Scientific Commons: J. B. Lister

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...

MAST plasma response investigations using DINA-CH (2008)

Windridge, M.J., Cunningham, G., Dokuka, V., Hender, T.C., Khayrutdinov, R., Lister, J.B., ...

Data structure for the European Integrated Tokamak Modelling Task Force (2008)

Imbeaux, F., Lister, J.B., Huysmans, G.T.A., Et, Al., ITM-TF, Contributors

Chapter 8: Plasma operation ans control (2007)

Gribov, Y., Humphreys, D., Kajiwara, K., Lazarus, E. A., Lister, J. B., Ozeki, T., ...

Edge stability and boundary shaping in tokamaks (2007)

Medvedev, S.Yu., Ivanov, A.A., Martynov, A.A., Poshekhonov, Yu.Yu., Kim, S.H., Lister, J.B., ...

Plasma Current Ramp-up Phase Simulation of ITER (2007)

S.H., Kim, Basiuk, V., Dokouka, V., Khayrutdinov, R.R., Lister, J.B., ...

Combined DINA-CH and CRONOS Simulation of TCV plasma (2007)

Lukash, V.E., Basiuk, V., Dokouka, V., Khayrutdinov, R.R., S.H., Kim, ...

Edge Stability and Boundary Shaping in Tokamaks (2007)

Medvedev, S.Yu., Ivanov, A.A., Martynov, A.A., Poshekhonov, Yu.Yu., S.H., Kim, Lister, J.B., ...

Plasma Current Ramp-up Phase Simulation of ITER (2007)

S.H., Kim, Basiuk, V., Dokouka, V., Khayrutdinov, R.R., Lister, J.B., ...

Plasma Current Ramp-up Phase Simulation of ITER (2007)

S.H., Kim, Basiuk, V., Dokouka, V., Khayrutdinov, R.R., Lister, J.B., ...

Optimization of sensor signals for resistive wall mode control in ITER (2007)

Liu, Y. Q., Lister, J. B.

Active control of the resistive wall mode has been considered as an alternative way, besides passive control by plasma rotation, to stabilize the mode in advanced scenarios in ITER. We show that a...

Chapter 8: Plasma operation and control (2007)

Gribov, Y., Humphreys, D., Kajiwara, K., Lazarus, E. A., Lister, J. B., Ozeki, T., ...

The ITER plasma control system has the same functional scope as the control systems in present tokamaks. These are plasma operation scenario sequencing, plasma basic control (magnetic and kinetic),...

Computations of AC loss in the ITER magnets, during fast field transients (2007)

Bottura, L., Bruzzone, P., Lister, J. B., Marinucci, C., Portone, A.

The calculation of AC loss due to the control currents in ITER is a cumbersome task. The reason is that control transients require small field changes (0.1 T or less) at moderate frequency (up to 10...

Impact of fast vertical and radial plasma movement on type-I ELMs in ASDEX Upgrade (2006)

Lang, P.T., Gruber, O., Mertens, V., Neu, R., Ryter, F., Schneider, W., ...

Computations of AC losses in the ITER magnetics during fast field transients (2006)

Bottura, L., Bruzzone, P., Lister, J.B., Marinucci, C., Portone, A.

Edge stability of TCV plasma (2006)

Medvedev, S.Yu, Ivanov, A.A., Martynov, A.A., Poshekhonov, Yu.Yu., Behn, R., S.H., Kim, ...

Progress on Combined DINA-CH and CRONOS Simulator (2006)

Lukash, V.E., Artaud, J-F., Basiuk, V., Dokouka, V., Khayrutdinov, R.R., S.H., Kim, ...

Edge Stability of TCV Plasma (2006)

Medvedev, S.Yu, Ivanov, A.A., Martynov, A.A., Poshekhonov, Yu.Yu., Behn, R., S.H., Kim, ...

Progress on Combined DINA-CH and CRONOS Simulator (2006)

Lukash, V.E., Artaud, J-F., Basiuk, V., Dokouka, V., Khayrutdinov, R.R., S.H., Kim, ...

Integrated tokamak modeling taskforce: the integrated modeling project onequilibrium and linear MHD stability (2006)

Huysmans, G.T.A., Appel, L., Bécoulet, A., Guillerminet, B., Konz, C., Leggate, H., ...

The conceptual design of the ITER CODAC system (2006)

Farthing, J.W., Greenwald, M., Lister, J.B., Yonekawa, I.

Oprimization of Sensor Signals for Resistive Wall Mode Control in ITER (2006)

Liu, Y., Lister, J.B.

Free-boundary simulation of ITER hybrid scenario (2006)

S.H., Kim, Artaud, J-F., Basiuk, V., Dokouka, V., Khayrutdinov, R.R., Lister, J.B., ...

Impact of fast vertical and radial plasma movement on type-1 ELMs in ASDEX upgrade (2006)

Lang, P. T., Gruber, O., Mertens, V., Neu, R., Ryter, F., Schneider, W., ...

For the ITER project it is clear that steps have to be taken in order to avoid or mitigate type-I ELMs when operating in the standard H-mode scenario. Otherwise, divertor power loads induced by...

Progress in the Understanding and the Performance of Electron Cyclotron Heating and Plasma Shaping on TCV (2005)

Alberti, S., Andrebe, Y., Appert, K., Arnoux, G., Behn, R., ...

Improving tokamak vertical position control in the presence of power supply voltage saturation (2005)

Favez, J-Y, Lister, J B, Müllhaupt, Ph, Srinivasan, B

Combined DINA-CH and CRONOS Simulations of ITER (2005)

S.H., Kim, Artaud, J-F., Basiuk, V., Khayrutdinov, R.R., Dokuka, V., Lister, J.B., ...

Synchronisation of ELMs within magnetic perturbation bursts in TCV (2005)

Schombourg, K., Lister, J.B., Martin, Y.

Comparing magnetic triggering of ELMs in ASDEX Upgrade and TCV with the DINA-CH tokamak simulator (2005)

S.H., Kim, Cavinato, M., Dokuka, V., Khayrutdinov, R.R., Lang, P.T., Lister, J.B., ...

Reversed current density in tokamaks - equilibrium and stability issues (2005)

Medvedev, S.Yu., Ivanov, A.A., Martynov, A.A., Poshkhonov, Yu.Yu., Lister, J.B., Martin, Y., ...

Creating an XML Driven Data Bus between Fusion Experiments (2005)

Lister, J.B., Appel, L., Huysmans, G., Schlatter, Ch., Suttrop, W.

Modeling and control of TCV (2005)

Sharma, A. S., Limebeer, D. J. N., Jaimoukha, I. M., Lister, J. B.

A new approach to the modeling and control of tokamak fusion reactors is presented. A nonlinear model is derived using the classical arguments of Hamiltonian mechanics and a low-order linear model is...

Feedback and rotational stabilization of resistive wall modes in ITER (2005)

Liu, Y. Q., Bondeson, A., Chu, M. S., Favez, J. Y., Gribov, Y., Gryaznevich, M., ...

Different models have been introduced in the stability code MARS-F in order to study the damping effect on resistive wall modes (RWM) in rotating plasmas. Benchmarks of MARS-F calculations with RWM...

Evolution of the DINA-CH tokamak full discharge simulator (2005)

Lister, J. B., Dokouka, V. N., Khayrutdinov, R. R., Lukash, V. E., Duval, B. P., Moret, J. M., ...

This paper summarises the approach taken to develop an open architecture full tokamak discharge simulator - DINA-CH based on the DINA code and implemented under graphical programming control using...

Safety factor profile requirements for electron ITB formation in TCV (2005)

Goodman, T. P., Behn, R., Camenen, Y., Coda, S., Fable, E., Henderson, M. A., ...

On the Tokamak a Configuration Variable (TCV), electron internal transport barriers (eITBs) can be formed during a gradual evolution from a centrally peaked to a hollow current profile while all...

Improving tokamak vertical position control in the presence of power supply voltage saturation (2005)

Favez, J. Y., Lister, J. B., Mullhaupt, P., Srinivasan, B.

The control of the current, position and shape of an elongated cross-section tokamak plasma is complicated by the so-called instability of the current vertical position. Linearized models all share...

Frequency control of type-I ELMs by magnetic triggering in ASDEX Upgrade (2004)

Lang, P. T., Degeling, A. W., Lister, J. B., Martin, Y. R., McCarthy, P. J., Sips, A. C. C., ...

Magnetic ELM triggering on ASDEX Upgrade (2004)

Martin, Y. R., Degeling, A., Lang, P. T., Lister, J. B., Sips, A. C. C., Suttrop, W., ...

ITER-relevant H-mode physics at ASDEX Upgrade (2004)

Horton, L. D., Conway, G. D., Degeling, A. W., Eich, T., Kallenbach, A., Lang, P. T., ...

Frequency control of type-I ELMs by magnetic triggering in ASDEX Upgrade (2004)

Lang, P. T., Degeling, A. W., Lister, J. B., Martin, Y. R., McCarthy, P. J., Sips, A. C. C., ...

Magnetic triggering of edge localized modes (ELMs) was reported first from TCV in ohmic plasmas showing type-III ELMs. This method, showing successful locking of the ELM frequency to an imposed...

ITER-relevant H-mode physics at ASDEX upgrade (2004)

Horton, L. D., Conway, G. D., Degeling, A. W., Eich, T., Kallenbach, A., Lang, P. T., ...

A variety of techniques are being tested on ASDEX Upgrade for avoiding or reducing the divertor energy load caused by ELMs. Quiescent H-mode operation has been improved by operation with recently...

Were the chaotic ELMs in TCV the result of an ARMA process? (2004)

Degeling, A. W., Lister, J. B., Martin, Y. R., Zvejnieks, G.

The results of a previous paper claiming the demonstration that edge localized mode (ELM) dynamics on TCV are chaotic in a number of cases has recently been called into question, because the...

Recent results from the electron cyclotron heated plasmas in Tokamak à Configuration Variable (TCV) (2003)

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...

Improving the Region of Attraction of ITER in the Presence of Actuator Saturation (2003)

Favez, J-Y., Mullhaupt, Ph., Srinivasan, B., Lister, J. B., Bonvin, D.

Enhancing Tokamak Control given Power Supply Voltage Saturation (2003)

Favez, J-Y., Mullhaupt, Ph., Srinivasan, B., Bonvin, D., Lister, J. B.

Improving Tokamak vertical position control in the presence of power supply voltage saturation (2003)

Favez, J.Y., Lister, J.B., Mullhaupt, Ph., Srinivasan, B., Villone, F.

Magnetic triggering of ELMs in TCV (2003)

Degeling, A.W., Martin, Y.R., Lister, J.B., Villard, L., Dokouka, V.N., Khayrutdinov, R.R., ...

Improving tokamak vertical position control in the presence of power supply voltage saturation (2003)

Lister, J.B., Muellhaupt, Ph., Srinivasan, B., Villone, F.

Enhancing tokamak control given power supply voltage saturation (2003)

Lister, J.B., Bonvin, D., Muellhaupt, Ph., Srinivasan, B.

An open architecture version of the DINA 1.5 simulation code (2003)

Khayrutdinov, R.R., Lister, J.B., Dokouka, V., Duval, B.P., Lukash, V.E., ...

The evolution of feedback control in tokamaks (2003)

Lister, J.B.

The ITER project and its data handling requirements (2003)

Lister, J.B., Duval, B.P., Fredian, T.J., Greenwald, M., Llobet, X., Saint-Laurent, F., ...

European fusion research (2003)

Lister, J.B., Andreani, R., Bartlett, D., Bruhns, H., Campbell, D., Pamela, J., ...

Enhancing tokamak control when power supply voltages saturate (2003)

Lister, J.B., Favez, J.Y., Bonvin, D., Muellhaupt, P., Srinivasan, B.

Simulation of TCV equilibrium evolution using the DINA code (2003)

Lukash, V.E., Lister, J.B., Dokouka, V., Khayrutdinov, R.R., Camenen, Y., Coda, S., ...

Study of nonlinear mode coupling during neoclassical tearing modes using bispectrum analysis (2003)

Raju, D., Sauter, O., Lister, J. B.

It is sometimes observed that several neoclassical tearing modes (NTMs) are present at the same time. This can happen both at the mode onset of a new NTM or during the nonlinear saturated phase of a...

Present and perspective roles of soft X-ray tomography in tokamak plasma position measurements (2003)

Mlynar, J., Duval, B. P., Horacek, J., Lister, J. B.

This paper shows the importance and feasibility of real-time tomography in fusion experiments for the example of soft X-ray (SXR) position measurements. The requirement of non-magnetic real-time...

Investigation of the consistency of magnetic and soft X-ray plasma position measurements on TCV by means of a rapid tomographic inversion algorithm (2003)

Mlynar, J., Coda, S., Degeling, A., Duval, B. P., Hofmann, F., Goodman, T., ...

A rapid algorithm for tomographic inversion is presented that allows post-discharge reconstruction of the soft x-ray (SXR) emissivity evolution in the Tokamak a configuration variable (TCV)....

Accessibility and properties of ELMy H-mode and ITB plasmas in TCV (2003)

Martin, Y. R., Henderson, M. A., Alberti, S., Amorim, P., Andrebe, Y., Appert, K., ...

This paper presents experimental results on the accessibility and the properties of plasmas with improved confinement in TCV. First, the H-mode threshold power is measured in Ohmic plasmas. Above an...

DINA simulations of TCV electron cyclotron heating discharges (2003)

Lukash, V. E., Raju, D., Dokouka, V. N., Favez, J. Y., Khayrutdinov, R. R., Lister, J. B.

This paper reports on full tokamak discharge simulations in the TCV tokamak using the DINA code, of which a new open modular architecture version is presented. These new simulations include the...

Recent results from the electron cyclotron heated plasmas in Tokamak a Configuration Variable (TCV) (2003)

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...

Magnetic triggering of ELMs in TCV (2003)

Degeling, A. W., Martin, Y. R., Lister, J. B., Villard, L., Dokouka, V. N., Lukash, V. E., ...

Experiments on the TCV tokamak have shown that rapid vertical movement of diverted ELMy H-mode plasmas can affect the time sequence of edge localized modes. The effect is attributed to the induction...

Magnetic triggering of ELMs in TCV (2003)

Degeling, A.W., Martin, Y.R., Lister, J.B., Villard, L., Dokouka, V.N., Lukash, V.E., ...

Improving the region of attraction of ITER in the presence of actuator saturation (2003)

Mullhaupt, Ph., Srinivasan, B., Lister, J.B., Bonvin, D.

Study of nonlinear mode coupling during neoclassical tearing modes using bispectrum analysis (2003)

Raju, D., Sauter, O., Lister, J.B.

High Elongation in the MAST Spherical Tokamak (2002)

Cunningham, G., Lister, J.B., Akers, R., McArdle, G., Qin, J., Wilson, H.

Active Modification of the ELM Frequency in TCV (2002)

Degeling, A.W., Martin, Y.R., Lister, J.B., Llobet, X.

DINA simulations of TCV discharges (2002)

Lukash, V., Khayrutdinov, R., Lister, J.B., Daniel, R.

Present and perspective roles of soft X-ray tomography in tokamak plasma position measurements (2002)

Mlynar, J., Duval, B., Horacek, J., Lister, J.B.

Overview of JET results (2002)

Pamela, J., Alberti, S., Alffrey, S., Blanchard, P., Coda, S., Duval, B.P., ...

Overview of JET results (2002)

Pamela, J., Alberti, S., Alffrey, S., Blanchard, P., Coda, S., Duval, B.P., ...

DINA Simulations of TCV Electron Cyclotron Current Drive and Heating (2002)

Raju, D., Dokouka, V.N., Kharutdinov, R.R., Lister, J.B., Lukash, V.E.

Studying ITER physics issues at JET (2002)

Watkins, M.L, Pamela, J., Alberti, S., Alffrey, S., Blanchard, P., Coda, S., ...

Recent results from the EC heated plasmas in the TCV tokamak (2002)

Lister, J.B., Llobet, X., Marletaz, B., Marmillod, P., Martin, Y., ...

Shape dependence of sawtooth inversion radii and profile peaking factors in TCV L mode plasmas (2002)

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...

ECH physics and new operational regimes on TCV (2002)

Moret, J. M., Ahmed, S. M., Alberti, S., Andrebe, Y., Appert, K., Arnoux, G., ...

The physics of tokamak plasmas, in which electrons are heated by electron cyclotron heating (ECH) and whose current is driven by electron cyclotron current drive (ECCD), is investigated in this paper...

Search for determinism in ELM time series in TCV (2002)

Martin, Y. R., Degeling, A. W., Lister, J. B.

ELM time series from TCV Ohmic H-mode plasmas are analysed in order to extract information on the ELM process. Firstly, signatures of a chaotic behaviour called unstable periodic orbits become...

Plasma equilibrium response modelling and validation on JT-60U (2002)

Lister, J. B., Sharma, A., Limebeer, D. J. N., Nakamura, Y., Wainwright, J. P., Yoshino, R.

A systematic procedure to identify the plasma equilibrium response to the poloidal field coil voltages has been applied to the JT-60U tokamak. The required response was predicted with a high accuracy...

Comparing TCV experimental VDE responses with DINA code simulations (2002)

Favez, J. Y., Khayrutdinov, R. R., Lister, J. B., Lukash, V. E.

The DINA free-boundary equilibrium simulation code has been implemented for TCV, including the full TCV feedback and diagnostic systems. First results showed good agreement with control coil...

Design and experimental testing of a robust multivariable controller on a Tokamak (2002)

Ariola, M., Ambrosino, G., Pironti, A., Lister, J. B., Vyas, P.

This paper describes the design and the experimental validation of a multivariable digital controller for a Tokamak, the Tokamak A configuration variable (TCV). The design of the controller is based...

Plasma Current, Position and Shape Control, Contract FU05-CT2001-00018 (EFDA/00-551) (2002)

Lister, J.B., Bruzzone, P.L., Favez, J.Y., Schaerz, B., Bugnion, L., Zapretilina, E.

Investigation of the consistency of magnetic and soft X-ray plasma position measurements on TCV by means of a rapid tomographic inversion algorithm (2002)

Mlynar, J., Coda, S., Degeling, A., Duval, B.P., Hofmann, F., Goodman, T., ...

Dynamics of edge localised modes on TCV (2001)

Degeling, A.W., Martin, Y.R., P.E., Bak, Lister, J.B., Llobet, X.

Comparing DINA code simulations with TCV experimental VDE responses (2001)

Khayrutdinov, R.R., Lister, J.B., Lukash, V.E.

Linear and non-linear plasma equilibrium responses on the JT-60U and TCV tokamaks (2001)

Lister, J.B., Khayrutdinov, R., Limebeer, D.J.N., Lukash, V., Nakamura, Y., Sharma, A., ...

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...

Steady-state fully noninductive operation with electron cyclotron current drive and current profile control in the tokamak a configuration variable (TCV) (2001)

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 ,...

Linear and non-linear plasma equilibrium responses on the JT-60U and TCV tokamaks (2001)

Lister, J. B., Khayrutdinov, R., Limebeer, D. J. N., Lukash, V., Nakamura, Y., Sharma, A., ...

Although linear response models are useful for feedback controller design, their linear time-invariant properties cannot simulate the evolution of a full plasma discharge. A suitable code for this...

Comparing DINA code simulations with TCV experimental plasma equilibrium responses (2001)

Khayrutdinov, R. R., Lister, J. B., Lukash, V. E., Wainwright, J. P.

The DINA nonlinear time-dependent simulation code has been validated against an extensive set of plasma equilibrium response experiments carried out on the TCV tokamak. Limited and diverted plasmas...

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...

Evolution not revolution in the TCV tokamak control and acquisition system (2001)

Duval, B. P., Llobet, X., Isoz, P. F., Lister, J. B., Marletaz, B., Marmillod, P., ...

The original TCV control system was designed in the late 1980s to be inherently network based in that all control operations were performed from X-windows terminals and the control computers were...

Dynamics of edge localized modes in the TCV tokamak (2001)

Degeling, A. W., Martin, Y. R., Bak, P. E., Lister, J. B., Llobet, V.

The D-alpha emission time-series from the TCV tokamak was investigated fora large set of ELMy discharges, to determine whether fluctuations in the time delay between ELMs are the result of noise...

Dynamics of edge localised modes in the TCV (2001)

Degeling, A., Martin, Y.R., Bak, P.E., Lister, J.B., Llobet, X.

Comparing TCV experimental VDE responses with DINA code simulations (2001)

Khayrutdinov, R.R., Lister, J.B., Lukash, V.E.

The effect of the feedback controller on superconducting tokamak AC losses (2001)

Schärz, B., Bruzzone, P., Lister, J.B., Zapretilina, E.

Modelling and control of TCV (2001)

Sharma, A.S., Limebeer, D.J.N., Jaimoukha, I.M., Lister, J.B.

Design and experimental testing of robust MIMO controllers on TCV (2000)

Ariola, M., Lister, J.B., Pironti, A.

The technical issues associated with the control of steady-state tokamaks (2000)

Lister, J.B., Bruzzone, P.L., Costley, A.E., Fukuda, T., Gribov, Y., Mertens, V., ...

Dynamics of edge localised modes in the TCV tokamak (2000)

Lister, J.B., P.E., Bak, Degeling, A., Martin, Y.R.

Control of modern tokamaks (2000)

Lister, J.B., Martin, Y., Fukuda, T., Yoshino, R., Mertens, V.

Plasma equilibrium response modelling experiments on the JT-60U and TCV tokamaks (2000)

Lister, J.B., Khayrutdinov, R., Limebeer, D.J.N., Lukash, V., Nakamura, Y., Sharma, A., ...

Overview of recent JET results and future perspectives (2000)

Paméla, J., Alberti, S., Allfrey, S., Duval, B., Fasel, D., Henderson, M., ...

Linear and Non-linear Plasma Equilibrium Responses on the JT-60U and TCV Tokamaks (2000)

Lister, J.B.

Steady-state fully noninductive current driven by electron cyclotron waves in a magnetically confined plasma (2000)

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...

Technical issues associated with the control of steady state tokamaks (2000)

Lister, J. B., Bruzzone, P. L., Costley, A. E., Fukuda, T., Gribov, Y., Mertens, V., ...

Plasma control concepts are introduced which are likely to change when going from a 500-1000 s tokamak pulse to the discharges in a steady state tokamak, whose more economical design relies on the...

Frequency response identification of the dynamics of a Tokamak plasma (2000)

Coutlis, A., Limebeer, D. J. N., Wainwright, J. P., Lister, J. B., Vyas, P.

In this paper we describe the application of an H-infinity system identification procedure to a Tokamak. The work is motivated by the need to create linear models which are suitable for controller...

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...

Frequency response identification of the dynamics of a tokamak plasma (2000)

Coutlis, A., Limebeer, D.J.N., Wainwright, J.P., Lister, J.B., Vyas, P.

Comparing DINA code simulations with TCV experimental plasma equilibrium responses (2000)

Khayrutdinov, R.R., Lister, J.B., Lukash, V.E., Wainwright, J.P.

Plasma equilibrium response modelling and validation on JT-60U (2000)

Lister, J.B., Sharma, A., Limebeer, D.J.N., Nakamura, Y., Wainwright, J.P., Yoshino, R.

Direct measurement of the plasma equilibrium response to poloidal field changes and H? controller tests in TCV (1999)

Lister, J.B., Albanese, R., Ambrosino, G., Ariola, M., Bandyopadhyay, I., Coutlis, A., ...

Stability margins of elongated plasmas in TCV and implications for ITER (1999)

Lister, J.B., Hofmann, F., Martin, Y., Moret, J.M., Vyas, P.

MDS+ and TDI: Data handling and remote access and control in TCV (1999)

Llobet, X., Duval, B, P.F., Isoz, Lister, J.B.

betap-collapse-induced VDE and its underlying mechanism in the TCV Tokamak (1999)

Nakamura, Y., Lister, J.B., Hofmann, F., Martin, Y.R., Moret, J.M., Vyas, P.

Characterization of disruption phenomenology in ITER (1999)

Yoshino, R., Lister, J.B.

Energy confinement and MHD activity in shaped TCV plasmas with localized electron cyclotron heating (1999)

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...

Measurement of the open loop plasma equilibrium response in TCV (1999)

Coutlis, A., Bandyopadhyay, I., Lister, J. B., Vyas, P., Albanese, R., Limebeer, D. J. N., ...

A new technique and results are presented for the estimation of the open loop frequency response of the plasma on TCV. Voltages were applied to poloidal field coils and the resulting plasma current,...

A modern plasma controller tested on the TCV tokamak (1999)

Ariola, M., Ambrosino, G., Lister, J. B., Pironti, A., Villone, F., Vyas, P.

A high-order, multivariable, modern plasma controller has been designed using H-infinity optimal control techniques and tested oil the Tokamak Configuration Variable (TCV) tokamak. An initial design...

Technical issues associated with the control of steady-state tokamaks (1999)

Lister, J.B., Bruzzone, P.L., Costley, A.E., Fukuda, T., Gribov, Y., Mertens, V., ...

Control of modern tokamaks (1999)

Lister, J.B., Martin, Y., Fukuda, T., Yoshino, R., Mertens, V.

An H-infinity system identification algorithm applied to tokamak modelling (1998)

Coutlis, A., Limebeer, D.J.N., Wainwright, J., Lister, J.B., Vyas, P., D.J., Ward

TCV Tokamak results (1998)

Martin, Y., Lister, J.B., Paris, P.J., Pochelon, A.

Fusion and plasma physics research in Switzerland (1998)

Bruzzone, P., Lister, J.B., Paris, P.J., Pochelon, A.

A high-performance digital control system for TCV (1998)

Lister, J.B., Dutch, M.J., Milne, P.G., Means, R.W.

Can better modelling improve tokamak control? (1998)

Lister, J.B., Vyas, P., D.J., Ward, Albanese, R., Ambrosino, G., Ariola, M., ...

Direct measurement of the plasma response in TCV (1998)

Lister, J.B., Coutlis, A., Vyas, P., Albanese, R., Bandyopadhyay, I., Limebeer, D.J.N., ...

Influence of the plasma shape on mode locking during the plasma ramp-up in TCV (1998)

Martin, Y., Lister, J.B., Pochelon, A.

Plasma current, position and shape control for ITER (1998)

Mondino, P.L., Albanese, R., Ambrosino, G., Lister, J.B., Vyas, P.

Preliminary confinement studies during ECRH in TCV (1998)

Pochelon, A., Pietrzyk, Z.A., Goodman, T.P., Henderson, M.A., Reimerdes, H., M.Q., Tran, ...

Plasma modelling for position and shape control in TCV (1998)

Vyas, P., Albanese, R., Ambrosino, G., Ariola, M., Bandyopadhyay, I., Coutril, A., ...

The separatrix response of diverted TCV plasmas compared with the predictions of the CREATE-L model (1998)

Vyas, P., Villone, F., Lister, J. B., Albanese, R.

The response of ohmic, single null diverted (SND), non-centred plasmas in TCV to poloidal field coil stimulation has been compared with the predictions of the linear CREATE-L MHD equilibrium response...

Measurement of the effective plasma ion mass in large tokamaks using global Alfven eigenmodes (1998)

Lister, J. B., Villard, L., De Ridder, G.

There is not yet a straightforward method for determining the D-T ratio in the centre of a tokamak plasma. One of the simpler measurements put forward in the past is the interpretation of the MHD...

A high-performance digital control system for TCV (1998)

Lister, J. B., Dutch, M. J., Milne, P. G., Means, R. W.

The TCV hybrid analogue-digital plasma control system has been superseded by a high performance Digital Plasma Control System, DPCS, made possible by recent advances in off the shelf technology. We...

A modern plasma controller tested on the TCV tokamak (1998)

Ariola, M., Ambrosino, G., Lister, J.B., Pironti, A., Villone, F., Vyas, P.

Measurement of the open loop plasma equilibrium response in TCV (1998)

Coutlis, A., Bandyopadhyay, I., Lister, J.B., Vyas, P., Albanese, R., Limebeer, D.J.N., ...

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., ...

Modelling and engineering aspects of the plasma shape control in ITER (1997)

Albanese, R., Ambrosio, G., Coccorese, E., Lister, J.B., Pironti, A., D.J., Ward

Estimation de la température ionique de plasmas de forme variable par mesure du flux neutronique sur le tokamak TCV (1997)

Bosshard, P., Lister, J.B., Martin, Y.

Disruptivité du plasma pendant l'opération du tokamak TCV (1997)

Deschenaux, Ch., Lister, J.B., Martin, Y., Pochelon, A.

Control of highly vertically unstable plasmas in TCV with internal coils and fast power supply (1997)

Favre, A., Moret, J.M., Chavan, R., Elkjaer, A., Fasel, D., Hofmann, F., ...

Kinetic Alfvén eigenmodes in a hot tokamak plasma (1997)

Jaun, A., Appert, K., Fasoli, A., Hellsten, T., Lister, J.B., Vaclavik, J., ...

Measurement of the effective plasma ion mass in large tokamaks (1997)

Lister, J.B., Villard, L., De.Ridder, G.

Plasma response models for controller design on TCV (1997)

Lister, J.B, Vyas, P., Albanese, R., Ambrosini, G., Ariola, M., Villone, F.

Statistical study of TCV disruptivity and H-mode accessibility (1997)

Martin, Y., Deschenaux, Ch., Lister, J.B., Pochelon, A.

Divertor detachment during neon injection in TCV (1997)

Pitts, R.A., Duval, B.P., Joye, B., Lister, J.B., Moret, J.M., Refke, A., ...

Control of the magnetic configuration in ITER (1997)

Portone, A., Gribov, Y., Lister, J.B., Ward, D.

Comparison of the CREATE-L Plasma response model with experiments on TCV (1997)

Vyas, P., Villone, F., Lister, J.B., Albanese, R.

Plasma control concepts for ITER (Invited paper ) (1997)

Lister, J.B.

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...

Comparison of the CREATE-L plasma response model with TCV limited discharges (1997)

Villone, F., Vyas, P., Lister, J. B., Albanese, R.

Experiments have been performed on the TCV tokamak to evaluate the response of ohmic, L mode, limited, vertically unstable plasmas to changes in all the poloidal field coil voltages. The resulting...

Divertor target profiles and recycling studies in TCV single null lower standard discharges (1997)

Pitts, R. A., Nieswand, C., Weisen, H., Anton, M., Behn, R., Chavan, R. F., ...

A 'standard', single null lower diverted discharge has been developed to enable continuous monitoring of the first wall conditions and to characterise the effectiveness and influence of wall...

The control of tokamak configuration variable plasmas (1997)

Lister, J. B., Hofmann, F., Moret, J. M., Buhlmann, F., Dutch, M. J., Fasel, D., ...

The general control of tokamak plasmas has evolved considerably over the past few years with an increase in the plasma pulse length, an increase in the control of additional heating and fueling, and...

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...

Alfven eigenmode experiments in tokamaks and stellarators (1997)

Fasoli, A., Borba, D., Gormezano, C., Heeter, R., Jaun, A., Jacquinot, J., ...

In tokamaks and stellarators, measurements of electromagnetic fluctuations in the presence of resonant particle drive, including fusion-produced alpha's, reveal the excitation of Alfven eigenmodes...

GAE detection for mass measurement for D-T ratio control (1997)

Lister, J.B., De Ridder, G., Villard, L.

Paper presented at the 10th IEEE Real Time Conference 97, Beaune, France, September 1997 (1997)

Lister, J.B., Dutch, M.J., Milne, P.G., Means, R.W.

Papers presented at the 1997 International Workshop on Diagnostics for Experimental Fusion Reactors, Varenna, Italy, September 1997 (1997)

Lister, J.B., Nieswand, Ch.

Comparison of the CREATE-L plasma response model with TCV limited discharges (1997)

Villone, F., Vyas, P., Lister, J.B., Albanese, R.

The Separatrix response of diverted TCV plasmas compared to the CREATE-L model (1997)

Vyas, P., Villone, F., Lister, J.B., Albanese, R.

Linear and nonlinear dynamics of Alfvén eigenmodes in JET plasmas (1996)

Borba, D., Candy, J., De.Esch, H., Fasoli, A., Gormezano, C., Kerner, W., ...

On the possibility of creating doublet-shaped plasmas in TCV (1996)

Hofmann, F., Dutch, M.J., Lister, J.B., Martin, Y., Moret, J.M.

Kinetic Alfvén eigenmodes in JET and DIII-D (1996)

Jaun, A., Hellsten, T., Appert, K., Fasoli, A., Lister, J.B., Vaclavik, J., ...

The ITER plasma response in linear and non-linear models (1996)

Lister, J.B., Albanese, R., Ambrosino, G., Coccorese, E., Pironti, A., Vyas, P., ...

Breakdown in a continuous low resistivity vessel in TCV (1996)

Moret, J.M., Hofmann, F., Duval, B.P., Lister, J.B.

Vertical instability in TCV: Comparison of experimental and theoretical growth rates (post deadline paper) (1996)

D.J., Ward, Hofmann, F., Dutch, M.J., Anton, M., Furno, I., Lister, J.B., ...

Ohmic H-modes in the TCV tokamak (1996)

Weisen, H., Hofmann, F., Dutch, M. J., Martin, Y., Pochelon, A., Moret, J. M., ...

The TCV tokamak has obtained ohmic H-modes in virtually all diverted plasmas with the ion del B drift directed towards an X-point and in several elongated limiter plasmas. Troyon factors...

On locating the poloidal field coils for tokamak vertical position control (1996)

Lister, J. B., Martin, Y., Moret, J. M.

The TCV tokamak has 16 poloidal field coils for plasma shaping, distributed around the vacuum vessel. Experiments are described that determine the relative merits of different coil positions for...

Observation of multiple kinetic Alfven eigenmodes (1996)

Fasoli, A., Lister, J. B., Sharapov, S., Borba, D., Deliyanakis, N., Gormezano, C., ...

Multiple weakly damped Alfven eigenmodes (AE) have been excited and detected by means of a dedicated active diagnostic in JET tokamak plasmas heated by ion cyclotron resonance heating, neutral beam...

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., ...

D324-1 ITER design task on plasma control: 1995 - 1996 (1996)

Lister, J.B., Ward, D.J., Llobet, X., Martin, Y., Bosshard, P.

H-mode threshold for ohmic plasmas in TCV (1995)

Duval, B.P., Martin, Y., Dutch, M.J., Hofmann, F., Lister, J.B., Moret, J.M., ...

Direct measurement of TAE, EAE and multiple kinetic TAE in JET (1995)

Fasoli, A., Borba, D., Delyanakis, N., Dobbing, J.A., Campbell, D.J., Gormezano, C., ...

Alfvén Eigenmode studies in JET (1995)

Fasoli, A., Lister, J.B., Sharapov, S., Ali-Arshad, S., Bosia, D., Borba, G., ...

Alfvén Eigenmodes - Active excitation experiments in JET (1995)

Fasoli, A., Ali-Arshad, S., Borba, D., Bosia, G., Campbell, D., Dobbing, J.A., ...

Variable configuration plasmas in TCV (1995)

Lister, J.B.

Plasma control experiments on highly shaped TCV tokamak plasmas (1995)

Lister, J.B., Dutch, M.J., Fasel, D., Favre, A., Hofmann, F., Martin, Y., ...

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