W7-X OP 2.1 results

Europe/Berlin
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Description

This workshop aims to summarize the status of exploitation of the W7-X OP 2.1 campaig. It should also be discussed if chosen methods and approaches were appropriate for the defined physics objectives in preparation of the operation campaigns OP 2.2 & 2.3.

  • Monday 27 November
    • 09:00 09:05
      Welcome and introduction 5m
      Speaker: Olaf Grulke (IPP Greifswald)
    • 09:05 12:00
      TF-I
      • 09:05
        ICRH Plasma Startup at low Magnetic Field 15m

        O3: High Beta Scenario
        D7: Plasma Startup at low B

        Speaker: Jef Ongena (IPP Bereich Greifswald)
      • 09:20
        Discussion O3: High Beta Scenarios 20m
      • 09:40
        High Performance Scenarios 20m

        O1: High Performance Scenarios
        D1: Steady State High Performance
        D2: Density Profile Control

        Speaker: Golo Fuchert (IPP Greifswald)
      • 10:00
        Simulations and Projections of High Performance Scenarios 15m

        O1: High Performance Scenarios
        D1: Steady State High Performance

        Speaker: Marc Beurskens (IPP Greifswald)
      • 10:15
        coffee break 15m
      • 10:30
        Impurity Transport and Accumulation 15m

        O1: High Performance Scenarios
        D3: Impurity Accumulation

        Speaker: Felix Reimold (IPP-Greifswald)
      • 10:45
        Discussion O1: High Performance Scenarios 15m
      • 11:00
        Effective Ion Heating and Fast Ion Losses 20m

        O2: Heating Scenarios
        D4: Effective Ion Heating
        D6: Fast Ion Losses

        Speaker: Dr Samuel Lazerson (IPP Bereich Greifswald)
      • 11:20
        Status of the ECR / NBI / ICRH Heating Systems 10m

        O2: Heating Scenarios
        D5: W7-X Operational Map

        Speaker: Torsten Stange (IPP Bereich Greifswald)
      • 11:30
        Discussion O2: Heating Scenarios / Fast Ions / W7-X Operational Map 20m
    • 12:00 13:00
      lunch break 1h
    • 13:00 16:00
      TF-II
      • 13:00
        Overview and O5: Reference discharge 10m

        D13: Regular performance of a standardized discharge with defined diagnostic coverage throughout the campaign

        Title: Session overview for TF-II: Edge Scenario Development

        Speaker: Kenneth Charles Hammond (IPP Bereich Greifswald)
      • 13:10
        O1: Integrated scenarios for long-pulse operation with PFC heat load control, efficient particle exhaust, and impurity screening 15m

        D1: Demonstration of safe divertor scenarios to avoid overloaded plasma-facing components
        D2: Determination of trim and/or control coil currents required to correct error fields

        Speaker: Yu Gao (IPP Bereich Greifswald)
      • 13:25
        O1: Integrated scenarios; O2: Detachment scenarios 20m

        D4: Demonstration of long-pulse operation
        D5: Demonstration of scenarios with long, stationary divertor detachment; in particular, for the high-mirror, high-iota and standard configurations
        D6: Characterize the conditions under which detachment is possible
        D7: Achieve rapid transition to detachment

        Speakers: Maciej Krychowiak (IPP Bereich Greifswald), Marcin Jakubowski (IPP Bereich Greifswald)
      • 13:45
        O1: Integrated scenarios for long-pulse operation with PFC heat load control, efficient particle exhaust, and impurity screening 15m

        D3: Demonstration of effective pumping, high divertor compression, and qualification of fueling actuators

        Title: Overview: particle exhaust and gas balance

        Speaker: Victoria Haak (IPP Bereich Greifswald)
      • 14:00
        Discussions long pulse and detachment scenarios 20m
      • 14:20
        coffee break 15m
      • 14:35
        O3: Exploration of scenarios compatible with carbon-free operation and tungsten PFCs 20m

        D8: Definition of the operation limits associated with plasma-facing components containing tungsten materials
        D10: Determination of erosion effects due to seeding impurities

        Speaker: Chandra-Prakash Dhard (IPP Bereich Greifswald)
      • 14:55
        O3: Exploration of scenarios compatible with carbon-free operation and tungsten PFCs 15m

        D9: Characterize the scrape-off layer retention for tungsten impurities (eroded from baffle and heat shield)
        D11: Characterize enrichment/accumulation for low-Z and high-Z impurities

        Title: Spectroscopic analysis of impurities in the edge

        Speaker: Dorothea Gradic (IPP Greifswald)
      • 15:10
        TF-III O2: Complete the edge and SOL physics basis in the magnetic configuration space of W7-X 15m

        D2: Validation of edge transport codes

        Title: Validation of edge modeling codes

        Speaker: Victoria Winters (E5)
      • 15:25
        O4: Development of wall conditioning procedures 15m

        D12: Condition walls to enable plasmas with high density gradients necessary for high performance
        -> Wall conditioning: before and during the campaign

        Speaker: Lilla Vano (IPP Bereich Greifswald)
      • 15:40
        Discussions tungsten PFCs and conditioning 20m
  • Tuesday 28 November
    • 09:00 12:05
      TF-III
      • 09:00
        Introduction and missing topics 15m
        Speakers: Carsten Killer (IPP Bereich Greifswald), Daniel Carralero (CIEMAT)
      • 09:15
        O1: Complete the core transport and stability physics basis in the extended operational space 10m

        Talk title: Status of the OP2.1/OP2.2 profile analysis

        D1: Documentation of relevant plasma profiles for detailed transport
        analysis and modelling

        Speaker: Marc Beurskens (IPP Greifswald)
      • 09:25
        O1: Complete the core transport and stability physics basis in the extended operational space 15m

        D2: Assessment of the effects of heating and fueling actuators (profile
        shaping, fast ions) and magnetic configuration on turbulent transport

        Speaker: Jan-Peter Bähner (IPP Bereich Greifswald)
      • 09:40
        O1: Complete the core transport and stability physics basis in the extended operational space 10m

        D3: Documentation of core impurity profiles and perturbative
        experiments for detailed impurity transport analysis and modelling

        Speaker: Thilo Romba (IPP Bereich Greifswald)
      • 09:50
        O1: Complete the core transport and stability physics basis in the extended operational space 15m

        D4: Confirmation of neoclassical optimization at increased ion
        temperatures.
        D5: Confirmation of reduced equilibrium currents at higher betas and
        different magnetic configurations.
        D6: Documentation of MHD stability and limits and fast-particle driven
        MHD modes within the magnetic configuration space.

        Speaker: Joachim Geiger (Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald, Germany)
      • 10:05
        O1: Complete the core transport and stability physics basis in the extended operational space 15m

        D6: Documentation of MHD stability and limits and fast-particle driven
        MHD modes within the magnetic configuration space.

        Speaker: Kian Rahbarnia (IPP Greifswald)
      • 10:20
        Discussions core transport and stability 20m
      • 10:40
        coffee break 20m
      • 11:00
        O2: Complete the edge and SOL physics basis in the magnetic configuration space of W7-X 20m

        D1: Providing the experimental data base for understanding transport
        mechanisms in the island divertor SOL and across the LCFS,
        including flows, drifts, turbulence
        D4: Characterization of asymmetries of plasma conditions and radiation,
        mapping of diagnostic results in 3D island divertor

        Speaker: Sean Ballinger
      • 11:20
        O2: Complete the edge and SOL physics basis in the magnetic configuration space of W7-X 15m

        D1: Providing the experimental data base for understanding transport
        mechanisms in the island divertor SOL and across the LCFS,
        including flows, drifts, turbulence
        D2: Validation of edge transport codes

        Speaker: Matt Kriete (Auburn University)
      • 11:35
        O2: Complete the edge and SOL physics basis in the magnetic configuration space of W7-X 10m

        D4: Characterization of asymmetries of plasma conditions and radiation,
        mapping of diagnostic results in 3D island divertor

        Speaker: Gabriele Partesotti (IPP Bereich Greifswald)
      • 11:45
        Discussions SOL physics 15m
    • 12:05 13:00
      lunch break 55m
    • 13:00 16:00
      general Discussions
      • 13:00
        Schedule and forecast OP 2.2 15m
        Speaker: Olaf Grulke (IPP Greifswald)