MuVacAS: Experimental Setup for Testing Mitigation Strategies Against Loss of Vacuum Accidents in the IFMIF-DONES Accelerator
Published in Fusion Engineering and Design, 222, 2026
Recommended citation: A. Sabogal, C. Torregrosa-Martín, D. Rodríguez, C. Caballero, I. Podadera, A. Ibarra, D. Jimenez-Rey, F. Martin-Fuertes, A. Delgado, U. Ruiz de Gopegui, K. Garmendia. MuVacAS: Experimental setup for testing mitigation strategies against Loss of Vacuum Accidents in the IFMIF-DONES accelerator. Fusion Engineering and Design, 222 (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2025.115473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2025.115473
This article presents the MuVacAS experimental setup developed to study loss-of-vacuum accident scenarios and to test mitigation strategies relevant to the IFMIF-DONES accelerator.
The work consolidates the experimental facility, its engineering design and its role in validation campaigns.