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Personal Information
- Name: Emilia R. Solano (Emilia Rodríguez-Solano Rineiro)
- Institute: Asociación EURATOM-CIEMAT para Fusión,
- Address: Av. Complutense 22, E-28040 Madrid, España
- Email: emilia.solano at ciemat.es
- Phone: +34 91 346 6153
- Presently at JET, K1/1/42A
- Phone +44 1235 46 4496
- web page: http://www-fusion.ciemat.es/ESolano.html
- ResearcherID: Emilia R. Solano
Interests
Theory and Applied Theory in Plasma Physics
- Equilibrium in tokamaks: the Grad-Shafranov equation
- Critical equilibria in tokamaks and confinement regimes
- Neoclassical theory in stellarators and tokamaks
- Magnetic phase transitions in plasmas
JET experimental studies
Study of high temperature pedestals
Specific experiments were made at JET to study high temperature pedestals, in the range Te_ped ~2.5-5 keV. The idea was to see if the ELMs are qualitatively different when resistivity and collisionality are low. The surprising result of the experiment was a new insight on pedestal stability: with low gas fuelling and low recycling conditions (required to achieve high temperature pedestals) an Outer Mode often appears, delaying ELMs. The outer mode had been assumed to be an ideal kink, unstable in the steep gradient region of the pedestal, which would eventually grow into an ELM. We have now found that the outer mode is a fairly stable current ribbon, lasting as much as 1.5 s, located at the top of the pedestal. There are tantalising similarities with the EHO observed in DIII-D. This could provide a new route to ELM-free operation.
- Observation of Confined Current Structures in JET High Temperature Pedestals and Transient ELM Suppressio, 2010 Proc. 23rd Int. Conf. on Fusion Energy (Daejeon, Korea, 2010) (Vienna: IAEA) paper EXS/P3.05
- Observation of confined current ribbon in JET plasmas,E.R. Solano et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 185003 (2010)
- Summary of the Workshop on Electric Fields, Turbulence and Self-organization in Magnetized Plasmas (EFTSOMP) 2009: 6–7 July 2009, Sofia, Bulgaria S. Zoletnik et al 2010 Nucl. Fusion 50 047001
- High Temperature Pedestals in JET and confined current filaments E.R. Solano et al EPS 2010 Oral
Study of ELMs (Edge Localised Modes)
Pedestal width and ELM size identity studies in JET and DIII-D; implications for ITER M N A Beurskens et al. 2009 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 51 124051
Study of transport barrier formation
Plasma evolution towards transport barrier formation
Tokamak Design
- TEXT Upgrade: calculations for design of diverted plasma and corresponding divertor coils, mostly based on filament models of the plasma:
- USTX: the University Spherical Tokamak Experiment design proposal: all of the above, now with predictive EFIT,
- additional shape control requirements due to effect of transformer currents on inboard plasma gap.
- stability analysis with DCON
- design of field null for efficient startup
Publications list
First author publications (recent)
- Observation of Confined Current Structures in JET High Temperature Pedestals and Transient ELM Suppression, E.R. Solano et al., 2010 Proc. 23rd Int. Conf. on Fusion Energy (Daejeon, Korea, 2010) (Vienna: IAEA) paper EXS/P3.05.
- Observation of confined current ribbon in JET plasmas,E.R. Solano et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 185003 (2010)
- High Temperature Pedestals in JET and confined current filaments, E. R. Solano et al., E.R. Solano et al EPS 2010 Oral
- ELMs and strike point movements, Emilia R. Solano et al 2008 Nucl. Fusion 48 065005
- Criticality of the Grad–Shafranov equation: transport barriers and fragile equilibria by Emilia R Solano 2004 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 46 L7
Named author in JET publications (recent)
- H-mode pedestal scaling in DIII-D, ASDEX Upgrade, and JET M.N.A. Beurskens et al. Phys. Plasmas 18, 056120 (2011)
- Summary of the Workshop on Electric Fields, Turbulence and Self-organization in Magnetized Plasmas (EFTSOMP) 2009: 6–7 July 2009, Sofia, Bulgaria S. Zoletnik et al Nucl. Fusion 50 047001 (2010)
- Pedestal width and ELM size identity studies in JET and DIII-D; implications for ITER, M N A Beurskens et al. Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 51 124051 (2009)
- Pedestal and ELM response to impurity seeding in JET advanced scenario plasmas, M.N.A. Beurskens et al. Nucl. Fusion 48 095004 (2008)
- Overview of JET results J. Paméla , Emilia R. Solano and JET EFDA Contributors Nucl. Fusion 43 1540 (2003)
- Overview of results and possibilities for fast particle research on JET J. Pamela , et al., Nucl. Fusion 42 1014 (2002)
- The formation and evolution of extreme shear reversal in JET and its influence on local thermal transport N C Hawkes et al., Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 44 1105 (2002)
Named author in TJ-II publications
- Confinement transitions in TJ-II under Li-coated wall conditions, J. Sánchez et al., Nucl. Fusion 49 104018 (2009)
Named author in DIII-D publications
- Formation, sustainment and characteristics of current hole plasmas in DIII-D discharges, R.J. Jayakumar et al., Nucl. Fusion 48 015004 (2008)
Complete bibliography, chronological order
- E. R. Solano, K. C. Shaing , Calculation of Neoclassical Fluxes in the Plateau Regime for Nonaxisymmetric Toroidal Plasmas , Phys. Fluids 30 (2), 1987.
- E. R. Solano, J. A. Rome, S. P. Hirshman, , Study of transport in the Flexible Heliac TJ-II, , Nucl. Fusion, Vol. 28, No. 1 (1988).
- P.H. Edmonds, E.R. Solano, A.J. Wootton, D. Gao, X. Mao, G. Li, W. Zhu,, The Design of an Inner Poloidal Divertor for the TEXT Tokamak, Proc. of the 15th Symposium on Fusion Technology, Utrecht, 19-23 September 1988. Vol I, page 342, Elsevier Sc. Pub., Amsterdam, 1989. , Fusion Tech., 15, 342-346, (1988).
- P.H. Edmonds, S.J. Wang and E.R. Solano, , Simulation studies of the TEXT Upgrade plasma radial stability using an exact power supply model (EMTP). Proc. of the 16th Symposium on Fusion Technology, London, September 1990; Vol I, page 592, Elsevier Sc. Publishers B.V., 1991., Fusion Technology,.
- E.R. Solano, G.H. Neilson, and L.L. Lao, , Equilibrium and Stability Studies for an Iron Core Tokamak with a Poloidal Divertor, , Nuclear Fusion 30, (1990), 1107.
- E. R. Solano, R.D. Hazeltine , Effect of asymmetric sources on tokamak neoclassical transport in the plateau regime , Phys. Fluids B 2 (9), 1990, 2113.
- E.R. Solano, Effect of plasma minor radius changes on tokamak position stability, , Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol. 32, No. 9 (1990), 759 .
- A.A. Ware, R.D. Hazeltine, M. Calvin, P.M. Valanju, E. Solano , Effect of low energy ions and neutrals on tokamak transport, , Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research, 1990, Vol. 2, 351-359, IAEA, Vienna, 1991 (Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion, Washington, October 1990).
- R.D. Hazeltine, M.D. Calvin, P.M. Valanju, E.R. Solano , Analytical Calculation of Neutral Transport and its effects on ions , Nuclear Fusion 32, (1992), 3.
- P.M. Valanju, M.D. Calvin, R.D. Hazeltine, E. R. Solano, , The effect of charge-exchange on plasma flows s , Physics of Fluids B 4 (8),(1992), 2675.
- D.P. O'Brien, L.L. Lao, E.R. Solano et. al. , Equilibrium analysis of iron core tokamaks using a full domain method. , Nuclear Fusion 32 (8), (1992), 1351.
- W. L Rowan, A.G. Meigs, E. R. Solano, P. M. Valanju , Rotation in Ohmically heated tokamaks: experiment and theory , Physics of Fluids B 5 (7), 1993, 2485.
- E. R. Solano, R. D. Hazeltine , Neoclassical Kinetic theory near an X-point: Plateau regime, , Physics of Plasmas 1 (3), March 1994.
- A. J. Wootton, R. D. Bengtson, R. V. Bravenik, J. Chen, G. Cima, P. H. Edmonds, M. Freeman, H. Gasquet, K. W. Gentle, G. Hallock, Y. Karzhavin, S. McCool, D. Patterson, P. Phillips, B. Richards, d. Roberts, D. Ross, W. L. Rowan, D. Sing, E. Solano, R. F. Steimle, H. Y. W. Tsui, J. Uglum, Y. Wen, Z. Zhang , Role of Fluctuations in Determining Transport in TEXT, , IAEA, Proc. 15th Int. Conf. Plasma Phys. and Controlled Nucl. Fusion Res., Vienna, 1995 (Pres. Seville, Sept. 26-Oct. 1, 1994).
- W. L. Rowan, R. D. Bengston, X. Bonnin, P. H. Edmonds, P. D. Hurwitz, E. R. Solano, H.Y.W. Tsui, J. R. Uglum, A. J. Wootton, , Particle balance in diverted plasmas in TEXT-U, , Jour. Nucl. Mat. 220-222 (1995) 668-671.
- M. S. Foster, J. L. Craig, A. J. Wootton, P. E. Phillips, J. Uglum, E. R. Solano, D. L. Brower, Y. Jiang, S. C. McCool, J. Lierzer and G. Castle , Vaccum compatible, variable cross section magnetic coil diagnostic used in digital feedback control of plasma position in TEXT-Upgrade. , Rev. Sci. Instrum. 66 (1), Jan. 1995, p.461-463.
- S. B. Zheng, A.J. Wootton and E. R. Solano, , A tokamak equilibrium with arbitrary aspect ratio, , Physics of Plasmas 3 (3) 1176 (1996).
- E. R. Solano , Fast Ion orbits in Spherical Tokamaks , Physics of Plasmas 3 (4), 1187 (1996).
- P. H. Edmonds, E. R. Solano, R. V. Bravenec, A. J. Wootton, P. Schoch, T. Crowley, R. Hickok, W. P. West, J. Leuer, P. Anderson, A Study for the Installation of the TEXT HIBP on DIII-D, 11th Annual Topical Conference on High Temperature Diagnostics, Monterey, May, 1996. , Rev. Sci. Instrum. 68, 320 1997
- A. Loarte, D.F. Duechs, N. Asakura, G. C.Vlases, H.S. Bosch,, A. Hermann, G. Janeschitz , K. McCormick, H. Pacher, D. Post, E.R..Solano, M. Sugihara, W. Suttrop., Experimental Edge Results and Multimachine Comparisons, Contributions to Plasma Physics, Vol. 38, Nos. 1-2, International Workshop on Plasma Edge Theory in Fusion Devices, Oxford (UK) Sept. 1997
- Y. Igitkhanov, G. Janeschitz, G.W. Pacher, M. Sugihara, H.D. Pacher, D. Post, E. R. Solano, A. Loarte, W. Suttrop.et al., Edge Parameter Operational Space and Trajectories for ITER , Plasma Phys. and Controlled Fusion, Vol. 40, 837-844 (1998)
- N. C. Hawkes, B. C. Stratton, T. Tala, C. D. Challis, G. Conway, R. DeAngelis, C. Giroud, J. Hobirk, E. Joffrin, P. Lomas, P. Lotte, J. Mailloux, D. Mazon, E. Rachlew, S. Reyes-Cortes, E. Solano, and K-D. Zastrow, , Observation of Zero Current Density in the Core of JET Discharges with Lower Hybrid Heating and Current Drive, , Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 115001 (2001)
- J. Pamela, E. R. Solano, From JET to ITER: preparing the next step in fusion research, Physicalia Magazine 23, 83 (2001)
- N C Hawkes, Y Andrew, C D Challis, R DeAngelis, V Drozdov, J Hobirk, E Joffrin, P Lotte, D Mazon, E Rachlew, S Reyes-Cortes, F Sattin, E. Solano, B C Stratton, T Tala, M Valisa and contributors to the EFDA-JET workprogramme, The formation and evolution of extreme shear reversal in JET and its influence on local thermal transport , Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 44 No 7 (July 2002) 1105-1125
- J. Pamela, D. Stork, E. R. Solano, Overview of results and possibilities for fast particle research on JET, Nucl. Fusion 42 No 8 (August 2002) 1014-1028.
- J. Pamela, E. R. Solano, Overview of JET results, Nuclear Fusion, Vol.43, No.12, December 2003, p.1540-1554
- D. Testa, A. Fasoli, E. R. Solano, Diagnosis and study of Alfvén eigenmodes stability in JET, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol.74, No. 3, Part 11, March 2003, p.1694-1700
- P. Chappuis, …, E. Solano, …., The design of a new JET divertor for high triangularity and high current scenarios, Fusion Engineering and Design, Volumes 66-68, September 2003, 407-411
- E. R. Solano, Criticality of the Grad-Shafranov equation: transport barriers and fragile equilibria, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol.46, No.3, March 2004, p.L7-L13
- Scientific editor: Emilia R. Solano, Juergen Meyer-ter-Vehn, Jean-Luc Dorier, Richard Dendy, Invited papers from the 31st European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics, London, UK, 28 june–2 july 2004, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion, Volume 46, Number 12B, December 2004 http://epsppd.epfl.ch/London/start.htm
- E. R. Solano, Y. Corre, F. Villone, et al., ELMs and strike point jumps, Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Plasma Surface Interactions, Portland, Maine, USA, May 24-28, 2004, published in Journal of Nuclear Materials, Volumes 337-339, 1 March 2005, Pages 747-750
- Coccorese V, …, Solano E R , Design of the new magnetic sensors for Joint European Torus, Review of Scientific Instruments, Volume 75, No.10, October 2004, Part 11, p.4311-4313.
- T.C. Luce for the DIII-D Team (G. Abla, ... E.R. Solano, ...), Development of burning plasma and advanced scenarios in the DIII-D tokamak, Nucl. Fusion 45 (2005) S86–S97
- C. Hidalgo, …, E. Rodríguez-Solano, …, Overview of TJ-II experiments, Nucl. Fusion 45 (2005) S266-S275
- Pamela, J, Ongena, J and JET EFDA Collaborators ( ... E.R. Solano, ...), Overview of JET results, Nucl. Fusion 45 (2005) S63–S85
- J. Sánchez, M. Acedo, …, E. Rodríguez-Solano, …, Overview of TJ-II experiments, Nucl. Fusion 47 (2007) S677-S685
- R.J. Jayakumar, M.A. Austin, C.M. Greenfield, N.C. Hawkes, J.E. Kinsey, L.L. Lao, P.B. Parks, E.R. Solano and T.S. Taylor, Formation, sustainment and characteristics of current hole plasmas in DIII-D discharges, Nucl. Fusion 48 (2008) 015004
- M.N.A. Beurskens, …, E. Solano, … and JET-EFDA Contributors, Pedestal and ELM response to impurity seeding in JET advanced scenario plasmas, Nucl. Fusion 48 (2008) 095004
- Emilia R. Solano, S. Jachmich, F. Villone, N. Hawkes, Y. Corre, B. Alper, A. Loarte, R.A. Pitts, K. Guenther, A. Korotkov, M. Stamp, P. Andrew, J. Conboy, T. Bolzonella, M. Kempenaars, A. Cenedese, E. Rachlew and JET EFDA contributors, ELMs and strike point movements, Nucl. Fusion 48 (2008)065005
- White, R; Solano, E. R. Hazeltine, R. D., Variational coordinate transformation in plasma physics, Physics of Plasmas Volume: 16 Issue: 11 (2009)
- Pitts, RA; Arnoux, G; Beurskens, M; et al., The impact of large ELMS on JET, Jour. Nuc.Materials Volume: 390-91 Pages: 755- 759 (2009)
- F. Romanelli and R. Kamendje on behalf of JET-EFDA contributors … E. R. Solano …, Overview of JET results, Nucl. Fusion 49 No 10 (October 2009) 104006 (10pp) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/49/10/104006
- J Sánchez … E. R. Solano, Confinement transitions in TJ-II under Li-coated wall conditions. Nucl. Fusion 49 No 10 (October 2009) 104018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/49/10/104018
- M N A Beurskens, T H Osborne, L D Horton, L Frassinetti, R Groebner, A Leonard, P Lomas, I Nunes, S Saarelma, P B Snyder, I Balboa, B Bray, K Crombé, J Flanagan, C Giroud, E Giovannozzi, M Kempenaars, N Kohen, A Loarte, J Lönnroth, E de la Luna, G Maddison, C Maggi, D McDonald, G McKee, R Pasqualotto, G Saibene, R Sartori, E R. Solano, W Suttrop, E Wolfrum, M Walsh, Z Yan, L Zabeo, D Zarzoso and JET-EFDA contributors, “Pedestal width and ELM size identity studies in JET and DIII-D; implications for ITER”, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 51 124051 (2009) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/51/12/124051
- Emilia R. Solano et al. , "Observation of Confined Current Ribbon in JET Plasmas", Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 185003 (2010) http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v104/i18/e185003
- S. Zoletnik, et al.,, “Summary of the Workshop on Electric Fields, Turbulence and Self-organization in Magnetized Plasmas (EFTSOMP) 2009: 6–7 July 2009, Sofia, Bulgaria” , Nucl. Fusion 50 047001 (2010) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/50/4/047001
- Barrera, L., E. de la Luna, et al. , "Inboard and outboard electron temperature profile measurements in JET using ECE diagnostics.", Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 52(8) (2010) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/52/8/085010
- Zarzoso, D., M. N. A. Beurskens, et al., "ELM size analysis in JET hybrid plasmas." , Nuclear Fusion 51(11) 112001 (2011) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/51/11/112001
- Zaitsev, F. S., D. P. Kostomarov, et al., “Analyses of substantially different plasma current densities and safety factors reconstructed from magnetic diagnostics data.”, Nuclear Fusion 51(10) 103044 (2011) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/51/10/103044
- Sanchez, J., M. Acedo, et al., "Overview of TJ-II experiments." , Nuclear Fusion 51(9) 094022 (2011) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/51/9/094022
- F. Romanelli, M. Laxåback on behalf of the JET EFDA Contributors, "Overview of JET results." , Nuclear Fusion 51(9) 094008 (2011) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/51/9/094008
CV
A long version of my CV in English, following the Spanish format, can be found here Emilia Solano