Physics Insight and Performance Benefit in MHD and Energy Transport from Plasma Shaping Experiments in the TCV Tokamak
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The unique flexibility of TCV in plasma shaping has been exploited to address different aspects of tokamak physics, for which the plasma shape may play a role. This paper summarizes the experiments undertaken in the TCV tokamak ("Tokamak à Configuration Variable") over the last decade essentially in stability and transport. This paper enables a comprehensive and integrated view of the various specific effects of plasma shape observed. In each specific topic addressed, the relation between experimental results and theoretical predictions is stressed. Many of these topics are related to vital issues in ITER and to concept improvement in view of DEMO.
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