Predictions of core plasma performance for the SPARC tokamak
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Rodriguez Fernandez, Pablo
Howard, Nathan T.
Greenwald, M.J.
Creely, A.J.
Hughes, Jerry W.
Wright, John C.
Holland, C.
Lin,Y.
Sciortino, Francesco
SPARC Team
Date Issued
February 2020
Journal
Journal of Plasma Physics
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Abstract
SPARC is designed to be a high-field, medium-size tokamak aimed at achieving net energy gain with Ion Cyclotron Range-of-Frequencies (ICRF) as its primary auxiliary heating mechanism. Empirical predictions with conservative physics indicate that SPARC baseline plasmas would reach Q~11, well above its mission objective of Q>2. To build confidence that SPARC will be successful, physics-based integrated modeling has also been performed. The TRANSP code coupled with the theory-based TGLF turbulence model and EPED predictions for pedestal stability find that Q~9 is attainable in standard H-mode operation and confirms Q>2 operation is feasible even with adverse assumptions. In this analysis, ion cyclotron waves are simulated with the full wave TORIC code and alpha heating is modeled with the Monte-Carlo fast ion NUBEAM module. Detailed analysis of expected turbulence regimes with linear and nonlinear CGYRO simulations is also presented, demonstrating that profile predictions with the TGLF reduced model are in reasonable agreement.
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Submitted for publication in Journal of Plasma Physics
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022377820001075
