Current rise studies at ASDEX Upgrade and JET in preparation for ITER

1 Max-Planck-Institut fur Plasmaphysik, EURATOM-Association, D-85748, Garching, Germany. 2 EURATOM/UKAEA Fusion Association, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon OX14 3DB, UK. 3 FOM Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen, Ass EURATOM-FOM, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. 4 Association Euratom-CEA, Cadarache 13108 Saint Paul Lez Durance, France. 5 Associazione Euratom-ENEA-CREATE, DIMET, Universita degli Studi di Reggio Calabria, Italy. 6 Association EURATOM-OAW/ATI, Vienna, Austria. 7 Asociacion Euratom-CIEMAT, ES Avenida Complutense 22, E-28040 Madrid, Spain. 8 Lab. for Plasma Physics, ERM/KMS, Ass. EURATOM-Belgian state, Brussels, Belgium. 9 National Fusion Research Institute, 52 Yeoeun-Dong, Yusung-Gu, Dejeon, 305-333, Rep. of Korea. 10 Euratom/IST Fusion Association, Centro de Fusao Nuclear, Lisboa, Portugal. 11 FUSION FOR ENERGY, Joint Undertaking, 08019 Barcelona, Spain. JET-EFDA, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon OX14 3DB, UK. * See the Appendix of M.L. Watkins et al., Fusion Energy 2006 (Proc. 21st Int. Conf. Chengdu, 2006) IAEA, (2006)