… develops theory and numerical tools for modelling of fusion plasmas. The group has two main lines of research: 1) Edge … is modelled both for linear plasma generators like MAGNUM-PSI as well as for tokamak divertors. In additon we … of the plasma and neutral gas pressures in a series of MAGNUM-PSI experiments illustrating the plasma "detachment" …
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… Seminar: CO2 splitting by inductively-coupled hybrid plasma catalysis and Boudouard reactions Attend this … Use the registration form to attend . CO 2 activation by plasma can be a viable route to reduce CO 2 to CO, which can be used for further chemistry. The advantage of plasma activation is that it can use intermittent …
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… MANTIS diagnostic analyses fusion plasma in real time Published on October 17, 2018 The new plasma diagnostic MANTIS developed by DIFFER is giving a detailed look at the plasma conditions in the Swiss fusion experiment TCV. With …
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… from the Dutch institute DIFFER and the EPFL’s Swiss Plasma Center have developed a strict measurement and … for the cooling of very hot particles escaping from fusion plasmas. This milestone for fusion research is published in … energy source. In a fusion reactor, extremely hot hydrogen plasma is kept suspended by magnetic fields. However, there …
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… protect the reactor wall from contact with the fusion plasma (hot, charged gas), except at the reactor's exhaust. … a fundamental issue here." DIFFER's linear plasma generator Magnum-PSI is the only laboratory facility in the world … in the program is DIFFER's linear plasma generator Magnum-PSI, the only laboratory facility in the world …
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… machine’s Super X divertor design has on the hot, charged plasma. The tool is based on MANTIS, a diagnostic tool … at least a tenfold reduction in the heat leaving the main plasma chamber. And now, thanks to a new filtered imaging … Diagnostic system MWI Credit: CCFE Light emitted by the plasma in the divertor region is routinely measured by …
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… RU Nijmegen and TU Eindhoven demonstrate how they can use a plasma to break up CO 2 at higher efficiencies than are … sustainable energy carrier. Publication: Taming microwave plasma to beat thermodynamics in CO 2 dissociation G. J. van … which is then lost to the outside.. Vibrate to pieces Plasma physicist Gerard van Rooij sought a different route …
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… MJ Pueschel leads new Plasma Micro-Turbulence group Published on March 03, 2021 … his position in September. But no matter, as a theoretical plasma physicist he does not need to actually be in the lab. … all over the globe from his home. Staunch idealist Plasmas have been the focus of Pueschel’s attention from a …
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… DIFFER-onderzoekers ontwikkelden met het EPFL Swiss Plasma Center een strakke meet- en regelmethode om deze hete ontsnapte deeltjes uit het fusieplasma extreem gecontroleerd te kunnen koelen. De mijlpaal … In een fusiereactor wordt een gloeiend heet waterstofplasma zwevend gehouden. Er is echter altijd waterstof dat …
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… Models for Improved Confinement Regimes In a tokamak plasma, increased heating usually enhances turbulence, so … in the figure to the left, the increased pressure in the plasma core arises entirely thanks to a steep gradient near … after heating power is increased to a degree such that the plasma jumps from L-mode into H-mode (right figure, red …
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… under the extreme conditions that accompany a hot fusion plasma?’ PhD student Tijs Wijkamp’s answer is: simply by … to study the exhaust region outside the confined fusion plasma. The particles that escape the core plasma have to cool down significantly so as not to melt the …
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… and development of commercially viable reactor concepts for plasma-based conversion of CO 2 into solar fuels. The work … grid infrastructure sector. The research revolves around plasma source development, characterization of its … The research of PSFD relies on a solid basis of microwave plasma engineering and diagnostics and combines fundamental …
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… World record plasma exposure in Magnum-PSI Published on March 27, 2018 On Wednesday 21 March, the research facility Magnum-PSI at DIFFER (Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy …
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… Superconducting magnet for Magnum-PSI has arrived Published on October 13, 2016 With … of a superconducting magnet on its unique facility Magnum-PSI, DIFFER can now study the long-term behaviour of … chassis by a 400 ton crane. This system will enable record plasma exposures in our facility for plasma-wall …
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… along Published on September 15, 2015 When the hot, dense plasma in a fusion reactor hits the reactor's exhaust wall, … inevitably erode from the wall and be swept away by the plasma, or ionised gas. But how do these dust particles … movies of dust motion in experiments with DIFFER's linear plasma generator Pilot-PSI. The new data will feed into …
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