ASDEX Upgrade
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ASDEX Upgrade is a major German tokamak fusion experiment focused on studying magnetically confined plasmas and advancing the development of fusion energy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ASDEX | 1 |
| ASDEX Upgrade canonical | 1 |
| Axially Symmetric Divertor Experiment Upgrade | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ASDEX Upgrade Context triple: [Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, operates, ASDEX Upgrade]
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A.
Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) is a Chinese magnetic confinement fusion research reactor designed to study and advance tokamak-based fusion energy technologies.
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B.
Antiproton Decelerator
The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
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C.
MAX IV Laboratory
MAX IV Laboratory is a world-leading Swedish synchrotron radiation facility in Lund that provides extremely bright X-ray and ultraviolet light for cutting-edge research in physics, chemistry, materials science, and life sciences.
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D.
Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste is a major Italian research center operating synchrotron light and free-electron laser facilities for advanced studies in physics, materials science, biology, and related fields.
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E.
LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
The LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) is a major CERN project to modernize and enhance the performance of the accelerator chain feeding the Large Hadron Collider, enabling higher beam intensities and luminosities for future physics runs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ASDEX Upgrade Target entity description: ASDEX Upgrade is a major German tokamak fusion experiment focused on studying magnetically confined plasmas and advancing the development of fusion energy.
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A.
Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) is a Chinese magnetic confinement fusion research reactor designed to study and advance tokamak-based fusion energy technologies.
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B.
Antiproton Decelerator
The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
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C.
MAX IV Laboratory
MAX IV Laboratory is a world-leading Swedish synchrotron radiation facility in Lund that provides extremely bright X-ray and ultraviolet light for cutting-edge research in physics, chemistry, materials science, and life sciences.
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D.
Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste is a major Italian research center operating synchrotron light and free-electron laser facilities for advanced studies in physics, materials science, biology, and related fields.
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E.
LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
The LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) is a major CERN project to modernize and enhance the performance of the accelerator chain feeding the Large Hadron Collider, enabling higher beam intensities and luminosities for future physics runs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magnetic confinement fusion experiment
ⓘ
tokamak ⓘ |
| acronymFor |
Axially Symmetric Divertor Experiment Upgrade
ⓘ
linked to:
ASDEX Upgrade
|
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1980s ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| currentDriveMethod |
electron cyclotron current drive
ⓘ
neutral beam current drive ⓘ |
| divertorType | pumped divertor ⓘ |
| firstWallMaterial | tungsten ⓘ |
| fundingCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| hasDeviceType | divertor tokamak ⓘ |
| hasDivertor | true ⓘ |
| heatingMethod |
electron cyclotron resonance heating
ⓘ
ion cyclotron resonance heating ⓘ neutral beam injection ⓘ |
| influencedProject |
DEMO fusion power plant studies
ⓘ
ITER ⓘ |
| location |
Garching, Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Garching
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics ⓘ |
| magneticConfinementType | toroidal ⓘ |
| majorGoal |
development of fusion power plant concepts
ⓘ
study of magnetically confined plasmas ⓘ support for ITER design and operation ⓘ |
| majorRadius | ~1.65 m ⓘ |
| minorRadius | ~0.5 m ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
advanced divertor configurations
ⓘ
full-tungsten wall ⓘ shaped plasma cross-section ⓘ |
| operator | Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics ⓘ |
| plasmaFacingMaterial | tungsten ⓘ |
| plasmaShape | axisymmetric ⓘ |
| plasmaVolume | ~14 m^3 ⓘ |
| predecessor |
ASDEX
ⓘ
linked to:
ASDEX Upgrade
|
| primaryLanguage | German ⓘ |
| researchField |
fusion energy
ⓘ
magnetic confinement fusion ⓘ plasma physics ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1991 ⓘ |
| supportsExperiment |
H-mode confinement studies
ⓘ
divertor and exhaust physics ⓘ edge localized mode (ELM) control ⓘ plasma edge and pedestal physics ⓘ plasma-wall interaction studies ⓘ scenario development for ITER ⓘ |
| typicalPlasmaCurrent | ~1 MA ⓘ |
| typicalToroidalField | ~3 T ⓘ |
| usesMagneticField |
poloidal field
ⓘ
toroidal field ⓘ |
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Subject: ASDEX Upgrade Description of subject: ASDEX Upgrade is a major German tokamak fusion experiment focused on studying magnetically confined plasmas and advancing the development of fusion energy.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: ASDEX Upgrade
linked to: ASDEX Upgrade