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DTSTART:20241111T180500Z
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LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall
SUMMARY:The Physics of SPARC and ARC: Predictive Results and Open Ques
 tions\, Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar\, Alex Creely\, Co
 mmon Wealth Fusion Systems
DESCRIPTION:Commonwealth Fusion Systems and its partners are in the la
 te stages of building the SPARC tokamak\, aiming for operation by the 
 end of 2026\, and are in the early stages of designing the ARC fusion 
 power plant\, aiming for operation in the early 2030s.  As part of des
 igning SPARC and preparing for operations\, a large body of computatio
 nal and empirical predictive work has been completed.  This work\, com
 bined with SPARC’s new parameter space and robust early diagnostic s
 et mean that early operation of SPARC will provide a wellspring of opp
 ortunity to validate predictions\, both computational and empirical\, 
 ranging from gyrokinetic predictions of core performance\, to H-mode p
 ower thresholds\, to alpha particle dynamics\, and many more.  This ta
 lk will present some of the most impactful predictive work for SPARC a
 nd summarize the unique opportunities for validation.
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 sly\, CFS and its partners have begun predictive physics work as part 
 of the ARC power plant design process\, with the understanding that th
 ere remain significant uncertainties in these predictions.  This talk 
 will summarize a number of early results of the physics analysis of AR
 C\, including core turbulence\, vertical stability\, and heat exhaust.
   In addition\, the strategy for incorporating both confirmatory and e
 xploratory physics results from SPARC into the ARC design will be pres
 ented.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=8957
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