Dr. Mazhyn SKAKOV

Chief researcher of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Country Kazakhstan

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Skakov Mazhyn Kanapinovich, Doctor of Ph.&Maths Sciences, Professor, chief researcher of the National Nuclear Center RK. Academician of the Kazakh National Academy of Natural Sciences. He is the author of more than 200 scientific articles in rating publications, including 47 articles in foreign peer-reviewed scientific journals, 9 monographs, as well as 47 author's certificates for inventions and utility models. Specialist in the field of condensed matter physics, radiation materials science and structural-phase transformations.

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Presentation title:

EXPERIMENTAL SRUDIES IN SUPPORT OF KAZAKHSTAN MATERIALS SCIENCE TOKAMAK

Abstract:

Title: EXPERIMENTAL SRUDIES IN SUPPORT OF KAZAKHSTAN MATERIALS SCIENCE TOKAMAK Abstract. Kazakhstani materials science tokamak KTM has a special place in international programs for the development of thermonuclear energy. It is known that one of the main goals of the KTM tokamak is comprehensive research and testing of design materials and candidate materials for the first wall and divertor of thermonuclear reactor (TNR). The KTM tokamak will be one of the few mega-ampere installations in the world with an aspect ratio of A=2, which will fill the database on the physics of plasma confinement processes in the boundary region between spherical and classical tokamaks. The second distinctive feature of the KTM unit is the ability to quickly access the vacuum chamber and replace the divertor plates without breaking the high vacuum using a movable divertor table. In support of the creation and operation of the KTM facility for testing small-scale samples of materials and equipment for KTM, the branch "Institute of Atomic Energy" of the RSE NNC RK has developed a simulation stand with a plasma-beam installation (PBI), which is actively researching structural materials for fusion - tungsten, molybdenum, beryllium. At the same time, the research proposed by the authors is aimed at experimental modeling of the interaction of a stationary plasma with a fusion reactor material using a specialized plasma-beam installation under conditions close to the real conditions of the KTM. In addition, preliminary studies on experimental modeling of the interaction of the plasma of the KTM with structural materials of a TNR using a simulation stand with a plasma-beam installation were carried out only by us.

Selected recent 2 or 3 Journal publications.

1. Skakov M., Chektybayev B., Shapovalov G. Experimental measurement of the magnetic fields in the vacuum chamber of KTM tokamak based on the matrix of hall sensors // Problems of Atomic Science and Technology, Series Fusion Fusion (Cite Score – 0.46, IF – 0.42, Q3, процентиль – 36). – 2015. – Vol.38(4). P. 41-50. https://doi.org/10.21517/0202-3822-2015-38-4-41-50

2. Skakov M.K., Sadykov A.D., Shapovalov G.V., Chectybaev B.Zh. The numerical code TOKSCEN for modeling plasma evolution in tokamaks, Nuclear Fusion 55 (2015) 043017, (5 pp). DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/55/4/043017

3. Chektybayev B., Sadykov A., Batyrbekov E., Skakov M., Zarva D., Tazhibayeva I., etc. Study of breakdown and plasma formation in the KTM tokamak with the massive conductive vacuum chamber. Fusion Engineering and DesignVolume 163, February 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.112167