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Optimizing the ITER NBI ion source by dedicated RF driver test stand

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Impurity-seeded detachment in conventional and optimized TCV divertor geometry

X-point radiation: From discovery to potential application in a future reactor

Neutral pressure measurement in TCV tokamak using ASDEX-type pressure gauges

Plasma state monitoring and disruption characterization using multimodal VAEs

Conceptual design of inductive magnetic sensors using photolithography processes

Operation Above the Greenwald Density Limit in High Performance DIII-d Negative Triangularity Discharges

Implementation of an Iter-relevant Qp-based Current Limit Avoidance Algorithm in the Tcv Tokamak

Conceptual design proposal for the EU-DEMO electron cyclotron ex-vessel waveguide system with enhanced remote maintainability

Optimizing photon capture: advancements in amorphous silicon-based microchannel plates

Search for heavy long-lived charged particles with large ionization energy loss in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV

Investigation of scrape-off layer and divertor transport using infrared thermography and SOLPS-ITER simulations

Characterization of plasmas in negative ion sources using a Cs-H Collisional Radiative model

Study of impurity C transport and plasma rotation in negative triangularity on the TCV tokamak

Global gyrokinetic study of density gradient driven instability in tokamaks: the ubiquitous mode

Validating reduced models for detachment onset and reattachment times on MAST-U

Isotope effects and Alfvén eigenmode stability in JET H, D, T, DT, and He plasmas

Quench Detection and Temperature Measurement With Fiber Optic Sensors

Overview of physics results from MAST upgrade towards core-pedestal-exhaust integration

Study of Ionized Particles in a Gyrotron Using a Full Gyrotron Simulation Model