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Serianni G, Toigo V, Bigi M, Boldrin M, Chitarin G, Dal Bello S, Grando L, Luchetta A, Marcuzzi D, Pasqualotto R, Pomaro N, Zaccaria P, Zanotto L, Agostinetti P, Agostini M, Antoni V, Aprile D, Barbisan M, Battistella M, Brombin M, Canton A, Cavazzana R, Dalla Palma M, Dan M, Delogu R, De Lorenzi A, De Muri M, Denizeau S, Fadone M, Fellin F, Ferro A, Gaio E, Gambetta G, Gasparini F, Gnesotto F, Jain P, Maistrello A, Manduchi G, Manfrin S, Marchiori G, Marconato N, Moresco M, Patton T, Pavei M, Peruzzo S, Pilan N, Pimazzoni A, Piovan R, Poggi C, Recchia M, Rigoni A, Rizzolo A, Rostagni G, Sartori E, Siragusa M, Sonato P, Spada E, Spagnolo S, Spolaore M, Taliercio C, Tinti P, Ugoletti M, Valente M, Zamengo A, Zaniol B, Zaupa M, Cavenago M, Boilson D, Rotti C, Veltri P, Chareyre J, Decamps H, Dremel M, Graceffa J, Geli F, Schunke B, Svensson L, Urbani M, Bonicelli T, Agarici G, Garbuglia A, Masiello A, Paolucci F, Simon M, Bailly-Maitre L, Bragulat E, Gomez G, Gutierrez D, Labate C, Mico G, Moreno JF, Pilard V, Kouzmenko G, Rousseau A, Chakraborty A, Baruah U, Patel H, Singh NP, Patel A, Dhola H, Raval B, Cristofaro S, Fantz U, Heinemann B, Kraus W, Kashiwagi M, Tobari H. First operation in SPIDER and the path to complete MITICA. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2020; 91:023510. [PMID: 32113382 DOI: 10.1063/1.5133076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
The requirements of ITER neutral beam injectors (1 MeV, 40 A negative deuterium ion current for 1 h) have never been simultaneously attained; therefore, a dedicated Neutral Beam Test Facility (NBTF) was set up at Consorzio RFX (Padova, Italy). The NBTF includes two experiments: SPIDER (Source for the Production of Ions of Deuterium Extracted from Rf plasma), the full-scale prototype of the source of ITER injectors, with a 100 keV accelerator, to investigate and optimize the properties of the ion source; and MITICA, the full-scale prototype of the entire injector, devoted to the issues related to the accelerator, including voltage holding at low gas pressure. The present paper gives an account of the status of the procurements, of the timeline, and of the voltage holding tests and experiments for MITICA. As for SPIDER, the first year of operation is described, regarding the solution of some issues connected with the radiofrequency power, the source operation, and the characterization of the first negative ion beam.
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Affiliation(s)
- G Serianni
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - V Toigo
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Bigi
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Boldrin
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - G Chitarin
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - S Dal Bello
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - L Grando
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - A Luchetta
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - D Marcuzzi
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - R Pasqualotto
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - N Pomaro
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - P Zaccaria
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - L Zanotto
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - P Agostinetti
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Agostini
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - V Antoni
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - D Aprile
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Barbisan
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Battistella
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Brombin
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - A Canton
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - R Cavazzana
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Dalla Palma
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Dan
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - R Delogu
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - A De Lorenzi
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M De Muri
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - S Denizeau
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Fadone
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - F Fellin
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - A Ferro
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - E Gaio
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - G Gambetta
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - F Gasparini
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - F Gnesotto
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - P Jain
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - A Maistrello
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - G Manduchi
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - S Manfrin
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - G Marchiori
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - N Marconato
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Moresco
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - T Patton
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Pavei
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - S Peruzzo
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - N Pilan
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - A Pimazzoni
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - R Piovan
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - C Poggi
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Recchia
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - A Rigoni
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - A Rizzolo
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - G Rostagni
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - E Sartori
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Siragusa
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - P Sonato
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - E Spada
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - S Spagnolo
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Spolaore
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - C Taliercio
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - P Tinti
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Ugoletti
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Valente
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - A Zamengo
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - B Zaniol
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Zaupa
- Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, UNIPD, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
| | - M Cavenago
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (LNL), v.le dell'Università 2, I-35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
| | - D Boilson
- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon-sur-Verdon, CS 90 046, F-13067 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
| | - C Rotti
- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon-sur-Verdon, CS 90 046, F-13067 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
| | - P Veltri
- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon-sur-Verdon, CS 90 046, F-13067 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
| | - J Chareyre
- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon-sur-Verdon, CS 90 046, F-13067 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
| | - H Decamps
- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon-sur-Verdon, CS 90 046, F-13067 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
| | - M Dremel
- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon-sur-Verdon, CS 90 046, F-13067 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
| | - J Graceffa
- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon-sur-Verdon, CS 90 046, F-13067 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
| | - F Geli
- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon-sur-Verdon, CS 90 046, F-13067 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
| | - B Schunke
- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon-sur-Verdon, CS 90 046, F-13067 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
| | - L Svensson
- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon-sur-Verdon, CS 90 046, F-13067 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
| | - M Urbani
- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon-sur-Verdon, CS 90 046, F-13067 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
| | - T Bonicelli
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - G Agarici
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - A Garbuglia
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - A Masiello
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - F Paolucci
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - M Simon
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - L Bailly-Maitre
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - E Bragulat
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - G Gomez
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - D Gutierrez
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - C Labate
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - G Mico
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - J F Moreno
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - V Pilard
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - G Kouzmenko
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - A Rousseau
- Fusion for Energy, C/o Josep Pla 2, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
| | - A Chakraborty
- ITER-India, Institute for Plasma Research, Nr. Indira Bridge, Bhat Village, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382428, India
| | - U Baruah
- ITER-India, Institute for Plasma Research, Nr. Indira Bridge, Bhat Village, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382428, India
| | - H Patel
- ITER-India, Institute for Plasma Research, Nr. Indira Bridge, Bhat Village, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382428, India
| | - N P Singh
- ITER-India, Institute for Plasma Research, Nr. Indira Bridge, Bhat Village, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382428, India
| | - A Patel
- ITER-India, Institute for Plasma Research, Nr. Indira Bridge, Bhat Village, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382428, India
| | - H Dhola
- ITER-India, Institute for Plasma Research, Nr. Indira Bridge, Bhat Village, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382428, India
| | - B Raval
- ITER-India, Institute for Plasma Research, Nr. Indira Bridge, Bhat Village, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382428, India
| | - S Cristofaro
- IPP, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstraße 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany
| | - U Fantz
- IPP, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstraße 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany
| | - B Heinemann
- IPP, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstraße 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany
| | - W Kraus
- IPP, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstraße 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany
| | - M Kashiwagi
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka, Ibaraki-ken 311-0193, Japan
| | - H Tobari
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka, Ibaraki-ken 311-0193, Japan
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