Thermal quench mitigation and current quench control by injection of mixed species shattered pellets in DIII-D

Shiraki, D.; Commaux, N.; Baylor, L. R.; Eidietis, N. W.; Hollmann, E. M.; Lasnier, C. J.; Moyer, R. A.

doi:10.1063/1.4954389

Title: Thermal quench mitigation and current quench control by injection of mixed species shattered pellets in DIII-D

Journal Article · Mon Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954389· OSTI ID:1371758

Shiraki, D. ^[1]; Commaux, N. ^[1];

^[1]; Eidietis, N. W. ^[2]; Hollmann, E. M. ^[3]; Lasnier, C. J. ^[4];

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

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Research Organization:: General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: FC02-04ER54698; AC05-00OR22725; FG02-07ER54917; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1371758

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1259368; OSTI ID: 1399582; OSTI ID: 1458629

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-737057

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 6; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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