Publications

2026

Journal Articles

A procedure for rule extraction from a Self-Organising plasma disruption predictor for JET

S. Setzu; E. Aymerich; A. Fanni; F. Pisano; G. Sias et al. 

Scientific reports. 2026. Vol. 16, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-026-38318-9.

Overview of Wendelstein 7-X high-performance operation

O. Grulke; G. Acton; J. Adamek; D. Aggelis; R. M. Alamo-Calderon et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. Vol. 66, num. 11. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae5f32.

Overview of the ASDEX Upgrade results

T. Pütterich; F. Albrecht; E. Alessi; S. An; C. Angioni et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. Vol. 66, num. 11. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae61c8.

Advances in 3D transient plasma dynamics and control through MHD and hybrid fluid-kinetic simulations with JOREK

M. Hoelzl; N. Schwarz; G. T. Huijsmans; F. J. Artola; D. Hu et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. Vol. 66, num. 11, p. 116006. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae6790.

Comprehensive full-f drift-kinetic and delta-f gyrokinetic simulations of a linear plasma device based on the gyro-moment approach

J. E. Mencke; P. Ricci; L. Silva 

Journal of Plasma Physics. 2026. Vol. 92, num. 5. DOI : 10.1017/s002237782610227x.

Applications of a novel model-based real-time observer for electron density profile control experiments in TCV

F. Pastore; O. Sauter; F. Felici; D. Kropáčková; A. Balestri et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aeab66.

Extension of the RAPDENS Control-Oriented Model with a Scrape-Off Layer Particle Balance Model for ASDEX Upgrade and ITER

D. Kropackova; F. Pastore; O. Kudláček; T. Ravensbergen; O. Sauter et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aeaa6d.

Negative triangularity studies in view of DTT operations

P. Mantica; L. Aucone; A. Balestri; A. Mariani; R. Ambrosino et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aea7d5.

ELM suppression and confinement in negativetriangularity with stronger shaping in ASDEXUpgrade

B. Vanovac; J. Hobirk; A. Nelson; O. Sauter; M. Dunne et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae9b21.

Identifying non-performing or Dud Plasmas for Burning Plasma Control: Insights from JET and TFTR Deuterium-Tritium Campaigns

L. Piron; N. Ferron; E. D. Fredrickson; M. Lennholm; A. Pau et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae9ac5.

The physics of ballooning-limited ELM-free regimes in EUROfusion tokamaks

M. Dunne; M. Faitsch; O. Sauter; E. Viezzer; B. Labit et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae99f1.

FENNECS 3D: A three-dimensional particle-in-cell code for non-neutral plasma dynamics and diocotron instability simulations

P. Giroud-Garampon; J. Loizu; F. Romano; G. Le Bars; J-P. Hogge 

Physics of Plasmas. 2026. Vol. 33, num. 8.

Development of a high-current, high fusion performance scenario on JET: physics insights and operational challenges

L. Garzotti; D. Frigione; P. Lomas; F. Rimini; D. Van Eester et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae97b5.

Challenges of Locked Mode Avoidance in the Low-ν* ITER Baseline Scenario Plasmas in ASDEX Upgrade

L. Piron; T. Pütterich; T. Markovič; O. Sauter; W. Suttrop et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae97b9.

Non-dimensional confinement scaling in similar negative triangularity plasmas on the DIII-D and TCV tokamaks

A. Marinoni; C. Chrystal; S. Coda; R. Coosemans; C. Marini et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae96c6.

Electron injection and acceleration into laser-driven wakefield from a solid overdense plasma target

M. Caetano de Sousa; S. Marini; M. Grech; S. Brunner; C. Riconda et al. 

Physics of Plasmas. 2026. Vol. 33, num. 8. DOI : 10.1063/5.0346116.

Biomimetic Engineering of a Fortified Ice Composite with Enhanced Mechanical Properties

C. Adar; Y. BARON; B. Rofman; M. B. Dolev; L. Bahari et al. 

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 2026. DOI : 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2026.116037.

Machine learning aided neutron yield for dud detection based on JET and TFTR Deuterium-Tritium plasmas

L. Piron; A. Pau; N. Ferron; E. D. Fredrickson; O. Sauter et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae91fa.

Space structure of the EGAM modes in TCV, experimental observations and modeling

M. Dreval; A. Biancalani; T. Hayward-Schneider; A. Mishchenko; A. Karpushov et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae90e6.

Impact of resonant second-harmonic generation on helicon-wave damping

R. Karimov; P. Guittienne; S. P. Vincent; S. Brunner; R. Jacquier et al. 

Physical Review E. 2026. Vol. 114, num. 1, p. 015209. DOI : 10.1103/b2dq-lw4b.

Relaxation oscillations driven by the diocotron instability in trapped electron clouds

P. Giroud-Garampon; F. Romano; J. Loizu; J-P. Hogge; G. Scimone et al. 

Physics of Plasmas. 2026. Vol. 33, num. 7. DOI : 10.1063/5.0339089.

Towards Digital Twins of Fusion Systems

F. Jenko; J. Ball; D. Borodin; C. Bourdelle; G. Ciraolo et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae8037.

Investigation of finite aspect ratio effects in axisymmetric magnetic equilibria with toroidal rotation and pressure anisotropy

G. R. H. Van Parys; J. P. Graves; A. Merle; C. Q. L. Heiss; M. Bassanini et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae8058.

Non-inductive high-performance discharges on TCV on the path to steady state

S. Coda; C. Piron; I. Voitsekhovitch; M. Agostini; F. Auriemma et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae7f9f.

Kinetic Equilibrium Prediction at TCV using RAPTOR and FBT

C. Contré; A. Merle; O. Sauter; S. Van Mulders; R. Coosemans et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae7e6d.

Boundary turbulence simulations of the optimized HSX stellarator and comparison with experiments

Z. Tecchiolli; L. Silva; J. Loizu; D. Boeyaert; A. Briesemeister et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae7c84.

Study of kinetic effects on MHD instabilities in cylindrical geometry using a spectral hybrid kinetic-MHD code

F. Jeanquartier; J. P. Graves; S. Brunner; G. Ramirez; T. Emerit et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae7c30.

Electromagnetic gyrokinetic simulation of drift wave turbulence in ADITYA-U with collisions

A. K. Singh; G. K. M; S. Choudhary; J. Chowdhury; R. Ganesh et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae7c14.

First study of ICRF minority ion heating scenario on CN-H1 using a 3-Dimensional full wave code

L. Yin; C. Slaby; Q. Ou; J. Graves; P. Zheng et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae7637.

Intrinsic momentum transport driven by almost-rational surfaces in tokamak plasmas

J. Ball; A. Volčokas; S. Brunner 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae715a.

Effect of reversed magnetic shear on short wavelength ion temperature gradient modes in ADITYA–U tokamak

G. K. M; S. Choudhary; J. Chowdhury; A. K. Singh; T. Hayward-Schneider et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae6fce.

Overview of the MAST Upgrade physics programme: testing novel concepts at low aspect ratio to inform future devices

J. R. Harrison; A. Aboutaleb; M. Aljunid; S. Y. Allan; R. Allan et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. Vol. 66, num. 11. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae63e1.

Thermal helium beam measurements of plasma edge turbulence in positive and negative triangularity plasmas on TCV

M. Ugoletti; M. Agostini; M. La Matina; M. Bonisolli; S. Coda et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae6e56.

Comparison of filament properties in real-size GBS simulations and experiments of TCV-X21

Y. Wang; C. Wüthrich; C. Theiler; S. G. Herreros; D. Oliveira et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae6d71.

Progress and innovations in the TCV tokamak research programme

C. Theiler; S. Alberti; Y. Andrèbe; J. Ball; M. Baquero-Ruiz et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae6d12.

Power exhaust and detachment with varying outer leg length using turbulence simulations and experiments designed for validation

D. Mancini; P. Ricci; D. S. de Oliveira; C. Theiler; Y. Wang et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae6a69.

Full-discharge simulations of the TCV tokamak using the Fenix flight simulator

R. Coosemans; E. Fable; O. Sauter; P. David; F. Felici et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae6944.

Developing disruption avoidance functions for the ITER plasma control system

P. C. de Vries; L. Zabeo; L. Pangione; T. Ravensbergen; A. T. Vu et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae5fd0.

Fluctuation-driven cross-field plasma transport in FELTOR turbulence simulations of the TCV-X23 scenario

S. Brynjulfsen; M. Wiesenberger; A. H. Nielsen; D. S. de Oliveira; D. Mancini et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae5d70.

Exploring the impedance characteristics in an inverted radio-frequency capacitively coupled plasma discharge due to intense boundary emission

S. Zhang; G-Y. Sun; J. Chen; H. Sun; W. Wang 

Journal of Applied Physics. 2026. Vol. 139, num. 13. DOI : 10.1063/5.0315862.

The hot-electron closure of the moment-based gyrokinetic plasma model

A. Hoffmann; P. Giroud-Garampon; P. Ricci 

Journal of Plasma Physics. 2026. Vol. 92, num. 2. DOI : 10.1017/s0022377826101597.

The Challenge for Adiabatically Heated FRC Based D-$^3$He Fusion

T. Nicolas; C. Goupil; É. Herbert; J. Ball 

Journal of Fusion Energy. 2026. Vol. 45, num. 1. DOI : 10.1007/s10894-026-00565-z.

FGE: A Fast Free-Boundary Grad-Shafranov Evolutive Solver

C. Heiß; A. Merle; F. Carpanese; F. Felici; C. S. Donner et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae56b7.

Real-time avoidance of the L-mode and H-mode density limit via machine-learned stability metrics

A. D. Maris; C. Rea; A. Pau; J. L. Barr; K. Erickson et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae4efe.

Characterisation of X- and O-points in Wendelstein 7-X with respect to coil currents

R. Davies; C. B. Smiet; C. Batzdorf; J. Geiger; J. Loizu et al. 

Journal of Plasma Physics. 2026. Vol. 92, num. 2. DOI : 10.1017/s0022377826101287.

Turbulence Saturation Via Fine-scale Profile Shearing in Fusion Plasmas

C. J. Ajay; M. J. Pueschel; J. Ball; S. Brunner; D. Hatch et al. 

NUCLEAR FUSION. 2026. Vol. 66, num. 3. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae3fae.

Accelerated Solvers for Neutral Particle Dynamics in Plasma Simulation

M. Guido; D. Kressner; D. Mancini; P. Ricci 

Journal of Computational Physics. 2026. DOI : 10.1016/j.jcp.2026.114843.

Physics of the low momentum diffusivity regime in tokamaks and its experimental applicability

H. Sun; J. Ball; S. Brunner; A. Field; B. S. Patel et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae4a4a.

Conservative Formulation of the Drift-reduced Fluid Plasma Model

B. De Lucca; P. Ricci; M. Bassanini; S. Garcia Herreros; Z. Tecchiolli 

JOURNAL OF PLASMA PHYSICS. 2026. Vol. 92, num. 1. DOI : 10.1017/S0022377825101104.

Mimetic finite difference schemes for transport operators with divergence-free advective field and applications to plasma physics

M. Bassanini; S. Deparis; P. Ricci 

Journal of Computational Physics. 2026. Vol. 547, p. 114539. DOI : 10.1016/j.jcp.2025.114539.

Comments on the Paper “Fundamental Scaling of Adiabatic Compression of Field Reversed Configuration Thermonuclear Fusion Plasmas”

K. Lackner; R. Burhenn; S. Fietz; A. v. Müller; J. Ball 

Journal of Fusion Energy. 2026. Vol. 45, num. 1. DOI : 10.1007/s10894-026-00554-2.

Data-driven Model Order Reduction for Accelerating Boundary Plasma Turbulence Simulations

A. Solheim; K. Lim; S. Deparis; P. Ricci 

JOURNAL OF PLASMA PHYSICS. 2026. Vol. 92, num. 1. DOI : 10.1017/S0022377825101050.

Model-based Estimation of Tokamak Plasma Profiles and Physics Parameters: Integration with Improved Equilibrium Reconstruction and Experimental Data

S. Van Mulders; S. C. Mcintosh; F. Carpanese; C. Colandrea; C. E. Contré et al. 

NUCLEAR FUSION. 2026. Vol. 66, num. 2. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae2c0a.

Effect of negative triangularity on scrape-off layer plasma turbulence in double-null L-mode plasmas

K. Lim; P. Ricci; L. Lebrun 

Journal of Plasma Physics. 2026. Vol. 92, num. 1. DOI : 10.1017/s0022377825101049.

Improvements to standard diagnostic preparation and data-quality monitoring in the TCV tokamak

P. Molina Cabrera; F. Pastore; A. Frank; L. Simons; A. Tourneur et al. 

Fusion Engineering and Design. 2026. Vol. 223, p. 115578. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2025.115578.

A Fast Double Null Control Concept Enabling Compact Fusion Reactors

M. Lafferty; O. Bardsley; C. Heiss; A. Mele 

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 2026.  p. 1 – 6. DOI : 10.1109/tps.2026.3662750.

Preliminary validation of ITER magnetic diagnostic algorithms by using JT-60SA magnetic measurements

F. Fiorenza; G. De Tommasi; D. Frattolillo; C. Ingesson; S. Inoue et al. 

Fusion Engineering and Design. 2026. Vol. 222, p. 115486. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2025.115486.

Gyrokinetic simulations of the core turbulence in the reference JT-60SA scenario

O. Krutkin; S. Brunner; S. Coda; M. J. Pueschel 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. Vol. 66, num. 1, p. 016043. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae248f.

Gas Pressure Effects on the Instabilities in Direct Current Magnetron Discharges

L. Xu; M. Lu; H. Sun; A. Smolyakov; X. Wu 

PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. 2026. Vol. 35, num. 1. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/ae35a1.

Disentangling core and edge mechanisms of the density limit in DIII-D negative triangularity plasmas

R. Hong; P. H. Diamond; O. Sauter; J. Chen; F. Khabanov et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2026. Vol. 66, num. 1, p. 016027. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae1c50.

The RAPTOR based control scheme at AUG and benchmarking its results with real time inputs against post-processed data

M. Reisner; C. Contré; F. Felici; R. Fischer; L. Giannone et al. 

Fusion Engineering and Design. 2026. Vol. 222, p. 115474. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2025.115474.

The Properties of Resistive Mhd Modes and Unstable Spectra in Advanced Tokamak Regimes

M. Coste-Sarguet; J. P. Graves 

PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION. 2026. Vol. 67, num. 12. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae23fc.

Turbulence-induced Safety Factor Profile Flattening at Rational Surfaces in Tokamaks with Low Magnetic Shear

A. Volcokas; J. Ball; G. D. Giannatale; S. Brunner 

PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION. 2026. Vol. 67, num. 12. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae1da8.

Theses

Core MHD instabilities and their spectra in advanced tokamak regimes: ideal and resistive physics

M. M. Y. Coste-Sarguet / J. Graves (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2026. 

Simulation of plasma turbulence in the boundary of magnetic fusion devices with a realistic wall geometry

L. N. Stenger / P. Ricci (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2026. 

A new kinetic-MHD code based on the Case-Van Kampen approach for studying magnetic fusion relevant instabilities

F. N. Jeanquartier / J. Graves; S. Brunner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2026. 

Application of a multi-rate state observer for real-time plasma density reconstruction and control on TCV

F. Pastore / O. Sauter; F. A. A. Felici (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2026. 

Working Papers

The Diocotron Instability in the Trapped Electrons Experiment T-REX and its Relevance to Electron Clouds in Gyrotron Guns

F. Romano; P. P. L. Giroud-Garampon; G. Scimone; J. Loizu; J-P. Hogge 

2026

Reports

Internal inductance and poloidal beta definitions and example on how to normalize/unnormalize data with CHEASE

O. Sauter 

2026

Posters

Gyrokinetic Validation of Quasi-Coherent Modes in TCV QCE Discharge

H. Zhang; T. Team; B. Labit; O. Krutkin 

Swiss Physics Society Annual Meeting, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2026-08-24 – 2026-08-28.

Datasets

Pre-shot RAPTOR-FBT simulations of TCV ohmic and NBI-heated discharges

C. Contré; A. Merle; O. Sauter; S. Van Mulders; R. Coosemans et al. 

2026.

2025

Journal Articles

Simulation of boundary plasma turbulence with realistic wall geometry

L. N. Stenger; J. Hinz; A. Buffa; P. Ricci 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2025. Vol. 67, num. 12. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae27f8.

Milestone in predicting core plasma turbulence: successful multi-channel validation of the gyrokinetic code GENE

K. Höfler; T. Görler; T. Happel; C. Lechte; P. Molina et al. 

Nature communications. 2025. Vol. 16, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-025-56997-2.

Nonlinear excitation of energetic particle driven geodesic acoustic mode by resonance overlap with Alfvén instability in ASDEX Upgrade

H. Wang; P. Lauber; Y. Todo; Y. Suzuki; H. Li et al. 

Scientific reports. 2025. Vol. 15, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-024-82577-3.

Analysis of Energetic Particle Driven Modes and Interchange Modes in LHD Plasma Using the Gyro-Fluid Code FAR3d

J. Varela; K. Nagaoka; S. Ohdachi; K. Y. Watanabe; Y. Takemura et al. 

Journal of Fusion Energy. 2025. Vol. 44, num. 2, p. 57. DOI : 10.1007/s10894-025-00527-x.

A Topological Approach to Magnetic Nulls

B. Y. Israeli; C. B. Smiet 

NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 2025. Vol. 27, num. 11. DOI : 10.1088/1367-2630/ae1ce4.

Turbulence-generated stepped safety factor profiles in tokamaks with low magnetic shear

A. Volčokas; J. Ball; G. Di Giannatale; S. Brunner 

Physical Review E. 2025. Vol. 112, num. 4. DOI : 10.1103/958f-qzjf.

On the interplay between plasma triangularity and micro-tearing turbulence

A. Balestri; J. Ball; S. Coda 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2025. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ae1327.

Surfaces with Klein bottle topology occur in fusion reactor fields

C. B. Smiet 

Physics of Plasmas. 2025. Vol. 32, num. 10. DOI : 10.1063/5.0287312.

Simulation validation of an Extremum Seeking-based Vertical Stabilization system for TCV

S. Dubbioso; G. De Tommasi; C. Galperti; F. Felici; S. Marchioni et al. 

Fusion Engineering and Design. 2025. Vol. 219, p. 115198. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2025.115198.

Laser-aided diagnostics of JT-60SA

Y. Ohtani; H. Sasao; M. Akimitsu; H. Sakai; H. Tojo et al. 

Journal of Instrumentation. 2025. Vol. 20, num. 10, p. C10017. DOI : 10.1088/1748-0221/20/10/C10017.

Electromagnetic Analysis of Breakdown Conditions and Experimental Validation of 0d Townsend Breakdown Theory on the Tcv Tokamak

P. A. Molina-Cabrera; F. Felici; S. Coda; A. Merle; L. Simons et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2025. Vol. 65, num. 10, p. 106005. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/adf4f7.

Fusion alpha power control optimisation using RAPTOR

J. Mitchell; A. Mitra; S. Van Mulders; F. J. Casson; E. Tholerus et al. 

Fusion Engineering and Design. 2025. Vol. 219. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2025.115202.

On the curvature-driven ion-temperature-gradient instability and its available energy

R. Mackenbach; P. Helander; M. Landreman; S. Brunner; J. Proll 

Journal of Plasma Physics. 2025. Vol. 91, num. 5. DOI : 10.1017/s0022377825100846.

Real-time density profile simulations on ASDEX Upgrade and the impact of the edge boundary condition

D. Kropackova; F. Pastore; O. Kudlacek; O. Sauter; E. Fable et al. 

Fusion Engineering and Design. 2025. Vol. 219. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2025.115196.

On the feasibility of Ohmically heated negative triangularity tokamak power plants

A. Balestri; J. Ball; S. Coda 

Nuclear Fusion. 2025. Vol. 65, num. 10, p. 106023. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ae01bd.

Divertor Characterization and Access to Dissipative Divertor Conditions in Negative Triangularity Discharges in Diii-d

F. Scotti; A. Marinoni; A. G. Mclean; A. O. Nelson; C. Paz-Soldan et al. 

PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION. 2025. Vol. 67, num. 9. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/adf881.

Isotope effects in linear and saturated ohmic confinement of TCV tokamak and gyrokinetic validation

K. Tanaka; O. Krutkin; S. Coda; A. Perek; A. Karpushov et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2025. Vol. 65, num. 9, p. 092002. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/adf11d.

Robust Confinement State Classification with Uncertainty Quantification Through Ensembled Data-driven Methods

Y. Poels; C. Venturini; A. Pau; O. Sauter; V. Menkovski 

Nuclear Fusion. 2025. Vol. 65, num. 9, p. 096022. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/adf349.

Radio-frequency capacitively coupled plasma parameters evolution as a function of magnetic field strength

P. Hiret; A. Dmitriev; É. Faudot; J. Moritz; S. Heuraux et al. 

Vacuum. 2025. Vol. 239, p. 114349. DOI : 10.1016/j.vacuum.2025.114349.

Generalization of a fast, predictive model for tokamak scenario design in ASTRA and comparison to a RAPTOR model

R. Schramm; A. Bock; E. Fable; J. Stober; S. Van Mulders et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2025. Vol. 65, num. 9, p. 096003. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/adefae.

Collisional effects on positive and negative triangularity through local and global temperature gradient-driven and flux-driven gyrokinetic simulations

G. Di Giannatale; A. Balestri; A. Bottino; S. Brunner; T. Hayward-Schneider et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2025. Vol. 67, num. 8, p. 085003. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/adef7a.

Experimental characterization of inter-ELM modes in type-I ELMy scenarios at TCV using the thermal helium beam diagnostic

M. La Matina; M. Agostini; M. Ugoletti; Y. Wang; C. Theiler et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2025. Vol. 67, num. 8, p. 085034. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/adf99b.

Magnetic shear effects on ballooning turbulence in the boundary of fusion devices

Z. Tecchiolli; A. J. Caeiro Heitor Coelho; J. Loizu; B. J. S. P. De Lucca; P. Ricci 

Physics of Plasmas. 2025. Vol. 32, num. 10. DOI : 10.1063/5.0282485.

Gyrokinetic transport driven by ubiquitous modes in LTX-like tokamak with ‘flat’ temperature

S. Choudhary; G. Krishna M; J. Chowdhury; A. K. Singh; J. Mahapatra et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2025. Vol. 65, num. 8, p. 086006. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ade816.

Global electromagnetic gyrokinetic simulations of internal transport barriers in reversed-shear tokamaks

G. Di Giannatale; A. Volčokas; J. Ball; A. Bottino; S. Brunner et al. 

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2025. Vol. 67, num. 7, p. 075008. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ade1f7.

Development of High-current Baseline Scenario for High Deuterium-tritium Fusion Performance at Jet

L. Garzotti; D. Frigione; P. Lomas; F. Rimini; D. Van Eester et al. 

PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION. 2025. Vol. 67, num. 7. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ade008.

Reviews

MHD, disruptions and control physics: Chapter 4 of the special issue: on the path to tokamak burning plasma operation

I. Bandyopadhyay; V. Igochine; O. Sauter; S. Sabbagh; J. K. Park et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2025. Vol. 65, num. 10, p. 103001. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ade7a0.

State of the Art of Gyrokinetic and Hybrid Mhd-kinetic Codes Through Non-linear Benchmarking to Study Reactor Relevant Burning Plasmas

G. Vlad; X. Wang; F. Vannini; H. Lutjens; S. Briguglio et al. 

REVIEWS OF MODERN PLASMA PHYSICS. 2025. Vol. 9, num. 1. DOI : 10.1007/s41614-025-00199-2.

Posters

Simulation of boundary plasma turbulence with realistic first wall geometries

L. N. Stenger; J. P. Hinz; D. Mancini; B. J. S. P. De Lucca; A. Buffa et al. 

20th International Workshop on Plasma Edge Theory in Fusion Devices, Leuven, Belgium, 2025-09-23 – 2025-09-26.