Benoît Labit

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benoit.labit@epfl.ch +41 21 693 45 62

Citizenship : French

Birth date : 22.06.1975

EPFL SB SPC-TCV
PPB 118 (Bâtiment PPB)
Station 13
CH-1015 Lausanne

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Fields of expertise

H-mode physics
Plasma turbulence
Experimental physics
Numerical simulations

Current work

Deputy Task Force Leader for the MST1 EUROfusion Workpackage

PhD Thesis

Tokamak electron heat transport by direct numerical simulation of small scale turbulence

In a fusion machine, understanding plasma turbulence, which causes a degradation of the measured energy confinement time, would constitute a major progress in this field. In tokamaks, the measured ion and electron thermal conductivities are of comparable magnitude. The possible sources of turbulence are the temperature and density gradients occurring in a fusion plasma. Whereas the heat losses in the ion channel are reasonably well understood, the origin of the electron losses is more uncertain. In addition to the the radial velocity associated to the fluctuations of the electric field, electrons are more affected than ions by the magnetic field fluctuations. In experiments, the confinement time can be conveniently expressed in terms of dimensionless parameters. Although still somewhat too imprecise, these scaling laws exhibit strong dependencies on the normalized pressure, β or the normalized Larmor radius, ρ*.

The present thesis assesses whether a tridimensional, electromagnetic, nonlinear fluid model of plasma turbulence driven by a specific instability can reproduce the dependence of the experimental electron heat losses on the dimensionless parameters β and ρ*. The investigated interchange instability is the Electron Temperature Gradient driven one (ETG). The model is built by using the set of Braginskii equations. The developed simulation code is global in the sense that a fixed heat flux is imposed at the inner boundary, leaving the gradients free to evolve.

From the nonlinear simulations, we have put in light three characteristics for the ETG turbulence: the turbulent transport is essentially electrostatic; the potential and pressure fluctuations form radially elongated cells called streamers; the transport level is very low compared to the experimental values.

The thermal transport dependence study has shown a very small role of the normalized pressure, which is in contradiction with the Ohkawa's formula. On the other hand, the crucial role of the electron normalized Larmor has been emphasized: the confinement time is inverse proportional to this parameter. Finally, the low dependence of turbulent transport with the magnetic shear and the inverse aspect ratio is also reported.

Although the transport level observed in the simulations is low compared to the experiments, we have tried a direct confrontation with Tore Supra results. This tokamak is well designed to study the electron heat transport. Keeping most of the parameters from a well referenced Tore Supra shot, the nonlinear simulation gives a threshold quite close to the experimental one. The observed turbulent conductivity is a factor fifty lower than the experimental one. An important parameter can not be matched: the normalized Larmor radius, ρ*.

This limitation has to be overcome in order to confirm this results. Finally, a rigorous confrontation between this result and gyrokinetic simulations has to conclude that the ETG instability cannot describe electron heat losses in tokamaks.

Keywords: thermonuclear fusion, tokamak, plasma, ETG turbulence, numerical simulations

Education

Docteur es Sciences

mention Rayonnement et Plasmas

Universit� de Provence Aix-Marseille I

22.10.2002

Licence et Maitrise de Physique

Universit� Paul Sabatier Toulouse III

Publications

Infoscience publications

201311

Nitrogen-seeded divertor detachment in TCV L-mode plasmas

O. Fevrier; C. Theiler; J. R. Harrison; C. K. Tsui; K. Verhaegh et al.

Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2020-03-01.

DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab6b00.

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Scrape-off layer transport and filament characteristics in high-density tokamak regimes

N. Vianello; D. Carralero; C. Tsui; V. Naulin; M. Agostini et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2020-01-01.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab423e.

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Overview of physics studies on ASDEX Upgrade

H. Meyer; D. Aguiam; C. Angioni; C. G. Albert; N. Arden et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2019-11-01.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab18b8.

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Experimental implementation of a real-time power flux estimator for the ITER first wall on the TCV tokamak

H. Anand; R. A. Pitts; P. C. De Vries; J. A. Snipes; F. Nespoli et al.

Fusion Engineering And Design. 2019-10-01.

DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.111242.

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Status, scientific results and technical improvements of the NBH on TCV tokamak

M. Vallar; A. N. Karpushov; M. Agostini; T. Bolzonella; S. Coda et al.

Fusion Engineering And Design. 2019-09-01.

DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.01.077.

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Langmuir probe electronics upgrade on the tokamak a configuration variable

H. De Oliveira; P. Marmillod; C. Theiler; R. Chavan; O. Fevrier et al.

Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2019-08-01.

DOI : 10.1063/1.5108876.

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Role of the pedestal position on the pedestal performance in AUG, JET-ILW and TCV and implications for ITER

L. Frassinetti; M. G. Dunne; U. Sheikh; S. Saarelma; C. M. Roach et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2019-07-01.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab1eb9.

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Validation of the ICRF antenna coupling code RAPLICASOL against TOPICA and experiments

W. Tierens; D. Milanesio; G. Urbanczyk; W. Helou; V. Bobkov et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2019-04-01.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aaf455.

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ELM-induced cold pulse propagation in ASDEX Upgrade

E. Trier; E. Wolfrum; M. Willensdorfer; Q. Yu; M. Hoelzl et al.

Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-04-01.

DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aaf9c3.

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Conduction-based model of the Scrape-Off Layer power sharing between inner and outer divertor in diverted low-density tokamak plasmas

R. Maurizio; B. Duval; B. Labit; H. Reimerdes; C. Theiler et al.

Nuclear Materials and Energy. 2019-03-22.

DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.03.020.

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Real time magnetic control of the snowflake plasma configuration in the TCV tokamak

H. Anand; S. Coda; F. Felici; C. Galperti; J.-M. Moret et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2019.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab4440.

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An improved understanding of the roles of atomic processes and power balance in divertor target ion current loss during detachment

K. Verhaegh; B. Lipschultz; B. P. Duval; O. Février; C. Theiler et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2019.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab4251.

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Scrape Off Layer (SOL) transport and filamentary characteristics in high density tokamak regimes

N. Vianello; D. Carralero; C. K.-W. Tsui; V. Naulin; M. Agostini et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2019.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab423e.

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Physics research on the TCV tokamak facility: from conventional to alternative scenarios and beyond

S. Coda; M. Agostini; R. Albanese; S. Alberti; E. Alessi et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2019.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab25cb.

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A locked mode indicator for disruption prediction on JET and ASDEX upgrade

G. Sias; B. Cannas; A. Fanni; A. Murari; A. Pau et al.

Fusion Engineering And Design. 2019-01-01.

DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.11.021.

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A Variable Structure Control Scheme Proposal for the Tokamak a Configuration Variable

A. Marco; A. J. Garrido; S. Coda; I. Garrido; J. Ahn et al.

Complexity. 2019-01-01.

DOI : 10.1155/2019/2319560.

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Progress toward divertor detachment on TCV within H-mode operating parameters

J. R. Harrison; C. Theiler; O. Février; H. d. Oliviera; R. Maurizio et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2019.

DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab140e.

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Dependence on plasma shape and plasma fueling for small edge-localized mode regimes in TCV and ASDEX Upgrade

B. Labit; T. Eich; G. Harrer; E. Wolfrum; M. Bernert et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2019.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab2211.

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Application of a two-fluid two-point model to SolEdge2D-EIRENE simulations of TCV H-mode plasma

F. Nespoli; H. Bufferand; M. Valentinuzzi; N. Fedorczak; G. Ciraolo et al.

Nuclear Materials and Energy. 2019.

DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.11.026.

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The effect of the secondary x-point on the scrape-off layer transport in the TCV snowflake minus divertor

R. Maurizio; C. Tsui; B. Duval; H. Reimerdes; C. Theiler et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2019.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aaee1b.

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Millimeter-wave beam scattering by edge-plasma density fluctuations in TCV

O. Chellaï; S. Alberti; M. Baquero-Ruiz; I. Furno; T. Goodman et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2019.

DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aae7bf.

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Pedestal structure and energy confinement studies on TCV

U. A. Sheikh; M. Dunne; L. Frassinetti; P. Blanchard; B. P. Duval et al.

Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-01-01.

DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aae7bd.

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The effect of the secondary x-point on the scrape-off layer transport in the TCV snowflake minus divertor

R. Maurizio; C. K. Tsui; B. P. Duval; H. Reimerdes; C. Theiler et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2018-12-05.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aaee1b.

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Disruption avoidance through the prevention of NTM destabilization in TCV

U. Sheikh; B. Duval; C. Galperti; M. Maraschek; O. Sauter et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2018.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aad924.

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Parameter dependences of small edge localized modes (ELMs)

G. Harrer; E. Wolfrum; M. Dunne; P. Manz; M. Cavedon et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2018.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aad757.

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Fluctuation characteristics of the TCV snowflake divertor measured with high speed visible imaging

N. R. Walkden; B. Labit; H. Reimerdes; J. Harrison; T. Farley et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2018.

DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aae005.

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Filamentary velocity scaling validation in the TCV tokamak

C. K. Tsui; J. A. Boedo; J. R. Myra; B. Duval; B. Labit et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2018.

DOI : 10.1063/1.5038019.

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Impurity seeding for suppression of the near scrape-off layer heat flux feature in tokamak limited plasmas

F. Nespoli; B. Labit; I. Furno; C. Theiler; U. A. Sheikh et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2018.

DOI : 10.1063/1.5023201.

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Analysis of wall-embedded Langmuir probe signals in different conditions on the Tokamak à Configuration Variable

O. Février; C. Theiler; H. De Oliveira; B. Labit; N. Fedorczak et al.

Review of Scientific Instruments. 2018.

DOI : 10.1063/1.5022459.

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Dependence of the L-Mode scrape-off layer power fall-off length on the upper triangularity in TCV

M. Faitsch; R. Maurizio; A. Gallo; S. Coda; T. Eich et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2018.

DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aaaef7.

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Experimental observations of modes with geodesic acoustic character from the core to the edge in the TCV tokamak

Z. Huang; S. Coda; G. Merlo; S. Brunner; L. Villard et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2018.

DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aaa71d.

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Divertor power load studies for attached L-mode single-null plasmas in TCV

R. Maurizio; S. Elmore; N. Fedorczak; A. Gallo; H. Reimerdes et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2018.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa986b.

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Detachment evolution on the TCV tokamak

J. Harrison; W. Vijvers; C. Theiler; B. Duval; S. Elmore et al.

Nuclear Materials and Energy. 2017.

DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2016.10.020.

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TCV experiments towards the development of a plasma exhaust solution

H. Reimerdes; B. Duval; J. Harrison; B. Labit; B. Lipschultz et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2017.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa82c2.

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TCV divertor upgrade for alternative magnetic configurations

H. Reimerdes; S. Alberti; P. Blanchard; P. Bruzzone; R. Chavan et al.

Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2017.

DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2017.02.013.

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Effect of plasma geometry on divertor heat flux spreading: MONALISA simulations and experimental results from TCV

A. Gallo; N. Fedorczak; R. Maurizio; C. Theiler; S. Elmore et al.

Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2017.

DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2016.10.003.

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Overview of progress in European medium sized tokamaks towards an integrated plasma-edge/wall solution

H. Meyer; T. Eich; M. Beurskens; S. Coda; A. Hakola et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2017.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa6084.

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Modification of SOL profiles and fluctuations with line-average density and divertor flux expansion in TCV

N. Vianello; C. Tsui; C. Theiler; S. Allan; J. Boedo et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2017.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa7db3.

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Exploring drift effects in TCV single-null plasmas with the UEDGE code

N. Christen; C. Theiler; T. Rognlien; M. Rensink; H. Reimerdes et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2017.

DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aa7c8e.

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Understanding and suppressing the near Scrape-Oﬀ Layer heat flux feature in inboard-limited plasmas in TCV

F. Nespoli; B. Labit; I. Furno; J. Horacek; C. K.-W. Tsui et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2017.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa84e0.

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Spectroscopic investigations of divertor detachment in TCV

K. Verhaegh; B. Lipschultz; B. Duval; J. Harrison; H. Reimerdes et al.

Nuclear Materials and Energy. 2017.

DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2017.01.004.

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Poloidal asymmetry in the narrow heat flux feature in the TCV scrape-off layer

C. K. Tsui; J. A. Boedo; F. D. Halpern; J. Loizu; F. Nespoli et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2017.

DOI : 10.1063/1.4985075.

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Overview of the TCV tokamak program: scientific progress and facility upgrades

S. Coda; J. Ahn; R. Albanese; S. Alberti; E. Alessi et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2017.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa6412.

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Blob properties in full-turbulence simulations of the TCV scrape-off layer

F. Nespoli; I. Furno; B. Labit; P. Ricci; F. Avino et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2017.

DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aa6276.

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Non-linear simulations of the TCV Scrape-Off Layer

F. Nespoli; I. Furno; F. Halpern; B. Labit; J. Loizu et al.

Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2017.

DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2016.10.019.

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Results from recent detachment experiments in alternative divertor configurations on TCV

C. Theiler; B. Lipschultz; J. Harrison; B. Labit; H. Reimerdes et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2017.

DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa5fb7.

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A novel carbon coating technique for foil bolometers

U. A. Sheikh; B. P. Duval; B. Labit; F. Nespoli

Review of Scientific Instruments. 2016.

DOI : 10.1063/1.4961271.

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Numerical study of potential heat flux mitigation effects in the TCV snowflake divertor

T. Lunt; G. P. Canal; B. P. Duval; Y. Feng; B. Labit et al.

Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2016.

DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/58/4/045027.

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Enhanced (E)over-right-arrow x (B)over-right-arrow drift effects in the TCV snowflake divertor

G. P. Canal; T. Lunt; H. Reimerdes; B. P. Duval; B. Labit et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2015.

DOI : 10.1088/0029-5515/55/12/123023.

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Experimental investigation of neon seeding in the snowflake configuration in TCV

H. Reimerdes; G. P. Canal; B. P. Duval; B. Labit; T. Lunt et al.

Journal Of Nuclear Materials. 2015.

DOI : 10.1016/j.jaucmat.2014.10.076.

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X-Point-Position-Dependent Intrinsic Toroidal Rotation in the Edge of TCV

T. Stoltzfus-Dueck; A. Karpushov; O. Sauter; B. Duval; B. Labit et al.

Physical Review Letters. 2015.

DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.245001.

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X-point Position Dependence of Edge Intrinsic Toroidal Rotation on TCV

T. Stoltzfus-Dueck; A. Karpushov; O. Sauter; B. Duval; B. Labit et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2015.

DOI : 10.1063/1.4921158.

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Plasma turbulence, suprathermal ion dynamics and code validation on the basic plasma physics device TORPEX

I. Furno; F. Avino; A. Bovet; A. Diallo; A. Fasoli et al.

Journal Of Plasma Physics. 2015.

DOI : 10.1017/S0022377815000161.

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Heat loads in inboard limited L-mode plasmas in TCV

F. Nespoli; B. Labit; I. Furno; G. P. Canal; A. Fasoli

Journal Of Nuclear Materials. 2015.

DOI : 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.11.137.

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Impact of a narrow limiter SOL heat flux channel on the ITER first wall panel shaping

M. Kocan; R. A. Pitts; G. Arnoux; I. Balboa; P. C. de Vries et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2015.

DOI : 10.1088/0029-5515/55/3/033019.

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High density experiments in TCV ohmically heated and L-mode plasmas

N. A. Kirneva; R. Behn; G. P. Canal; S. Coda; B. P. Duval et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2015.

DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/57/2/025002.

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Threshold power for the transition into H-mode for H, D, and He plasmas in TCV

R. Behn; B. Labit; A. Karpushov; B. Duval; Y. Martin et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2015.

DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/57/2/025007.

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Power exhaust in the snowflake divertor for L- and H-mode TCV tokamak plasmas

W. A. J. Vijvers; G. P. Canal; B. Labit; H. Reimerdes; B. Tal et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2014.

DOI : 10.1088/0029-5515/54/2/023009.

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First EMC3-Eirene simulations of the TCV snowflake divertor

T. Lunt; G. P. Canal; Y. Feng; H. Reimerdes; B. P. Duval et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2014.

DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/56/3/035009.

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Theory-based scaling of the SOL width in circular limited tokamak plasmas

F. D. Halpern; P. Ricci; B. Labit; I. Furno; S. Jolliet et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2013.

DOI : 10.1088/0029-5515/53/12/122001.

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Plasma radiation dynamics with the upgraded Absolute Extreme Ultraviolet tomographical system in the Tokamak a Configuration Variable

B. Tal; B. Labit; D. Nagy; R. Chavan; B. Duval et al.

Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2013.

DOI : 10.1063/1.4848155.

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Bifurcated Helical Core Equilibrium States in Tokamaks

W. A. Cooper; I. T. Chapman; O. Schmitz; A. D. Turnbull; B. J. Tobias et al.

Nuclear Fusion. 2013.

DOI : 10.1088/0029-5515/53/7/073021.

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Recent TCV results – innovative plasma shaping to improve plasma properties and insight

A. Pochelon; P. Angelino; S. Brunner; N. Kirneva; S. Y. Medvedev et al.

Plasma and Fusion Research. 2012.

DOI : 10.1585/pfr.7.2502148.

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Dependence of L-mode confinement on the electron cyclotron power deposition profile in the TCV tokamak

N. A. Kirneva; K. A. Razumova; A. Pochelon; R. Behn; S. Coda et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2012.

DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/54/1/015011.

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Three-Dimensional Imaging of a Radially Propagating Plasma Blob Using Conditional Sampling Techniques

I. Furno; C. Theiler; A. Fasoli; B. Labit

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 2011.

DOI : 10.1109/TPS.2011.2162254.

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Blob motion and control in simple magnetized plasmas

C. Theiler; I. Furno; A. Fasoli; P. Ricci; B. Labit et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2011.

DOI : 10.1063/1.3562944.

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Blob-induced toroidal momentum transport in simple magnetized plasmas

B. Labit; C. Theiler; A. Fasoli; I. Furno; P. Ricci

Physics of Plasmas. 2011.

DOI : 10.1063/1.3559462.

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Electrostatic instabilities, turbulence and fast ion interactions in the TORPEX device

A. Fasoli; A. Burckel; L. Federspiel; I. Furno; K. Gustafson et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2010.

DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/52/12/124020.

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"Snowflake" H Mode in a Tokamak Plasma

F. Piras; S. Coda; B. P. Duval; B. Labit; J. Marki et al.

Physical Review Letters. 2010.

DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.155003.

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Observation of a critical pressure gradient for the stabilization of interchange modes in simple magnetized toroidal plasmas

L. Federspiel; B. Labit; P. Ricci; A. Fasoli; I. Furno et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2009.

DOI : 10.1063/1.3204704.

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Cross-field plasma blob motion in an open magnetic field line configuration

C. Theiler; I. Furno; P. Ricci; A. Fasoli; B. Labit et al.

Physical Review Letters. 2009.

DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.065001.

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Langmuir probe-based observables for plasma-turbulence code validation and application to the TORPEX basic plasma physics experiment

P. Ricci; C. Theiler; A. Fasoli; I. Furno; B. Labit et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2009.

DOI : 10.1063/1.3082698.

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Cross-field transport by instabilities and blobs in a magnetized toroidal plasma

M. Podesta; A. Fasoli; B. Labit; I. Furno; P. Ricci et al.

Physical Review Letters. 2008.

DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.045001.

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Two-dimensional time resolved measurements of toroidal velocity correlated with density blobs in magnetized plasmas

B. Labit; I. Furno; M. Podesta; A. Fasoli

REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS. 2008.

DOI : 10.1063/1.2965141.

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Dynamics of plasma blobs in a shear flow

A. Diallo; A. Fasoli; I. Furno; B. Labit; M. Podesta et al.

Physical Review Letters. 2008.

DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.115005.

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The role of the density gradient on intermittent cross-field transport events in a simple magnetized toroidal plasma

C. Theiler; A. Diallo; A. Fasoli; I. Furno; B. Labit et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2008.

DOI : 10.1063/1.2901188.

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Experimental Observation of the Blob-Generation Mechanism from InterchangeWaves in a Plasma

I. Furno; B. Labit; M. Podesta; A. Fasoli; S. H. Mueller et al.

Physical Review Letters. 2008.

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Plasma blobs in a basic toroidal experiment: Origin, dynamics, and induced transport

S. H. Mueller; A. Diallo; A. Fasoli; I. Furno; B. Labit et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2007.

DOI : 10.1063/1.2813193.

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Antenna excitation of drift wave in a toroidal plasma

A. Diallo; P. Ricci; A. Fasoli; I. Furno; B. Labit et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2007.

DOI : 10.1063/1.2784464.

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Statistical properties of electrostatic turbulence in toroidal magnetized plasmas

B. Labit; A. Diallo; A. Fasoli; I. Furno; D. Iraji et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2007.

DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/49/12B/S26.

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Universal statistical properties of drift-interchange turbulence in TORPEX plasmas

B. Labit; I. Furno; A. Fasoli; A. Diallo; S. H. Mueller et al.

Physical Review Letters. 2007.

DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.255002.

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Comparison between fluid electron-temperature-gradient driven simulations and Tore Supra experiments on electron heat transport

B. Labit; M. Ottaviani

Journal of Plasma Physics. 2007.

DOI : 10.1017/S0022377806004466.

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Characterization of the electron distribution function in an electron-cyclotron driven toroidal plasma

M. Podesta; A. Diallo; A. Fasoli; I. Furno; B. Labit et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2007.

DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/49/2/007.

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Electrostatic turbulence and transport in a simple magnetized plasma

A. Fasoli; B. Labit; M. McGrath; S. Mueller; G. Plyushchev et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2006.

DOI : 10.1063/1.2178773.

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Probabilistic analysis of turbulent structures from two-dimensional plasma imaging

S. H. Mueller; A. Diallo; A. Fasoli; I. Furno; B. Labit et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2006.

DOI : 10.1063/1.2351960.

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Fast ion source and detector for investigating the interaction of turbulence with suprathermal ions in a low temperature toroidal plasma - art. no. 10F503

G. Plyushchev; A. Diallo; A. Fasoli; I. Furno; B. Labit et al.

Review of Scientific Instruments. 2006.

DOI : 10.1063/1.2219407.

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Experimental characterization and modelling of the particle source in an Electron-Cyclotron wave driven toroidal plasma

M. Podesta; A. Fasoli; B. Labit; M. McGrath; S. Mueller et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2006.

DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/48/8/001.

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Experimental characterization of drift-interchange instabilities in a simple toroidal plasma

F. Poli; S. Brunner; A. Diallo; A. Fasoli; I. Furno et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2006.

DOI : 10.1063/1.2356483.

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Basic turbulence studies on TORPEX and challenges in the theory-experiment comparison

S. Mueller; A. Fasoli; B. Labit; M. McGrath; O. Pisaturo et al.

Physics of Plasmas. 2005.

DOI : 10.1063/1.2034367.

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Plasma production by low-field side injection of electron cyclotron waves in a simple magnetized torus

M. Podesta; A. Fasoli; B. Labit; M. McGrath; S. Mueller et al.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2005.

DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/47/11/008.

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Effects of a vertical magnetic field on particle confinement in a magnetized plasma torus

S. Mueller; A. Fasoli; B. Labit; M. McGrath; M. Podesta et al.

Physical Review Letters. 2004.

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Teaching & PhD

Past PhD Students

Nespoli Federico ,

Master and TP projects

Lucia Federspiel Alexandre Bovet Boris Roulet Fabio Riva Francesca Capel (Erasmus Imperial College) Richard Flint (Erasmus Imperial College)

Courses

Plasma Diagnostics in Basic Plasma Physics Devices and Tokamaks: from Principles to Practice

The programme will allow students to learn plasma diagnostics and data processing methods of modern fusion experiments and to bridge the gap between diagnostics theory and experimental practice.