Ionita-Schrittweiser, C.Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck, Austria
Isliker, H.Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Jardin, A.Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN), Krakow, Poland
Jaspers, R.J.E.Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Karimov, R.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Karpushov, A.N.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Kazakov, Y.Laboratory for Plasma Physics, LPP-ERM/KMS, Brussels, Belgium
Komm, M.Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
Kong, M.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland - CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom
Kovacic, J.Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Krutkin, O.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Kudlacek, O.Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany
Kumar, U.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Kwiatkowski, R.National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Otwock, Poland
Labit, B.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Laguardia, L.Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi ISTP-CNR, Milano, Italy
Lammers, J.T.Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Laribi, E.CEA, IRFM, Saint Paul-Lez-Durance Cedex, France
Laszynska, E.Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM), Warsaw, Poland
Lazaros, A.Department of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Linder, O.Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany
Linehan, B.Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States of America
Lipschultz, B.York Plasma Institute, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
Llobet, X.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Loizu, J.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Lunt, T.Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany
Macusova, E.Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
Marandet, Y.CNRS, Aix-Marseille Univ., Marseille, France
Maraschek, M.Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany
Marceca, G.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Marchetto, C.Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi ISTP-CNR, Milano, Italy
Marchioni, S.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Marmar, E.S.Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States of America
Martin, Y.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Martinelli, L.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Matos, F.Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany
Maurizio, R.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland - Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), Oak Ridge, United States of America
Mayoral, M.-L.CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom
Mazon, D.CEA, IRFM, Saint Paul-Lez-Durance Cedex, France
Menkovski, V.Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Merle, A.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Merlo, G.University of Texas at Austin, United States of America
Meyer, H.CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom
Mikszuta-Michalik, K.Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM), Warsaw, Poland
Molina Cabrera, P.A.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland - Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States of America
Morales, J.CEA, IRFM, Saint Paul-Lez-Durance Cedex, France
Moret, J.-M.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Moro, A.Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi ISTP-CNR, Milano, Italy
Moulton, D.CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom
Muhammed, H.CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom
Myatra, O.York Plasma Institute, University of York, United Kingdom
Mykytchuk, D.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Poradzinski, M.Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM), Warsaw, Poland
Porte, L.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Pütterich, T.Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany
Rabinski, M.National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Otwock, Poland
Raj, H.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Rasmussen, J.J.Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Rattá, G.A.Laboratorio Nacional de Fusión, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
Ravensbergen, T.Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands - DIFFER-Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Ricci, D.Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi ISTP-CNR, Milano, Italy
Ricci, P.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Rispoli, N.Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi ISTP-CNR, Milano, Italy
Riva, Fabio Matteo
ORCID
Istituto ricerche solari Aldo e Cele Daccò (IRSOL), Faculty of Informatics, Università della Svizzera italiana Switzerland - CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom
Salewski, M.Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Sauter, O.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Schmidt, B.S.Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Schrittweiser, R.Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck, Austria
Sharapov, S.CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom
Sheikh, U.A.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Sieglin, B.Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany
Silva, M.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Smolders, A.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland - Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium
Terry, J.L.Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States of America
Testa, D.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Theiler, C.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Thornton, A.CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom
Thrysøe, A.Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Torreblanca, H.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Tsui, C.K.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland - Center for Energy Research (CER), University of California-San Diego (UCSD), United States of America
Vaccaro, D.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland - Department of Economics, Engineering, Society and Business Organization (DEIm), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
Vallar, M.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
van Berkel, M.DIFFER-Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Van Eester, D.Laboratory for Plasma Physics, LPP-ERM/KMS, Brussels, Belgium
van Kampen, R.J.R.Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands - DIFFER-Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Van Mulders, S.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Verhaegh, K.York Plasma Institute, University of York, United Kingdom
Verhaeghe, T.Laboratory for Plasma Physics, LPP-ERM/KMS, Brussels, Belgium
Vincent, B.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Voitsekhovitch, I.CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom
Vu, N.M.T.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Walkden, N.CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom
Wauters, T.Laboratory for Plasma Physics, LPP-ERM/KMS, Brussels, Belgium
Weisen, H.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Wendler, N.Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM), Warsaw, Poland
Wensing, M.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Widmer, F.CNRS, Aix-Marseille Univ., Marseille, France
Wiesen, S.Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institut für Energie‐ und Klimaforschung—Plasmaphysik, Germany
Wischmeier, M.Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany
Wijkamp, T.A.Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands - DIFFER-Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Wünderlich, D.Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany
Wüthrich, C.Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Yanovskiy, V.Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
English
The tokamak à configuration variable (TCV) continues to leverage its unique shaping capabilities, flexible heating systems and modern control system to address critical issues in preparation for ITER and a fusion power plant. For the 2019–20 campaign its configurational flexibility has been enhanced with the installation of removable divertor gas baffles, its diagnostic capabilities with an extensive set of upgrades and its heating systems with new dual frequency gyrotrons. The gas baffles reduce coupling between the divertor and the main chamber and allow for detailed investigations on the role of fuelling in general and, together with upgraded boundary diagnostics, test divertor and edge models in particular. The increased heating capabilities broaden the operational regime to include Te/Ti ∼ 1 and have stimulated refocussing studies from L-mode to H-mode across a range of research topics. ITER baseline parameters were reached in type-I ELMy H-modes and alternative regimes with ‘small’ (or no) ELMs explored. Most prominently, negative triangularity was investigated in detail and confirmed as an attractive scenario with H-mode level core confinement but an L-mode edge. Emphasis was also placed on control, where an increased number of observers, actuators and control solutions became available and are now integrated into a generic control framework as will be needed in future devices. The quantity and quality of results of the 2019–20 TCV campaign are a testament to its successful integration within the European research effort alongside a vibrant domestic programme and international collaborations.