sun, X., Dorf, L., Furno, I., Lapenta, G.
In order to sort out the physics that is important in many plasma experiments, data in three dimensions 3D are becoming necessary. Access to the usual cylindrical vacuum vessel is typically...
Mechanism for plasma blob generation and related transport in the TORPEX toroidal plasma (2007)
Furno, I., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Labit, B., Mueller, S.H., Podesta, M., ...
Labit, B., Fasoli, A., Diallo, A., Furno, I., Iraji, D., Mueller, S.H., ...
Drift Wave Antenna Excitation in TORPEX Low-field Side (2007)
Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Labit, B., Furno, I., Mueller, S.H., Podesta, M., ...
Experimental investigation of blob physics in the TORPEX toroidal plasma (2007)
Furno, I., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Labit, B., Mueller, S.H., Podesta, M.
Physics insight from plasma shaping experiments in the TCV tokamak (2007)
Pochelon, A., Bortolon, A., Camenen, Y., Duval, B.P., Marinoni, A., Reimerdes, H., ...
Fluctuations, turbulence and related transport in the TORPEX magnetised toroidal plasma (2007)
Fasoli, A., Diallo, A., Furno, I., Iraji, D., Labit, B., Mueller, S.H., ...
Toroidal rotation in the TORPEX magnetized plasmas (2007)
Labit, B., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Iraji, D., Ricci, P., ...
Statistical properties of electrostatic turbulence in toroidal magnetized plasmas (2007)
Labit, B., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Iraji, D., Mueller, S.H., ...
A unique parabolic relation is observed to link skewness and kurtosis of density fluctuation signals, measured over the whole cross-section of the simple toroidal device TORPEX for a broad range of...
Podesta, M., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Labit, B., Mueller, S.H., ...
The local properties of the electron energy distribution function are investigated in the electron-cyclotron wave driven toroidal device TORPEX (Fasoli et al 2006 Phys. Plasmas 13 055902). The...
Universal statistical properties of drift-interchange turbulence in TORPEX plasmas (2007)
Labit, B., Furno, I., Fasoli, A., Diallo, A., Mueller, S. H., Plyushchev, G., ...
A unique parabolic relation is observed to link skewness and kurtosis of around ten thousand density fluctuation signals, measured over the whole cross section of a toroidal magnetized plasma for a...
Current driven rotating kink mode in a plasma column with a non-line-tied free end (2006)
Furno, I., Intrator, T. P., Abbate, S., Madziwa-Nussinov, T., Light, A., Dorf, L., ...
First experimental measurements are presented for the kink instability in a linear plasma column which is insulated from an axial boundary by finite sheath resistivity. Instability threshold below...
Real space statistical characterization of turbulence and transport in the TORPEX experiment (2006)
Mueller, S.H., Fasoli, A., Diallo, A., Furno, I., Labit, B., Plyushchev, G., ...
Towards q-profile reconstruction through fast-MHD analysis on TCV (2006)
Turri, G., Sauter, O., Scarabosio, A., Udintsev, V.S., Furno, I., Zucca, C., ...
Excitation and detection of drift waves in the TORPEX toroidal plasma (2006)
Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Labit, B., Mueller, S.H., Plyushchev, G., ...
Experimental studies of particle transport in the TORPEX toroidal plasma (2006)
Podesta, M., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Labit, B., Mueller, S.H., ...
Sawtooth behaviour in highly elongated TCV plasmas (2006)
Reimerdes, H., Furno, I., Hofmann, F., Martynov, A., Pochelon, A., Sauter, O.
The effect of plasma elongation kappa on the sawtooth behaviour is studied in ohmically heated TCV plasmas up to values of kappa = 2.8. Above a certain value of kappa, which varies from 2.2 to 2.6...
Experimental characterization of drift-interchange instabilities in a simple toroidal plasma (2006)
Poli, F.M., Brunner, S., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Labit, B., ...
Low frequency electrostatic instabilities are investigated on TORPEX [Fasoli, Labit, McGrath, Muller, Podesta, and Poli, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 48, 119 (2003)], a toroidal device for basic plasma...
Plyushchev, G., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Labit, B., Mueller, S.H., ...
A specific experimental apparatus consisting of an ion source and a detector for the investigation of the interaction between suprathermal ions and drift-wave turbulence is developed on the toroidal...
Probabilistic analysis of turbulent structures from two-dimensional plasma imaging (2006)
Mueller, S.H., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Labit, B., Plyushchev, G., ...
A method is presented to construct object-related structure observables, such as size, mass, shape, and trajectories from two-dimensional plasma imaging data. The probability distributions of these...
Kink instability of flux ropes anchored at one end and free at the other (2006)
Lapenta, G., Furno, I., Intrator, T., Delzanno, G. L.
The kink instability of a magnetized plasma column (flux rope) is a fundamental process observed in laboratory and in natural plasmas. Previous theoretical, experimental, and observational work has...
Current-Driven Rotating-Kink Mode in a Plasma Column with a Non-Line-Tied Free End (2006)
Furno, I., Intrator, T.P., Ryutov, D.D., Abbate, S., Madziwa-Nussinov, T., Light, A., ...
Sawtooth behaviour in highly elongated TCV plasmas (2006)
Reimerdes, H., Furno, I., Hoffmann, F., Martynov, An., Pochelon, A., Sauter, O.
Plyushchev, G., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Labit, B., Muller, S. H., ...
A specific experimental apparatus consisting of an ion source and a detector for the investigation of the interaction between suprathermal ions and drift-wave turbulence is developed on the toroidal...
Collisionality and shear dependences of density peaking in JET and extrapolation to ITER (2005)
Weisen,H., Zabolotsky,A., Angioni,C., Furno,I., Garbet,X., Giroud,C., ...
Anomalous particle and impurity transport in JET and implications for ITER (2005)
Weisen,H., Angioni,C., Bortolon,A., Bourdelle,C., Carraro,L., Coffey,I., ...
Furno, I., Weisen, H., Carey, C., Angioni, C., Behn, R., Fable, E., ...
Collisionality and shear dependences of density peaking in JET and extrapolation to ITER (2005)
Weisen, H., Zabolotsky, A., Angioni, C., Furno, I., Garbet, X., Giroud, C., ...
Anomalous particle and impurity transport in JET and implications for ITER (2005)
Weisen, H., Angioni, C., Bortolon, A., Bourdelle, C., Carraro, L., Coffey, I., ...
Collisionality and shear dependences of density peaking in JET and extrapolation to ITER (2005)
Weisen, H., Zabolotsky, A., Angioni, C., Furno, I., Garbet, X., Giroud, C., ...
Results from an extensive database analysis of JET density profiles in stationary conditions show that the density peaking factor n(e0)/< n(e)> in JET H modes increases from near 1.2 at high...
Furno, I., Weisen, H., Carey, C., Angioni, C., Behn, R., Fable, E., ...
A novel method for inverting time-resolved line-integrated interferometric plasma density measurements is described. The method uses singular value decomposition of local density profiles from...
Shear, temperature gradient and collisionality dependences of particle pinches in JET (2004)
Weisen,H., Zabolotsky,A., Giroud,C., Leggate,H., Angioni,C., ...
Shear, temperature gradient and collisionality dependences of particle pinches in JET (2004)
Weisen, H., Zabolotsky, A., Giroud, C., Leggate, H., Angioni, C., ...
Carey, C. S., Furno, I., Weisen, H., Behn, R., Fable, E., Angioni, C.
We present applications of a recently developed method, the singular value decomposition inversion (SVD-I), for inverting line integrated multichannel interferometer measurements in fusion devices....
INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS PUBLISHING PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION (2004)
I Furno, H Weisen, C Carey, C Angioni, R Behn, E Fable, ...
A new method for the inversion of interferometry data using basis functions derived from singular value decomposition of local measurements in tokamak plasmas
Henderson,M. A., Alberti,S., Angioni,C., Arnoux,G., Behn,R., Blanchard,P., ...
In noninductively driven discharges, 0.9 MW second harmonic (X2) off-axis co-electron cyclotron current drive deposition is combined with 0.45 MW X2 central heating to create an electron internal...
An overview of recent results from the TCV Tokamak (2003)
Goodman,T. P., Ahmed,S. M., Alberti,S., Andrèbe,Y., Angioni,C., Appert,K., ...
The TCV tokamak ( R = 0.88 m, κ = 2.5, are produced at low normalized current using far off-axis EC heating (ECH) and ECCD to broaden the current profile. Third harmonic heating is used to heat the...
Henderson, M. A., Alberti, S., Angioni, C., Arnoux, G., Behn, R., Blanchard, P., ...
In noninductively driven discharges, 0.9 MW second harmonic (X2) off-axis co-electron cyclotron current drive deposition is combined with 0.45 MW X2 central heating to create an electron internal...
An overview of recent results from the TCV Tokamak (2003)
Goodman, T. P., Ahmed, S. M., Alberti, S., Andrèbe, Y., Angioni, C., Appert, K., ...
The TCV tokamak ( R = 0.88 m, κ = 2.5, are produced at low normalized current using far off-axis EC heating (ECH) and ECCD to broaden the current profile. Third harmonic heating is used to heat the...
Henderson, M. A., Alberti, S., Angioni, C., Arnoux, G., Behn, R., Blanchard, P., ...
In noninductively driven discharges, 0.9 MW second harmonic (X2) off-axis co-electron cyclotron current drive deposition is combined with 0.45 MW X2 central heating to create an electron internal...
An overview of results from the TCV tokamak (2003)
Goodman, T. P., Ahmed, S. M., Alberti, S., Andrebe, Y., Angioni, C., Appert, K., ...
The Tokamak Configuration Variable (TCV) tokamak (R = 0.88 m, a < 0.25 m, B < 1.54 T) programme is based on flexible plasma shaping and heating for studies of confinement, transport, control and...
In the Tokamak a Configuration Variable [F. Hofmann, J.B. Lister, M. Anton et al., Plasma Phys. Controlled Fusion 36, B277 (1994)], inward or outward convection in the core of electron cyclotron...
Incomplete reconnection in sawtooth crashes in ASDEX Upgrade (2002)
Letsch,A., Zohm,H., Ryter,F., Suttrop,W., Gude,A., Porcelli,F., ...
The temporal evolution of the sawtooth crash in ASDEX Upgrade Ohmic and ECRH heated discharges is analysed using a heuristic reconnection model to simulate measured ECE signals. The method turns out...
Incomplete reconnection in sawtooth crashes in ASDEX Upgrade (2002)
Letsch, A., Zohm, H., Ryter, F., Suttrop, W., Gude, A., Porcelli, F., ...
The temporal evolution of the sawtooth crash in ASDEX Upgrade Ohmic and ECRH heated discharges is analysed using a heuristic reconnection model to simulate measured ECE signals. The method turns out...
Recent results from the EC heated plasmas in the TCV tokamak (2002)
Nelson-Melby, E., Pochelon, A., Porte, L., Sauter, O., Ahmed, S.M., Andrebe, Y., ...
Weisen, H., Furno, I., Alberti, S., Angioni, C., Appert, K., Behn, R., ...
Sawtooth inversion radii and profile peaking factors of a large variety of ohmic and ECH heated L mode plasmas, including, elongations up to 2.6 and triangularities between -0.5 and 0.75, have been...
Incomplete reconnection in sawtooth crashes in ASDEX Upgrade (2002)
Letsch, A., Zohm, H., Ryter, F., Suttrop, W., Gude, A., Poreelli, F., ...
The temporal evolution of the sawtooth crash in ASDEX Upgrade Ohmic and ECRH heated discharges is analysed using a heuristic reconnection model to simulate measured ECE signals. The method turns out...
Effect of ELMS on the measurement of vertical plasma position in TCV and JET (2002)
Hofmann, F., Furno, I., Gerasimov, S., Martin, Y., Milani, F., Nave, M. F. F., ...
The effect of ELMS on the vertical position observer in TCV has been investigated and a new, optimized, observer which minimizes the influence of ELMS has been constructed. The new observer has been...
Divertor geometry effects on detachment in TCV (2001)
Pitts,R.A., Duval,B.P., Loarte,A., Boedo,J.A., Coster,D.P., ...
Divertor geometry effects on detachment in TCV (2001)
Pitts, R.A., Duval, B.P., Loarte, A., Boedo, J.A., Coster, D.P., ...
Particle transport with high power central ECH and ECCD in TCV (2001)
A coupled heat and particle transport phenomenon, leading to particle depletion from the plasma core is observed in a variety of plasma conditions with centrally deposited electron cyclotron heating...
Overview of TCV results (2001)
Weisen, H., Alberti, S., Angioni, C., Appert, K., Bakos, J., Behn, R., ...
The TCV tokamak (R = 0.88 in, a < 0.25 in, BT < 1.54 T) is equipped with six 0.5 MW gyrotron sources operating at 82.7 GHz for second harmonic X mode ECH. By distributing the ECCD current sources...
Sauter, O., Angioni, C., Coda, S., Gomez, P., Goodman, T. P., Henderson, M. A., ...
Fully noninductive, steady-state electron cyclotron current drive (ECCD) has been demonstrated for the first time in experiments carried out in the tokamak a configuration variable (TCV) [O. Sauter ,...
Modelling of macroscopic magnetic islands in tokamaks (2001)
Porcelli, F., Airoldi, A., Angioni, C., Bruschi, A., Buratti, P., Califano, F., ...
The article presents experimental and theoretical investigations on the dynamics of saw-teeth and neoclassical tearing modes in tokamak plasmas. The main findings of these investigations are: (1) The...
Pochelon, A., Hofmann, F., Reimerdes, H., Angioni, C., Behn, R., Duquerroy, R., ...
The effect of plasma shaping (triangularity and elongation) on sawtooth stability is addressed as well as the technique of current profile broadening using off-axis ECH to enlarge the operational...
Divertor geometry effects on detachment in TCV (2001)
Pitts, R. A., Duval, B. P., Loarte, A., Moret, J. M., Boedo, J. A., Coster, D., ...
Experimental observations and some preliminary results from B2-Eirene code modelling of divertor detachment in the TCV tokamak are reported, with emphasis on the aspects of this detachment related to...
Stability and energy confinement of highly elongated plasmas in TCV (2001)
Hofmann, F., Behn, R., Coda, S., Goodman, T. P., Henderson, M., Lavanchy, P., ...
The operating space of the TCV tokamak has been extended to higher elongation, kappa = 2.8, and higher normalized current, I-N = I-p/aB = 3.6MA/mT, than were previously attainable. This has been...
Understanding sawtooth activity during intense electron cyclotron heating experiments on TCV (2001)
Furno, I., Angioni, C., Porcelli, F., Weisen, H., Behn, R., Goodman, T. P., ...
Different types of central relaxation oscillations are observed in the presence of ECH depending on the location of the deposited power. In the TCV tokamak, normal sawteeth, i.e. triangular sawteeth...
Effect of ELMs on the measurement of vertical plasma position in TCV and JET (2001)
Hofmann, F., Furno, I., Gersasimov, S., Martin, Y., Milani, F., Nave, M.F.F., ...
Evidence for particle trapping effects during ECCD and ECH (2000)
Goodman, T., Henderson, M., Angioni, C., Coda, S., Furno, I., Nikkola, P., ...
Poloidally asymmetric plasma response with ECH deposition near q=1 in TCV (2000)
Henderson, M.A., Goodman, T., Hofmann, F., Coda, S., Furno, I., ...
ECRH power deposition from the dynamic response of the plasma of TCV (2000)
Manini, A., Moret, J.M., Alberti, S., Furno, I., Goodman, T., Henderson, M.
Sawtooth magnetic reconnection with localised plasma heating (2000)
Porcelli, F., Angioni, C., Behn, R., Furno, I., Goodman, T., Henderson, M., ...
Macroscopic conherent magnetic islands (2000)
Porcelli, F., Airoldi, A., Angioni, C., Bruschi, A., Buratti, P., Califano, F., ...
Sauter, O., Henderson, M. A., Hofmann, F., Goodman, T., Alberti, S., Angioni, C., ...
A steady-state, fully noninductive plasma current has been sustained for the first time in a tokamak using electron cyclotron current drive only. In this discharge, 123 kA of current have been...
Model for humpback relaxation oscillations (2000)
Porcelli, F., Angioni, C., Behn, R., Furno, I., Goodman, T., Henderson, M. A., ...
An interpretation of non-standard, central MHD events in the TCV tokamak during localized ECRH is presented. It is shown that the non-standard behaviour is a consequence of specific features in the...
High-power ECH and fully non-inductive operation with ECCD in the TCV tokamak (2000)
Coda, S., Goodman, T. P., Henderson, M. A., Hofmann, F., Pietrzyk, Z. A., Sauter, O., ...
Experiments with high-power electron cyclotron heating (ECH) and current drive (ECCD) in the TCV tokamak are discussed. Power up to 2.7 MW from six gyrotrons is delivered to the tokamak at the...
Understanding sawtooth activity during intense electron cyclotron heating experiments on TCV (2000)
Furno, I., Angioni, C., Porcelli, F., Weisen, H., Behn, R., Goodman, T.P., ...
Divertor geometry effects on detachment in TCV (2000)
Pitts, R.A., Duval, B.P., Loarte, A., Coster, D., ...
Evolution of Te and ne profiles during ECH and ECCD in TCV (1999)
Behn, R., Pietrzyk, Z.A., Rommers, J.H., Angioni, C., Coda, S., Furno, I., ...
High tremporal resolution soft X-ray tomography of electron cyclotron heated plasmas on TCV (1999)
Furno, I., Angioni, C., Porcelli, F., Reimerdes, H., Rossi, E., Weisen, H.
Sawtooth control by ECH and ECCD with on- and off-axis power deposition in TCV (1999)
Pietrzyk, Z.A., Behn, R., Coda, S., Furno, I., Goodman, T.P., Hofmann, F., ...
Sawtooth period simulations of TCV discharges (1999)
Sauter, O., Angioni, C., Boucher, D., Furno, I., Pochelon, A., Porcelli, F.
Current and pressure profile control using ECCD and ECH in TCV (1999)
Sauter, O., Behn, R., Coda, S., Furno, I., Goodman, T.P., Henderson, M., ...
"Profile consistency" features in strongly shaped Ohmic tokamak plasmas (1999)
Weisen, H., Behn, R., Furno, I., Moret, J. M., Sauter, O.
A large variety of shaped tokamak discharges have been created in the Tokamak a Configuration Variable (TCV) with main parameters B-T
Pochelon, A., Goodman, T. P., Henderson, M., Angioni, C., Behn, R., Coda, S., ...
Confinement in TCV electron cyclotron heated discharges was studied as a function of plasma shape, i.e. as a function of elongation, 1.1 < kappa < 2.15, and triangularity, -0.65 less than or equal to...
Experimental investigation of the effects of neon injection in TCV (1999)
Pitts, R. A., Refke, A., Duval, B. P., Furno, I., Joye, B., Lister, J. B., ...
This contribution describes the results of impurity seeding experiments using neon gas injection into the private fl zone of an ohmically heated TCV single null lower, deuterium fuelled, open...
Pietrzyk, Z. A., Pochelon, A., Goodman, T. P., Henderson, M. A., Hogge, J. P., Reimerdes, H., ...
During initial studies of ECRH in the TCV tokamak, non-standard central MHD activities, such as humpbacks and saturated and inverted sawteeth, have been observed while changing the heating location,...
Fast bolometric measurements on the TCV tokamak (1999)
Furno, I., Weisen, H., Mlynar, J., Pitts, R. A., Llobet, X., Marmillod, P., ...
The design and first results are presented from a bolometric diagnostic with high temporal resolution recently installed on the TCV tokamak. The system consists of two pinhole cameras viewing the...
Fast bolometric measurements on the TCV tokamak (1999)
Furno, I., Weisen, H., Mlynar, J., Pitts, R.A., Llobet, X., Marmillod, P., ...
Nonstandard relaxation oscillations of magnetically confined plasmas (1999)
Porcelli, F., Angioni, C., Behn, R., Furno, I., Goodman, T., Henderson, M., ...
Central relaxation phenomena during electron cyclotron heating in TCV (1998)
Pietrzyk, Z.A., Pochelon, A., Goodman, T.P., Henderson, M.A., Reimerdes, H., M.Q., Tran, ...
Effects of ECRH and ECCD on the MHD relaxation phenomena in TCV (1998)
Pietrzyk, Z.A., Behn, R., Goodman, T.P., Henderson, M.A., Pochelon, A., ...
Preliminary confinement studies during ECRH in TCV (1998)
Pochelon, A., Pietrzyk, Z.A., Goodman, T.P., Henderson, M.A., Reimerdes, H., M.Q., Tran, ...
MHD precursor to high current disruptions in the TCV-Tokamak (1998)
Reimerdes, H., Furno, I., Hofmann, F., Pochelon, A., Sauter, O.
MHD precursor to high current disruptions in the TCV tokamak (1998)
Reimerdes, H., Furno, I., Hofmann, F., Pochelon, A., Sauter, O.
'Profile consistency' features in shaped sawtoothing ohmic TCV plasmas (1998)
Weisen, H., Behn, R., Furno, I., Moret, J. M., Sauter, O.
A large variety of plasma conditions has been created in TCV (Tokamak a Configuration Variable, B-T < 1.5 T, R-0 = 0.88 m, a < 0.25 m). They include limited and diverted discharges with elongations...
Experimental and theoretical stability limits of highly elongated tokamak plasmas (1998)
Hofmann, F., Sauter, O., Reimerdes, H., Furno, I., Pochelon, A.
Stability limits of highly elongated, D-shaped plasmas have been measured in the TCV (tokamak a configuration variable) tokamak. It is found that the plasma current is limited by kink-type...
Experimental and theoretical stability limits of highly elongated tokamak plasmas (1998)
Hofmann, F., Sauter, O., Reimerdes, H., Furno, I., Pochelon, A.
Experimental investigation of the effects of neon injection in TCV (1998)
Pitts, R.A., Refke, A., Duval, B.P., Furno, I., Joye, B., Lister, J.B., ...
X-ray measurements of MHD activity in shaped TCV plasmas (1997)
Furno, I., Weisen, H., Moret, J.M., Blanchard, P., Anton, M.
Observation of improved ohmic confinement in highly elongated TCV discharges (1997)
Nieswand, C., Hofmann, F., Behn, R., Furno, I., Moret, J.M., Pietrzyk, Z.A., ...
Effect of plasma shape on confinement and MHD behaviour in the TCV tokamak (1997)
Weisen, H., Moret, J. M., Franke, S., Furno, I., Martin, Y., Anton, M., ...
The energy confinement time of TCV ohmic L mode discharges depends strongly on plasma shape. For fixed average current and electron densities, confinement times increase with plasma elongation and...
Effect of plasma shape on confinement and MHD behaviour in TCV (1997)
Weisen, H., Alberti, S., Berry, S., Behn, R., Blanchard, P., Bosshard, P., ...
The TCV tokamak (B-T < 1.5 T, R approximate to 0.88 m, a < 0.25 m) has produced a wide variety of plasma configurations, both diverted and limited, with elongations kappa(a), ranging from 0.9 to...
Vertical instability in TCV: Comparison of experimental and theoretical growth rates (1997)
Hofmann, F., Dutch, M. J., Ward, D. J., Anton, M., Furno, I., Lister, J. B., ...
Growth rates of the axisymmetric mode in vertically elongated plasmas in the Tokamak a Configuration Variable (TCV) are measured and compared with numerically calculated growth rates for the...
Effect of plasma shape on confinement and MHD behaviour in the TCV tokamak (1997)
Weisen, H., Franke, S., Furno, I., Martin, Y., Anton, M., ...
Vertical instability in TCV: Comparison of experimental and theoretical growth rates (1996)
Hofmann, F., Dutch, M.J., Ward, D.J., Anton, M., Furno, I., Lister, J.B., ...
Local statistical properties of fluctuations in the TORPEX experiment
Labit, B., Fasoli, A., Diallo, A., Furno, I., Mueller, S.H., Plyushchev, G., ...
Local statistical properties of electrostatic fluctuations in the TORPEX experiment
Labit, B., Fasoli, A., Diallo, A., Furno, I., Mueller, S.H., Plyushchev, G., ...
Effect of the magnetic configuration on fluctuations and turbulence in the TORPEX toroidal plasma
Furno, I., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Labit, B., Mueller, S.H., Plyushchev, G., ...
Linear and nonlinear drift-interchange instabilities in the TORPEX toroidal plasma
Poli, F.M., Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Labit, B., Mueller, S.H., ...
Drift Wave Antenna Excitation in TORPEX Low-field Side
Diallo, A., Fasoli, A., Furno, I., Labit, B., Mueller, S., Podesta, M., ...
Cross-field transport by instabilities and blobs in a magnetized toroidal plasma
Podesta, M., Fasoli, A., Labit, B., Furno, I., Ricci, P., Poli, F.M., ...
The mechanisms for anomalous transport across the magnetic field are investigated in a toroidal magnetized plasma. The role of plasma instabilities and macroscopic density structures (blobs) is...