… group develops theory and numerical tools for modelling of fusion plasmas. The group has two main lines of research: 1) Edge Plasma and Divertor Physics, and 2) Core … for linear plasma generators like MAGNUM-PSI as well as for tokamak divertors. In additon we develop fast reduced models …
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… Materials, processes, and systems for future energy DIFFER's research was, is and will be focused on materials, processes, and systems in the fields of fusion and chemical energy. In the years 2023 to 2028 we … used to design our high-end instruments, integrate various plasma controllers, and derive supervisory controllers. …
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… student. He saw the institute evolve from an exclusively fusion-focused ‘family’ inhabiting a medieval castle to a … business-like community committed to fundamental energy research and situated on a modern university campus. As … first international plasma experiments in the large ITER tokamak in the South of France.These are planned to start in …
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… at DIFFER. His group contributed so called “Predict First” tokamak simulations to the JET deuterium-tritium (D-T) … Jonathan Citrin Photo: DIFFER JET established a fusion energy record. How exciting was this campaign for … JET team.” How does your group relate to other EUROfusion researchers in the JET collaboration? “There are a huge …
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… European Fusion Teacher Day Welcome to the 2nd European Fusion … with lectures by local fusion experts on current fusion research in your area. Next, the event offers a global … as well. They’ll be reporting to us directly from the ITER tokamak pit in Cadarache, France, where constructions on the …
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… of eyes on runaway electrons Published on November 07, 2024 Fusion researcher Tijs Wijkamp received a EUROfusion Bernard Bigot … member DIFFER , which took me across Europe to the tokamaks TCV in Switzerland ( Swiss Plasma Center) and MAST …
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… WEST tokamak in France beats world record for plasma duration … The record is an excellent result promising for ITER and fusion energy research. Numerous experiments are scheduled on the WEST …
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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 … of a material to the harsh plasma conditions in future fusion reactors. Magnum-PSI exposed tungsten wall components …
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… DIFFER seminar: Powering the Future: Fusion & Plasmas, the FESAC Long Range Planning Report … program. This plan is based on substantial input from the research community, which conveyed a wealth of creative … energy. About the speaker: Troy Carter is a Professor of Physics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Prof. …
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… Workshop on Plasma Material Interaction Facilities for Fusion Research are: Development of plasma-material interaction … PWI TCP work program and knowledge gained is transferred tokamak and stellarator devices. Modelling activities …
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… welcomed the Start of Machine Assembly of the international fusion reactor ITER . On behalf of the seven ITER members, … in southern France over the past months. There, researchers, engineers and companies from 35 countries are … halls and immense cranes to building up the actual tokamak , the name of this type of reactor. That involves …
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… EUROfusion signs Horizon Europe Grant Agreement Published on … new Grant Agreement, EUROfusion will direct and integrate research across Europe into a comprehensive R&D programme to … including the UK, Switzerland and Ukraine. Together these researchers have set up a focused research programme guided …
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… Upgraded Pilot-PSI (UPP) The new research facility Upgraded Pilot-PSI (UPP) aims to contribute to the research of dynamic and steady-state plasma-material interaction during high-flux plasma …
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… M. Wensing and E. Westerhof, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 64 (2022) 125013. link This paper presents DIV1D, a new 1D dynamic physics-based model of the divertor plasma under development … static 2D SOLPS-ITER simulations of divertor plasmas in the Tokamak á Configuration Variable, which can be used to …
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… Paving the way for future fusion energy: Exhaust control for SPARC Published on … Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) to develop the SPARC tokamak. In 2024 DIFFER and the American private fusion … frameworks for fusion machines. In former projects, DIFFER researchers developed and demonstrated exhaust control on …
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