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In early 2006, a start-up company launched a small rocket from a tiny island in the Pacific. It exploded, showering the island with debris. A year later, a second launch attempt sent a rocket to space but failed to make orbit, burning up in the atmosphere. Another year brought a third attempt—and a third failure. The following month, in September 2008, the company used the last of its funds to launch a fourth rocket. It reached orbit, making history as the first privately funded liquid-fueled rocket to do so.
Raffaele Albanese, Teresa Bellizio, JET-EFDA Contributors
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 59 | Number 2 | February 2011 | Pages 363-375
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11652
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This paper describes the procedure adopted for the selection of an alternative controlled variable to be used for the vertical stabilization (VS) of elongated plasmas in the JET tokamak in the framework of the Plasma Control Upgrade (PCU) activities. The PCU enhancement project, aimed at increasing the capabilities of the VS system, explored the possibility of having a valid alternative to the controlled variable ZPDIP used for several years. The main motivation of this study was the need of operating JET in future campaigns with the new ITER-like wall, which is expected to significantly shield some magnetic diagnostics. This study was also aimed at improving the VS capabilities by reducing the effect of edge-localized modes on the vertical position estimator. The alternative controlled variable was also planned to play the role of backup solution in case of trouble with the standard one after the modifications of the radial field circuit. The selection was made paying particular attention to robustness, reliability, and reduced impact on the ongoing experimental campaigns. The new controlled variable, denoted OBS05, was successfully tested in JET in a variety of plasma scenarios and became the new vertical velocity estimator for the VS system.