Simulation and Comparative Analysis of Advanced Scenarios for High- and Low-Temperature Superconducting Tokamak Using METIS Code

The development of steady-state advanced operation modes with high fusion gain (Q) is a primary objective of magnetic confinement fusion research. The advancement of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet technology has introduced a new development path using devices like SPARC. This path contrasts with the conventional low-temperature superconducting (LTS) approach represented by devices such as BEST. This study utilizes the fast integrated modeling code METIS to compare the physical con