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Identifying non-performing or dud plasmas for burning plasma control: insights from JET and TFTR deuterium–tritium campaigns

Piron, L [University of Padova; Università di Padova, Acciaierie Venete SpA)] (ORCID:0000000279284661)·Ferron, N [Università di Padova, Acciaierie Venete SpA)]·Fredrickson, E D [Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000224394089)·Lennholm, M [Culham Science Centre]·Pau, A [Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)] (ORCID:0000000271223346)·Ravensbergen, T [ITER Organization] (ORCID:0000000173475515)·Sauter, O [Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)] (ORCID:0000000200996675)·Auriemma, F [Università di Padova, Acciaierie Venete SpA); Istituto per la Scienza e la Tecnologia dei Plasmi CNR] (ORCID:0000000210431563)·Baruzzo, M [Università di Padova, Acciaierie Venete SpA); C.R. Frascati]·Kirov, K [Culham Science Centre] (ORCID:0000000181044782)·Challis, C [Culham Science Centre]·Eester, D V [LPP-ERK/KMS] (ORCID:0000000242843992)·Frigione, D [Università di Padova, Acciaierie Venete SpA)]·Garzotti, L [Culham Science Centre] (ORCID:0000000237969814)·Hobirk, J [Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik] (ORCID:0000000166050068)·Kappatou, A [Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik] (ORCID:0000000333411909)·Lerche, E [LPP-ERK/KMS]·Rimini, F [Culham Science Centre] (ORCID:0009000129170455)·Zotta, V K [Sapienza University of Rome] (ORCID:0000000235185178)
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Piron, L [University of Padova; Università di Padova, Acciaierie Venete SpA)] (ORCID:0000000279284661), Ferron, N [Università di Padova, Acciaierie Venete SpA)], Fredrickson, E D [Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000224394089), Lennholm, M [Culham Science Centre], Pau, A [Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)] (ORCID:0000000271223346), Ravensbergen, T [ITER Organization] (ORCID:0000000173475515), Sauter, O [Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)] (ORCID:0000000200996675), Auriemma, F [Università di Padova, Acciaierie Venete SpA); Istituto per la Scienza e la Tecnologia dei Plasmi CNR] (ORCID:0000000210431563), Baruzzo, M [Università di Padova, Acciaierie Venete SpA); C.R. Frascati], Kirov, K [Culham Science Centre] (ORCID:0000000181044782), Challis, C [Culham Science Centre], Eester, D V [LPP-ERK/KMS] (ORCID:0000000242843992), Frigione, D [Università di Padova, Acciaierie Venete SpA)], Garzotti, L [Culham Science Centre] (ORCID:0000000237969814), Hobirk, J [Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik] (ORCID:0000000166050068), Kappatou, A [Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik] (ORCID:0000000333411909), Lerche, E [LPP-ERK/KMS], Rimini, F [Culham Science Centre] (ORCID:0009000129170455), Zotta, V K [Sapienza University of Rome] (ORCID:0000000235185178). 2026-08-25. Identifying non-performing or dud plasmas for burning plasma control: insights from JET and TFTR deuterium–tritium campaigns. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/ae9ac5

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