Publications
As we move to commercialize fusion energy there is a shift from primarily public sources of funding to private support from a diverse set of investors. Peer-review — a mainstay of the publicly-funded fusion science program — is critical to the advancement of industry-led fusion science. While there will be a need for some fusion technology to remain proprietary, openness and transparency in what has been achieved is key to building trust with stakeholder communities and confidence in the future fusion industry.
Below is a list of recent publications in peer-reviewed journals by Commonwealth Fusion System authors.
ECOSYSTEM
SPARC as a platform to advance tokamak science by Creely, A. J. et al. Physics of Plasmas. 2023
The Role of Peer Review in the Pursuit of Commercial Fusion Energy by Reinke, M. et al. Physics of Plasmas 2023
The academic research ecosystem required to support the development of fusion energy by Whyte, D. G. et al. Physics of Plasmas 2023
MAGNETS
Experimental assessment and model validation of the SPARC Toroidal Field Model Coil by Whyte, D. G. et al. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 2024
The SPARC Toroidal Field Model Coil Program by Hartwig, Z.S. et al. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 2024.
A 20-K, 600-W, Cryocooler-Based, Supercritical Helium Circulation System for the SPARC Toroidal Field Model Coil Program by Michael, P.C. et al. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 2024.
Design, fabrication, and assembly of the SPARC Toroidal Field Model Coil by Vieira, R.F. et al. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 2024.
Building the Runway: A New Superconducting Magnet Test Facility Made for the SPARC Toroidal Field Model Coil by Golfinopoulos, T. et al. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 2024.
50 kA Capacity, Nitrogen-Cooled, Demountable Current Leads for the SPARC Toroidal Field Model Coil by Fry, V. et al. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 2024.
Time-Frequency-Based Quench Detection for HTS VIPER Cable Using Torsional Acoustic Wave by Lee, G. S. et al. IEEE Sensors Journal 2022.
Fiber optic quench detection for large-scale HTS magnets demonstrated on VIPER cable during high-fidelity testing at the SULTAN facility by Salazar, E.E. et al. Superconducting Science & Technology 2021.
Development and large volume production of extremely high current density YBCO superconducting wires for fusion by Molodyk, A., et al. Scientific Reports 2021
Superconductors for fusion: a roadmap by Mitchell, N. et al. Superconducting Science & Technology 2021
VIPER: an industrially scalable high-current high-temperature superconductor cable by Hartwig, Z.S., et al. Superconducting Science & Technology 2020
PHYSICS
Design of passive and structural conductors for tokamaks using thin-wall eddy current modeling by Battey, A.F., et al. Nuclear Fusion 2024.
Status of the SPARC physics basis by Greenwald, M. Journal of Plasma Physics 2020.
Overview of the SPARC tokamak by Creely, A.J., et al. Journal of Plasma Physics 2020.
Predictions of core plasma performance for the SPARC tokamak by Rodriguez-Fernandez, P., et al. Journal of Plasma Physics 2020.
Projections of H-mode access and edge pedestal in the SPARC tokamak by Hughes, J.W., et al. Journal of Plasma Physics 2020.
Divertor heat flux challenge and mitigation in SPARC by Kuang, A.Q., et al. Journal of Plasma Physics 2020.
Physics basis for the ICRF system of the SPARC tokamak by Lin, Y., et al. Journal of Plasma Physics 2020.
MHD stability and disruptions in the SPARC tokamak by Sweeney, R., et al. Journal of Plasma Physics 2020.
Fast-ion physics in SPARC by Scott, S.D., et al. Journal of Plasma Physics 2020.
Effect of plasma elongation on current dynamics during tokamak disruptions by Fülöp, T., et al. Journal of Plasma Physics 2020.