… Co-promotor : Matthijs van Berkel Summary: Nuclear fusion energy stands as a promising contributor to a sustainable … device, currently leads as the most advanced approach for a commercial fusion reactor. However, several challenges … the thermo-mechanical limits of the divertor plates. Therefore, significant losses in particles, energy, and …
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… UPP is equipped with operando NRA-p and RBS analysis for elemental sample characterization. 1-3 MeV 4 He and 3 He ions are used for non-destructive measurement of the plasma induced … as a function of depth, up to several µm into the material. For operando ion beamline measurements during plasma …
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… radial transport, thus affecting the kinetic profiles For both W transport and NTM evolution, many successful predictions have been achieved for given static plasma conditions. The fully integrated … panel: location of the magnetic surface where the NTM forms (blue), and location where the CD is deposited (red); …
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… on astrophysical and lab-based phenomena. DIFFER scientists formed an international team to investigate this exotic … The emergence of turbulence has great impacts on plasma applications.“For instance, if fusion plasmas were stable, we might have had all our energy from fusion reactors since the 1970s, and there would …
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… beam is much weaker, and there isn't always extra energy to make a stronger beam. The researchers published … broadening in more detail so he can make better predictions for ITER. Meanwhile, the researchers are considering other … broadening in DIII-D and the potential consequences for the ITER EC system. In: Nuclear Fusion, 17 January 2023 …
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… get more insight into how this divertor works than ever before. Multitasker Diagnostic system MWI Credit: CCFE Light … in order to work out the plasma conditions and plasma performance. The MWI has 11 cameras, each of which is filtered … groups PEPD (Plasma Edge physics and Diagnostics) and ESC (Energy Systems & Control) are now playing an important role …
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… do an MC simulation of the motion of the electrons but only for a very short time. Then I use a deterministic method, … I solve a system of linear equations to obtain the full energy distribution of the electrons. Since I use no … composition, and gas temperature, which are all inputs for the model. We compare our model to the experiments and …
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… is created not by a single impulse but by continuous forcing. "In this collaboration, we managed to combine our … affecting such cosmic processes as the solar wind, high-energy particle transport, and galaxy formation. Small-scale … neutron star mergers and black hole formation, with direct applications to multimessenger astronomy,” Tripathi says. …
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… sports events Attend this seminar? Use the registration form to attend . The fundamental properties of the pandemic … a variety of variable conditions. We have taken on the effort to use a semi-controlled and semi-random social … potential of high altitude wind, using airborne wind energy systems. Since the pandemic, I work part time in …
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… Camp From 11 to 21 June, DIFFER hosts the WPCD code camp for European fusion researchers in the EUROfusion Project on Code Development for Integrated Modelling (WPCD). WPCD supports the … modelling. The DIFFER code camp will offer a venue for WPCD members to meet in person and advance the …
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… institute DIFFER, focusing on the development of new materials to improve hydrogen production. ‘Ultimately, we … to the setup of a lab that can autonomously synthesize new materials, conduct experiments on them and use the results … My project entails working on a simulation environment for that future lab.’ June 26, 2025 U-Today (University of …
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… Plasma Edge Attend this seminar? Use the registration form to attend . There have been major developments recently … understanding, has led to a simple and accurate model for the width of the narrow region of plasma that is scraped … It is possible to deduce from these results the scaling for the density of impurities needed to radiate away the …
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… Robust distributed passivity based control and optimisation for smart energy systems Attend this seminar? Use the registration form to attend . Abstract: In this talk we focus on the … Abstract: In this talk we focus on the various energy grids, their coupling, and the control of the grids …
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… UN Conference on Climate Change in Katowice, ITER's (and former DIFFER colleague) Greg De Temmerman gave a strong overview of the potential of fusion energy and progress at the ITER site. See the presentation … Fusion as one of the ingredients in the future energy mix (slide courtesy DIFFER) The growth of energy …
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