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- … Research) set a new world record for longest exposure of a material to the harsh plasma conditions in future fusion reactors. Magnum-PSI exposed tungsten wall components to the equivalent of a full year of high … 2014-2018 under grant agreement No 633053. Go to the News page. …Relevance22.279
- … design shows major advantages in handling hot exhaust of fusion energy Published on September 05, 2025 International … ( plasma ): these are extreme conditions that the exhaust wall ( divertor ) of future fusion power plants will need to … Verhaegh, Rianne van Hoek, Gieljan de Vries Go to the News page. …Relevance20.975
- … Plasma Material Interactions Why are plasma material interactions … edge of the plasma and its interaction with the divertor. Fusion reactions in the core of the plasma create large … and dense plasma environment where the interaction of the wall and the plasma are strongly coupled together and have a …Relevance20.922
- … kind of punishment for long, let alone ordinary glass. What material could? Or do we need to look at a different … with magnetic fields and keep them away from our reactor walls." Using a kitchen microwave (don't try this at home!) … assembled. (credit: DIFFER / Gieljan de Vries) Go to the News page. …Relevance20.857
- … Our fusion energy research The worldwide energy transition from … the art diagnostics - group leader: Dr. Ivo Classen Plasma Material Interactions Solving the problem of exhausting huge heat and particle loads to the reactor wall - group leader: Dr. Thomas Morgan Plasma …Relevance20.794
- … research facilities help develop future fusion materials Published on April 28, 2025 Visitors to DIFFER are … conditions where intense fusion plasma touches a reactor wall. DIFFER’s specialised facilities take a unique … text is a preview of our four-page article for Innovation News Network. Do you want to know more about the DIFFER …Relevance20.641
- … Dynamics in Lithium Layers: Retention and Release Under Fusion Relevant Plasmas On 9 July 2025 Maria Morbey Affonso … still escape their cage, and interact with the solid walls. The magnetic geometries can be chosen such that the … both the erosion by sputtering and the transport of eroded material from the wall to the plasma center are reduced. It …Relevance20.533
- … First plasma in upgraded extreme materials-facility Magnum-PSI Published on June 08, 2016 … in the relocation of this unique experiment for fusion wall materials. Magnum-PSI will be fully operational again … more about the research results from Magnum-PSI Go to the News page. …Relevance20.519
- … led this refurbishment during which the current ‘ITER-like Wall’ was installed. The reactor wall was replaced by a metal wall of Tungsten and Beryllium, materials that will also be used in the ITER reactor. The … the plasma core. As such the present results are also great news for ITER as they confirm the expected performance of …Relevance20.328
- … Our research Within the Plasma Material Interactions group we concentrate on three main … for ITER How much fuel will be trapped in the divertor wall over long timescales? Is there a synergistic effect of … is currently among the key research topics in the nuclear fusion community. Here we approach this research question at …Relevance20.186
- … of its new work package on self-repairing liquid metal walls for the exhaust of future fusion reactors. In the … be self-repairing", said Morgan, who is head of the Plasma Materials Interactions group at DIFFER. "In this design, a … Union member states plus Switzerland and Ukraine. Go to the News page. …Relevance20.135
- … How do we protect the wall of a fusion reactor? ‘By simply looking with a camera we can learn a … en TU/e . Auteurs: Tijs Wijkamp, Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. … are related to the question: ‘How do we ensure that the walls of the reactor remain intact under the extreme …Relevance19.853
- … role in the erosion and re-deposition of the plasma-facing materials in future fusion reactors.” High velocities Using … knock other atoms out of the material making up the reactor wall. His second paper, however, holds signs for optimism: … plasmas of Magnum-PSI Author: Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. …Relevance19.83
- … van Berkel receives Vidi for holistic control system for fusion reactor Published on July 01, 2022 DIFFER researcher … with the plasma into account, too. And we also consider the wall and the exhaust." According to Van Berkel, fusion … A total of 101 proposals (16%) were accepted. Go to the News page. …Relevance19.785
- … ITER tokamak pit. The square openings in the 30 meter high wall will fit the "port plugs" that will heat and study the … laboratory facility in the world capable of testing wall materials under the extreme conditions expected in ITER . We … of the ITER tokamak. Image: ITER Organization Go to the News page. …Relevance19.783